Pringles Chip ChallengeBy: Sidath Wanigasinghe and Kevin Kubis

Problem Definition

We need send the chip to our contact at Conant without the chip breaking

The package needs to be small in size

Brainstorming ProcessPossible Ideas Wrap chip in aluminum foil and place in jello Wrap chip in aluminum foil, with a layer of

petroleum jelly inside a box Wrap chip in aluminum foil and a layer of

plaster/paper mache Make styrofoam molding of the chip and pad the

outside of the box

First Primary Idea

Styrofoam mold

Second Primary Idea

Paper Mache mold around the chip

Third Primary Idea

Placing the chip inside Jello

Client Company: Pringles Department of Procter & Gamble.

Target Consumer: PLTW students and teachers at J. B. Conant High School and William Fremd High School.

Designers: Sidath Wanigasinghe, Eric Killian, and Kevin Kubis.

Problem Statement: Ship a single Pringle’s chip from one high school to the other without it breaking using the United States Postal Service.

Design Statement: We want to be able to successfully ship a single chip using the most cost-effective method possible, yet keeping the chip in one piece.

Constraints: Use the United States Postal Service flat rate boxes.Keep the chip in one piece.The chip must be edible when it arrives.

Design Brief

Durability Safety Size Totals

Paper Mache Mold

4 4 4 12

Chip in Jello 3 4 3 10

Styrofoam Mold

5 4 5 14

Decision Matrix

Durability: How much force the package can resist-Scale 3-5

Safety: Will the chip be safe and snug?-Scale 3-5

Size: How large is the package, ideally it should be small.-Scale 3-5

Bad Average Good3 4 5

Package Opening

Testing

•The pringles chip container was wrapped in a layer of bubble wrap and polyester cotton. It turned out to be a very effective padding/cushioning system.

•I dropped it three times from my room window, which is 11 feet off the ground. Each time the pringles chip came out of the box unscathed.

Conclusion

After doing all the steps of the design process, we successfully made a sufficient package that could send the chip over to Conant