Jedd Carlill
South Hunsley School
OCR Camebridge National
In Engineering Design
R106: Product Analysis and
research
Drill Pump
1:What is a drill powered pump used for? Drill pumps are useful for a
variety of applications, including emptying clogs, changing oil, draining
tanks, or pumping water out of pits or wells. Other related pump types
include: mud pumps,-/ hydraulic pump, self-priming pump, transfer pump,
dewatering pump.
2. Once the drill is turned on a small impeller within the pump begins
spinning which draws the fluid through the intake and pushes it out through
the outlet. Drill pumps are limited by the power of the drill and they can
only handle small volumes of fluid
Assignment scenario
Many households experience problems with flooding due to burst pipes or extreme
weather, simple pumps that can be powered by an electric drill widely available to help
remove water from flooded areas however testing some of these pumps have shown they
can fail to preform correctly
You have been sked by a pump manufacturer to undertake product analysis of both its
own and competitors pump products to establish the strength and weakness of the designs
You will also consider the factors that influence the design of these pump products
The product will be analysing initially is the silverline drill pump wich retails at £4.95
followed by a range of similar competitors products
Commercial Product Methods
One Off Production:
Batch Production:
•One product made at a time
•Made for a specific need of a
user or customer
•High quality and can be used
for prototypes
•Made in batches of set quantity
•Lower production cost and consistent
quantity
•If one product has an error, all in that
batch will have to be recalled
Mass Production:
•Large amounts of
standardised products
•Used to make single
components
•Very efficient economically
and very fast rate
of production
One Off Production Products:
Injection Moulding
1. The mould closes
2. Injection the heated plastic
is injected into the mould
3. The mould is left to cool
4. Ejection
Disadvantages: high tool cost
and long set up times,
Advantages: low cost and a
range of different plastics
Step 1: the mold closes
Step 2: the heated plastic is
injected into the mold
Step 3: the mold is given time to
cool down
Step 4: the mold gets ejected and
its finished
CNC Punching/Die Cutting
1.The die is placed onto your cutting material
2.The whole ensemble is pressed between two plates
3. The entire thing is then passed through your die-cutting
machine sequentially cutting out the design
Metal extrusion