Automatic Spool Winding and Traverse System
An MSc Computer Integrated Product Development team project investigating an automatic spool-winding and filament-traverse system. The design package covers the supporting base and enclosure, spool holder and coupler, spool, spur and compound gears, worm gearing, idler elements, pulleys and belts, linear guide carriage, filament guide, assembly development, and design recommendations.
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Project Overview
The portfolio presents the mechanical CAD and design-development evidence from a four-person academic team assignment. It includes the approved public render, an 11-page selected drawing pack, and an interactive model. Team authorship is retained explicitly; this page does not claim sole ownership of the full project output. The full team report remains private pending removal of student identifiers.
Project Category
Automatic spool winding and filament traverse system
Project Context
MSc academic team project, Computer Integrated Product Development
Attribution
Four-person team assignment; portfolio presents the mechanical CAD and design-development evidence
Main Components
Base, enclosure, spool holder, spool, gears, idler, pulleys, belts, linear guide, carriage, filament guide
Documentation
11-page selected technical drawing pack; team report held privately pending identifier redaction
Software Context
Siemens NX documented in the team study, with supporting SolidWorks and AutoCAD evidence; public GLB exported from SolidWorks
Web Output
Render, view-only PDFs, and Draco-compressed GLB
Status
Academic team case study with explicit attribution
Engineering Challenge
The concept required coordinated spool rotation and controlled lateral filament placement within a compact assembly. Gear and belt paths, shaft support, spool mounting, linear travel, enclosure clearances, and maintainable component access all had to be resolved as one system.
Design Solution
The team developed a modular assembly around a driven spool, supporting transmission, linear traverse carriage, and filament guide. The evidence set includes component breakdown, assembly development, design discussion, and recommendations. Siemens NX is featured in the multi-CAD context, with supporting SolidWorks and AutoCAD evidence retained in the project files; the public GLB is Draco-compressed for web delivery.
Key Features
- Driven spool and support arrangement with coupler and bearing interfaces
- Spur, compound, and worm-gear concepts documented in the team design study
- Pulley, belt, and idler relationships included in the system architecture
- Linear guide carriage and filament-traverse mechanism represented
- Base, enclosure, access, and complete assembly coordination
- Team report and selected drawing evidence available in view-only format
- Draco-compressed browser model for interactive inspection
Project Deliverables
- MSc team project mechanical assembly model
- 11-page selected technical drawing pack
- High-resolution public engineering render
- Draco-compressed GLB review model
- Transparent team-attribution statement
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