- Duration: 2 months
- Year: 2023
- Participants: BIZIN S.coop + CIFP Andra Mari LHII
- Biotechnology, chemistry and health
Project description
The company Bizin has difficulties when it comes to acquiring equipment to incorporate in inclusive changing table projects. For people with support needs, few products are manufactured, and those that are on the market are usually very expensive and do not cover all needs.
There are many parts in inclusive changing tables and most of them are designed to be handled by people with standard functionalities. For example, in a traditional shower you would have to take into account:
- If the color is uniform, it doesn’t differentiate where you need to act
- If the user is left-handed
- whether you can work with different parts of the body, etc.
- the force required for its manipulation
- Size and location, …
The aim of this project is to adapt or replace these parts so that anyone can manipulate them.
The company and the centre have worked closely with the Association for the Coordination of Inclusive Changing Tables (ACCI) to design and create a range of products. In the first phase, the needs of the company have been analysed and from there a sustainable design of certain parts has been developed.
Tasks performed
- Initial meeting with the company to analyse the needs.
- 3 pre-designs for two different products.
- 3D printing of the pre-designs.
- Meeting with the company for the presentation of prototypes.
- Redesign and adaptation of the selected solutions.
- 3D printing of the final designs.
- Production of 10 units per part for functional tests.
- Validation with the association for final design adjustments.
