This project represents the beginning of our collaboration. It is the story of a student team from the EPFL who wanted to become one of the pioneer European university to participate to the Spaceport America Cup. The objective of this challenge is to design, manufacture, pack, ship across the Atlantic, integrate and launch a rocket...
The Laboratory of Experimental Museology of EPFL (eM+) “is a new transdisciplinary initiative at the intersection of immersive visualisation technologies, visual analytics, aesthetics and cultural (big) data.” (https://www.epfl.ch/labs/ emplus/). One of the artwork of an exhibition consisted in a rotating platform carrying multiple screens with which the user can interact in a unique manner. While...
CCIT (www.ccit.com), Container Closure Integrity Testing company, is a leader in the testing of packaging sealing. Their process requires a custom mold for each product they test. Going all the way from the technical specifications to the manufacturing, testing and delivery of four distinctive molds, this project summarises well the value of our service. It...
The Countdown Company provides direct engineering support to Almatech’s team. Almatech can count on our engineering services to curb activity peaks. With our pluridisciplinary team, we are able to boost our Client’s engineering on various topics. Collaboration and Timeline with: Almatech date: November 2021 duration 11 months and ongoing
CCIT (www.ccit.com) is an industrial leader in Packaging Technologies and Inspection (PTI). To test the closure integrity of a container with the vacuum decay method, it is necessary for CCIT to acquire custom receptacles for each of the products to be assessed. This project summarises well the value in The Countdown Company’s services, as it...
Our customer, AllBliss, needed a working prototype for their new cleaning device. We offered engineering support to bring their innovative idea to life. After understanding their needs and goals, we came up with a new CAD design. After a validation with our client, we launched the manufacturing phase. Thanks to our expertise in ABS 3D...
In addition to the operating table, Farm Vet’ needed a boot-washer. This custom made solution required some particular design to fit in a tight space. A structural analysis ensured that the system would hold the charge of the user. An antisplashing function helped protecting the user from unwanted stains. Collaboration and Timeline with: Farm Vet’...
Hilcona Gourmet SA, an actor in the food industry was dealing with a damaged key component in one of its production line. The Countdown Company offered to setup a plan for saving the expensive molds. One of the main project constrain was the timing: since the production is on almost 24/7, the part availability for...
Scierie Zahnd SA in Rueyeres (CH), a huge construction wood producer, was willing to enhance the capabilities of one of their combined automatic sawing/milling machines. A pre-study confirmed the possibility of integrating an additional powered arbor within the available space. The Countdown Company in partnership with ST Solutions took the complete design and execution package....
Hilcona industrialises the production of fresh food at a large scale, requiring them to have an advanced technology production line respecting the highest sanitary standards. To optimise their production, they wanted an innovative way to sanitize a specific machine without the need to fully disassemble and re-assemble it. The proposed and developed solution consisted in...