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The ‘CoalCap’, figure 1

The ‘CoalCap’

Stage
Ideate sample value
Develop sample value

Skills: Animation, Industrial Design, Renderings
Markets: Industrial
By: Bryan Falk

Originally intended to reduce coal blow-off in populated areas, The CoalCap provided significant enhancements to rail aerodynamics which reduced fuel costs while allowing mining operations to easily retrofit their existing fleet and fill / dump systems. IdeaWorks helped to conceptualize the look and feel of the CoalCap while also providing detailed stills and animated visualization to help convey the mechanized logic to Railway Engineers.

The ‘CoalCap’, figure 2 — FIG. 02

The ‘CoalCap’, figure 3 — FIG. 03

The ‘CoalCap’, figure 4 — FIG. 04

The ‘CoalCap’, figure 5 — FIG. 05

Demo notes

This is a demo. Values marked * are samples until you confirm them.

Ideate step textBrainstorming is the act of quickly exploring solutions of all shapes and sizes; regardless of how far-fetched they may seem.Sample line drawn from your Product Development page; send your own.
Develop step textRefining and balancing the concept in terms of aesthetics, ergonomics, and usability.Sample line drawn from your Product Development page; send your own.
Engineer step textParametric solid modeling in SolidWorks defines your entire product assembly in a virtual environment with infinite accuracy.Sample line drawn from your Product Development page; send your own.
Assemble step text3D printing and physical fabrication: rapid prototype parts, reviewed for fit, finish, and performance.Sample line that builds on your storyboard's own words for this step, 3D printing and physical fabrication, with the rest drawn from your Fast-Track Inventor Services page. Part of your storyboard's line is unreadable, so send your own.
Support step textA production packet that contains everything a fabricator would need for tooling and manufacture.Sample line drawn from your FAQ answer about what a client gets for the money; send your own.
Stage tagsIdeate, Develop, Engineer, Assemble, SupportDrawn for this draft from your own skill tags and project words. You set each project's stages.
Market tagsOutdoor, Electronics, SpecialtyDrawn for this draft from each project's own words, to match your storyboard's market chips. You set each project's markets.
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Your storyboard filters by market too. Your current site tags only Consumer, Industrial and Medical; the Outdoor, Electronics and Specialty tags are samples we drew from each project's own words.
Images are your own renders from your current site until your new ones arrive; the image punch list gives every slot's size.
Phone and email are the ones on your storyboard. Your current site shows (480) 231-2886 and bryan.falk@arizona-ideaworks.com, so tell us which to keep.