To explore a more business angle of the field of Design Engineering, I decided to go to this summer program during the month of June in 2025.
Since my design was so intricate, carving it was extremely tedious, which is why I decided to lazer cut it instead.
We would often have product pitches, which was something entirely new to me. Over time, we would make basic cardboard prototypes of our ideas. After giving pitches, others would vote on their favorite pitch/idea. Eventually, the number of products left got smaller and smaller.
I ended the program by being part of a product called SnapSeam, which is designed to lessen the length of long pants while looking just as good as before, without the need of a professional tailor.
The two rings snap together to clip part of the pants length underneath the pants. We first made a 3D printed version, but then switched over to a flexible resin material instead as a more reasonable option for comfort.