Senior Design Project: Thyssenkrupp Lapper Shoe Redesign

Jan. 2019 - May 2019

To reduce the high cost from lapper shoe (a part for a crankshaft machining machinery) changeover, our group proposed a solution to implement a quick change shoe with an adapter system that allows for the new shoe to be fully compatible with the existing machinery. The team delivered part files, drawings, and assemblies to the sponsor so that the parts could be manufactured locally. With the new design, the average changeover time decreased from 2 hours to around 10 minutes and helped to save thousands of dollar each year.