by Kevin Yaney | Apr 30, 2020 | Featured, Uncategorized
It’s a foot for playground equipment that enables outside equipment to be set up on a gym floor. What happens to recess when the weather turns cold? Kids have to stay inside and play in the gym. This playground equipment manufacturer designed their gear to be used...
by Kevin Yaney | Apr 6, 2020 | Featured, Uncategorized
It is a handle for a riot shield used by police and corrections officers. The client manufactured acrylic defense shields for law enforcement professionals. They were looking for a non-metal solution for the handles. In a correctional facility, any metal object that...
by Kevin Yaney | Feb 24, 2020 | Featured, Uncategorized
It’s a dual-hardness, non-sparking rubber funnel for highly reactive materials The client was mixing volatile materials and needed a funnel that would hold its shape, but would also not cause any kind of friction with the materials. In other words, it needed to be...
by Kevin Yaney | Jan 28, 2020 | Featured, Uncategorized
It’s a Diving Brick. Part of the Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Program that certifies divers. The testing includes swimming to the bottom of a pool to retrieve a diving brick. Early versions of the “brick” were made from metal or masonry and would damage the pool when...
by Kevin Yaney | Oct 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s a Shaft Bushing A truck part manufacturer was looking for a bushing to hold an axle in place. To handle the friction of the rotating shaft, the inside radius of the metal part needed to be coated with a synthetic polymer sturdy enough to hold the shaft in place,...