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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