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New Balance footwear manufacturing processes may include a manual quality check where operators push with their thumbs at several points around the shoe.  The purpose of this check is to check for potential defects in the adhesive bonding of the sole to the upper of the sneaker.  This is physically taxing for operators, who may perform up to about 8,000 presses per shift.  The quality check may also be prone to variation between tests, operators, and manufacturer locations. Our team worked to automate this process by designing tooling that reduces the manual strain on thumbs and improves the consistency of the quality check.

Faculty Advisor:

• Lawrence Neeley

Team Members:

• Oliver Buchwald
• Aja Capel
• Mateo Macias
• Sahil Patel
• Ellie Ramos