The Design Show is held each

year for an invited audience of local industrialists and designers. Students put together displays to explain the technical and business ideas behind the products, together with design details and prototype models of the products themselves.

Date/time

8 June, 2011 6.00 pm - 7.30 pm

6.30 pm Welcome by Professor Mike Gregory, Head of the Institute for Manufacturing

Location

Institute for Manufacturing
17 Charles Babbage Road
Cambridge, CB3 0FS

Design Projects

Access-a-ramp

An automatic, train-mounted ramp

to allow disabled users more

independent access to the rail service.

Sam Brown, Jack Danbury,

Zoe Eardley, Clare Totman

Refruitalize

A tropical fruit dryer to provide

the basis for dried fruit products in

domestic and international markets.

David Clark, Jean Paul Delport,

Daniel Ho

Trolliday

A fun airport trolley designed

specifically for family travellers

with young children.

Doug Byatt, Priya Khetarpal,

Sara Montakhab, Jacky Yuen

Splash Balls

A unique and colourful target

game designed for children

between the ages of 8 and 12.

Rob High, Chris Jackson,

Sadia Sapsard

GuineaPod

An innovative design that makes

keeping guinea pigs at home an

easier and more enjoyable experience

for adults and children alike.

Kiran McCann, Gemma Raven,

Chris Rowe

Epione

MLD device for self-treatment

of Lymphoedema.

Alan Cruickshank, Mart Nitibhon,

Emily Wakeford

The Automatic Belay Device

An automatic device to lower

climbers safely to the ground in

indoor climbing centres.

Chris Bellamy, Emma Crossman,

Tom Latimer, Isabel Martinez

Foilfly

A face-down, flying-above-the-water

sensation for the leisure rental market.

Ewen Christie, Laurence Gartside,

Ben Kenneally

Collapsi-Sled

A novel, space-saving sledge,

designed for expedition use.

Jeni Hine, Markos Markides,

George Savell

MeltWater

An energy-free, non-freezing

 livestock watering solution.

Emma Cory, Angus Sinclair,

Chris Wright

Rokuyurt

An innovative, mid-to-long-term

housing solution aimed at disaster

victims and refugees.

Simon Bourne, Fiona McHardy,

Angharad West

Supported by Shearline Engineering

Shearline is a multi-award winning manufacturing organisation located in Cambridgeshire, the internationally recognised centre of innovation.

We are a progressive company that aims to bring together the best of manufacturing practices and capabilities and is passionate about exceeding industry standards both in performance and excellence.

Established in 1973, the company has grown considerably and now offers a complete service including design for manufacture, prototyping and first batch production through to full scale manufacture and worldwide delivery. Shearline is once again proud to be supporting the Manufacturing Engineering Tripos Design Show and to sponsor of the Shearline Manufacturability Award. www.shearline.co.uk