When DuPont needed to find innovative ways to show the unique capabilities of their advanced materials, they came to 219 Design. The partnership began in early 2018 with a concept generation session and has progressed to the development of a variety of prototypes that showcase many of DuPont’s advanced materials with novel designs.
DuPont Silicon Valley Technology Center (SVTC)
The DuPont SVTC is home to four labs to work in partnership with local customers for their prototyping, fabrication, characterization, and reliability to drive new products in relevant applications such as consumer electronics, EV/HEV/autonomous vehicles, 5G technologies, wearables, and smart materials/smart cities.
Custom Drone for DuPont
219 designed a custom quadcopter that leverages DuPont's advanced materials.
Client Vision
To Invent a Better Now
“219’s brainstorming methodology is collaborative and effective. We came up with many ideas together that could show the versatility of DuPont materials in engaging new ways. We had a lot of fun in the process too.”Julian Velazquez, Innovation Prototyping & Design Lead
DuPont
In Search of New Ideas!
New clients often want to start work quickly while getting a feel for 219 Design’s capabilities and process before they make a bigger commitment. Like many projects, our work with DuPont started with a brainstorming session. Our focus was on ideation for prototypes that showcase their advanced materials. Four of these ideas have come to fruition and are now on exhibit at the DuPont Silicon Valley Technology Center – a lightweight and durable drone, AR headset with a better user experience, microsatellite, and eScooter.
The Drone
219 worked with DuPont to develop a custom-designed drone built primarily (more than 50%) out of DuPont materials. The materials were carefully selected for their ability to improve flight, safety, performance, and durability. We presented the drone together at IDTechEx and you can still see the video here.
Advanced Materials
- Pyralux® flexible circuit materials were used in lieu of traditional wiring for a lightweight design.
- Zytel® nylon helped to create a stiff, yet light and durable frame and structure.
- Kapton® RS polyimide heater and DuPont™ Temprion™ thermal adhesive warm the battery to its optimum temperature while adding less than a few grams of additional weight.
- Hytrel® thermoplastic elastomer was used to create a flexible yet tough set of shock-absorbing landing pads.
- With In-Mold Electronics, a canopy was created with printed conductive ink to both power the indicator LEDs and for printed antennas for the receivers. The design was much more robust and sleek due to the inherent protective nature of being imprinted directly onto the polycarbonate canopy.
“The DuPont team is energetic, proactive, and thoughtful in the way they identify opportunities for innovation. We’ve been able to tap into the deep knowledge base of DuPont’s materials experts to learn how to effectively leverage DuPont materials and technologies in all of our projects.”Miguel Piedrahita, Co-Founder
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