The Boeing Co. Storage solution
Introduction
This was a semester design project sponsored by The Boeing Co. A team of sophomore engineering students were to design and build a prototype storage solution in a one semester time period. Our main objective was to utilize vertical storage space to save on floor space. Three teams of five students were tasked to provide a conceptual design and present it to Boeing officials. Boeing would then pick a design for the prototype phase.
Result
The design my team worked on was chosen for the prototype phase. In a three week period we built a table top prototype for design. Our design was a vertical carousel design containing individual trays for part storage. This design decreased the floor space required for part storage by 42% compared to Boeing's current storage system. Our prototypes were presented in the University of Idaho Engineering Expo in May 2013. Boeing was very pleased by our fast and creative design.