Presenter(s)

Parker Buth, Grace Eischens, Regan Harvey, Lucas Stadler, and Hendrik Welti

Abstract

Current folding table designs are made to be lightweight, but the table surface made of high density polyethylene (HDPE) can break and is not repairable. Our team designed the DuraFold Premium as an alternative to the traditional folding tables. The table surface and legs use a sandwich construction consisting of top and bottom face sheets made with carbon and glass reinforcing fibers in an epoxy resin system. In between the two face sheets is a honeycomb core material. This approach results in the DuraFold Premium being extremely durable while remaining lightweight. Over the past academic year, our team has been working to turn Durafold Premium from an idea into a reality. The design process has included identifying customer concerns, SolidWorks part design, material selection, finite element analysis, economic analysis, tooling design, and part fabrication, and testing.

College

College of Science & Engineering

Department

Composite Materials Engineering

Campus

Winona

First Advisor/Mentor

Keith Dennehy

Start Date

4-24-2025 10:00 AM

End Date

4-24-2025 11:00 AM

Presentation Type

Poster Session

Format of Presentation or Performance

In-Person

Session

1b=10am-11am

Poster Number

12

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DuraFold Premium: Composite Folding Table

Current folding table designs are made to be lightweight, but the table surface made of high density polyethylene (HDPE) can break and is not repairable. Our team designed the DuraFold Premium as an alternative to the traditional folding tables. The table surface and legs use a sandwich construction consisting of top and bottom face sheets made with carbon and glass reinforcing fibers in an epoxy resin system. In between the two face sheets is a honeycomb core material. This approach results in the DuraFold Premium being extremely durable while remaining lightweight. Over the past academic year, our team has been working to turn Durafold Premium from an idea into a reality. The design process has included identifying customer concerns, SolidWorks part design, material selection, finite element analysis, economic analysis, tooling design, and part fabrication, and testing.

 

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