ATLAS|LIFT
Team 8
MARK BECKMAN
JON BROCK
ERIK VAN KAMPEN
TYLER WIERS
The Team
Jon Brock
ME
Erik Van Kampen
ChE
Mark Beckman
ME
Tyler Wiers
ME
Project Description
Outline
Design Norms
Design Process
Obstacles and Issues
Solutions
To Do List
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Questions
Project
Background
Project
Description
Vertellus Specialties Inc.
Maker of Mouthwash and Gum Flavor
Improve Employee Safety
Manual to Automatic Lifting of Barrels
Less Strenuous
More Efficient
Design and Build a Machine to
Lift and Pour Fiber Drums
Pour Powdered Chemicals into Reactors
Design
Norms
Transparency
Easy to Understand and Operate
Donated Parts are for Profit End User
Trust
Improved Employee Safety
Task Efficiency
Operation Safety
Design
Process
Design
Decisions
Decision Matrices
Research and Consult with Hydraulics
Experts
FEA
Hydraulic Actuator: Linear v Rotary
Motor: Air v. Electric
Frame Material
Frame Geometry
Pour Angle, Loading Angle, Motor-Tank
position
Obstacles
and Issues
3D CAD ≠ Real Thing
Assumptions, double checking
Screw-ups
Hercules Parts Salvage
Design Changes
Budget
Solutions
Simple Frame
Solutions
New Hydraulic Circuit
Old System
Upgraded System
Solutions
Salvaged Parts
Hydraulic
Cylinder
Explosion Proof
Electric Motor
Transformer
Electrical Box
Hydraulic
Pump
Electrical
Housing
Solutions
Prototype
Manual Control Valve
Bi-directional Hydraulic Operation
Solutions
(No) Electrical Shut-Off Switch
Mobility
Minor Welds
To Do List
Hook for Electrical Cord
Stop Guards
Paint
Goals
Conclusion
Budget
Functionality
Safety
What We Learned
Teamwork
Hazardous Environment
Metalwork
Client, Supplier Relations
What We Would Do Different
Measure Twice Cut Once
Build Earlier
More Deadline Based Scheduling
Acknowledgements
Randy Ellenbaas,
John Deurloo,
Calvin Metal Shop
Paul Pennock,
Williams&Works
Professors Sykes and Nielsen
Phil Jasperse,
Monarch Buker Hydraulics
Dan Vander Heide,
Custom Design Components
John Bekker,
Vertellus Specialties, Inc.
Calvin Physical Plant
Genzink Steel
Questions
