Droitwich-based thermoformed parts manufacturers Big Bear Plastics Products ltd have used their expertise to help a team of students in the 2015 International Submarine Race.
Big Bear was approached by the Warwick Sub team to manufacture the nose cone of their Submarine, which will be entered into the international race in America in June 2015.
A team of 8 Masters-level students from a wide variety of engineering disciplines have taken on the challenge of designing and building a human powered submarine to compete in the 2015 International Submarine Race (ISR).
The ISR will take place in Maryland, USA from 22nd - 26th June 2015, with teams entering from across Europe, Asia and America. Teams will be judged on the merit of their design, manufacture and lessons learned as well as awards for outright speed, agility & innovation.
2015 marks the second year that Warwick Sub have entered the race, with last year's competition entry coming fourth in the world and second in the UK, attributable to the robustness of their design.
The nose cone, sponsored and manufactured by Big Bear Plastic Products Ltd, was moulded on one of Big Bears rotary vacuum-forming machines using clear polycarbonate sheet.
Big Bears General Manager, Mark Lingwood, said: We are delighted to be supporting these talented young engineers. Big Bear felt it was important to encourage the students and lend our advice and expertise to this very exciting project.
Warwick Sub Project Leader, Richard Freeman, said: On behalf of the Warwick Sub team I would like to thank Big Bear ever so much for all the work that you have done in manufacturing the nosecones for us. We are extremely happy with the final result (especially the transparency) and we can't thank you enough for orchestrating things in order to get them done in advance of our shipping date.
For further enquiries regarding Big Bear Plastic Products Ltd, please email Emma Hockley: [email protected].
For further enquiries regarding Warwick Sub please email: [email protected] or contact project leader Richard Freeman directly at [email protected]