The main areas for improvement for this product are redesigning the gear system to be more effective and exact and to redesign the battery system to require less batteries in order to operate the product.
The main component of the device's environmental effect is battery use, which we would attempt to decrease in a redesign. Our main conclusion in terms of the environmental impact of the product is that while it does not have a large environmental effect individually, the life cycle of the device is short, causing a larger cumulative effect over time. The most important of these is the gear system, which is made completely from mass produced plastic parts which can easily cause misalignment in the system and inexact teeth on individual gears.
These features cause it to be fast and easy to manufacture and assemble, however they negatively affect the performance of the shuffler and constitute the main points of failure of the product. The product was designed to be mass produced, with its high percentage of plastic parts and relatively low tolerances.
#Automatic card shuffler professional
The specific model of card shuffler used for these analyses was determined to be more suited for the needs of individuals as opposed to professional casinos, including its affordability, portability and ease of use. Research was also done to understand the design for manufacturing, causes and effects of failure, and design for environment. (This included dissecting the product to more clearly understand its functioning and to formulate a bill of materials). We identified the stakeholders and their priority requirements, analyzed the operation of the product and conducted user studies. Report 1: Competitor Product Analysis Executive SummaryĪ standard automatic card shuffler was analyzed as a preliminary investigation into developing a device that automatically separates different decks of cards. 1.8 Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA).1.7 Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA).1 Report 1: Competitor Product Analysis.
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