DESIGN CAMP

As part of Design Camp, DC High Tech, a program for sophomores and juniors in area high schools, the composites lab and baseball lab helped each student develop, produce, and test their own fiberglass composite baseball bat.  Then, with the use of a 64-Carrier Braider in the composites lab and wood bat mandrels donated by Hoosier Bat Co., the students began to construct their bats.  The process was continued with resin coating and attaching the end caps that were donated by Miken Sports.  Some of the bats were then tested in the baseball lab’s new durability machine.  For more information on Design Camp go to http://designcamp.caeds.eng.uml.edu/.

Preparation
Braiding
Resin Coating
Application of Shrink Tape
Curing
Removal of Wood Mandrel
End Caps and Knobs
Finished Product
Testing