Submission of the folio is due today.
The submission will include:
Blog Links
Project Brief
Product Specification Report
Bill of materials
Unit Costing Sheet
Technical Drawings
A2 presentation boards
All of these files will also be present on a CD submission with inclusions of all of the relevant movies from initial concept, proof of concepts, final prototype, round table discussion presentation, and the final Levi-Mate scenario movie.
Thank you to Marianella, Tim and Yasu for your valuable input into our designs, their processes and our new interactive knowledge.
Monday, 7 November 2011
Thursday, 3 November 2011
Thursday, 3rd of November 2011 - Bill of Materials
Now that the costing has been completed the Bill of Materials can be constructed to give a better idea of parts and their materials and overall costs and weights. 
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| Bill of Materials: Levi-Mate |
A bill of materials is a standard in all design and is an essential part of every design process.
Thursday, 3rd of November 2011 - Product costs
As can be seen from the brief it is expected that a 70% profit is required in selling the Levi-Mate. After successful prototyping, 100 units will be produced to be sold at one store as a trial production. If these sales go well unit production will jump to 50 000 units which the following costing is based on:
The above sheet (adapted from Tim Williams upload to DNB303 Manufacturing Technology: Unit Costing Sheet example) shows approximate costings for the Levi-Mate. It uses an overhead rate of $0.57. Note must be taken that a lot of these figures were guesses based off of the QUT unit DNB303 Manufacturing Technology, especially in terms of tooling costs etc. Assuming approximations are correct, the Levi-mate will cost $17.36/unit to manufacture.
Material costs were based on Stienwall Incorporated pricing for polymers (2006). This was more to get an accurate comparison between the material prices rather than prices that may be from different suppliers that have a competitive pricing scheme rather than an internal comparison scheme.
Based on the profit aims the product will then distribute to retail for approx $57.85/unit + GST. This in opinion is too much considering the target market. An aim to produce and distribute to retail at under $50 is an aim that may well be quite easily achievable considering some of the materials (Acrylic-Styrene-Acrylonitrile) costs being very high. If these costs were reduced the price of the Levi-Mate will reduce substantially as well.
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| Product Costing Sheet |
Material costs were based on Stienwall Incorporated pricing for polymers (2006). This was more to get an accurate comparison between the material prices rather than prices that may be from different suppliers that have a competitive pricing scheme rather than an internal comparison scheme.
Based on the profit aims the product will then distribute to retail for approx $57.85/unit + GST. This in opinion is too much considering the target market. An aim to produce and distribute to retail at under $50 is an aim that may well be quite easily achievable considering some of the materials (Acrylic-Styrene-Acrylonitrile) costs being very high. If these costs were reduced the price of the Levi-Mate will reduce substantially as well.
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Tuesday, 1st of November 2011 - Technical Drawings
Presentations found some interesting ideas come through from the other groups: from diving watches to clubbing watches and interactive radios to housemate intrusion systems. We as a group have learnt a lot about creative ways of interaction and how we can apply these to our design products. However the work must continue..
Technical drawings of the Levi-Mate must be produced:
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| Technical Drawing: Gas Release Mechanism Assembly |
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| Technical Drawing: Levi-Mate Assembly |
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| Technical Drawing: Magnetic Support Stand |
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| Technical Drawing: Base Housing |
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| Technical Drawing: Base |
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| Technical Drawing: Battery Cover |
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| Technical Drawing: Butane Tank |
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| Technical Drawing: Heat Fan |
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| Technical Drawing: Gas Release Housing |
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| Technical Drawing: Gas Release Lever |
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| Technical Drawing: PCB |
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| Technical Drawing: Gas Release Wedge |
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| Technical Drawing: Flame Dial |
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| Technical Drawing: Servo Motor Arm |
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| Technical Drawing: Battery Connection |
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| Technical Drawing: Gas Release Valve |
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| Technical Drawing: Servo Motor Drive |
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| Technical Drawing: Servo Motor |
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| Technical Drawing: Servo Motor Wheel |
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| Technical Drawing: Transparent Casing |
Technical drawings give us an essential detail into the product that allows us to see how it is going to be manufactured and how it can be assembled. With revisions the parts can be refined to a level in which manufacturing can take place - however there are costs involved with manufacturing a product...
Monday, 24 October 2011
Monday, 24th of October 2011 - Presentation: Video
Along with the Prezi presentation we will also be presenting a scenario video that shows the interaction with the product:
The video shows how the users can input and receive output from the other users in a live sense.
Thursday, 20 October 2011
Thursday, 20th of October 2011 - Presentation
The time is coming that we must present the final design to DNB601. The newly named "Levi-Mate" will be presented in an online format known commonly as Prezi.
The object part of the presentation covers:
Manufacturability:
Practical Functions:
Symbolic Functions:
Technology:
The presentation covers these aspects in a concise yet comprehensive manner and will give the audience an excellent view into the Levi-Mates functions and usability.
The object part of the presentation covers:
Manufacturability:
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Tuesday, 18th of October 2011 - Personality of the product
It is in our nature to want to be unique. Everyone strives to have their own form on individuality.. So why should that stop with the things we interact with..?
This feature will allow users to differentiate themselves from the other users.
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| Render: Green |
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| Render: Blue |
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| Render: Red |
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| Render: Yellow |
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| Render: Not in use. |
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