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STIHL Shrub Shredder
year
spring 2017
storytelling
3 weeks
location
umeå university
parametric modelling
80 hours
The main aim of the course was to learn Solidworks, with additional focus on branding and styling. The class were given a low cost grass/shrub trimmer, which was to be taken apart, inspected, and then the inside parts transferred into a new design. A suitable brand had to be chosen, analyzed through a brand board and then a new design was to be created with the original components in mind. Everything was modelled in Solidworks and finally 3D-printed .
short funny "commerical"
This was made during the Visual Storytelling Course, separately from the design and manufacturing of the model.
BRAND BOARD | 1,5 HOURS
Since its foundation more than 90 years ago the company has grown from a one-man business into a global chainsaw and outdoor power equipment manufacturer. Innovative ideas, in-house know-how and meticulous craftsmanship have resulted in a broad and steadily expanding product portfolio.
“To ease peoples’ work with and in nature”
- Andreas Stihl, 1925
Color / material usage
ideation + construction | 14 + 15 hours
14 hours
The time limit for the course was 80 hours, thus only 14 went into ideation.
iterative process
Ideation was a back and forth process with several foam mock-ups, and measuring and re-measuring of the original components.
The internals
A cheap shredder was taken apart to gain access to the inner components
Sanded and primed
Model ready for paint and then fitting of the internal components
Fitting of the components
A delicate and nerv-wrecking process
Total time spent | Final model
tolerances
To ensure that everything would fit, all the original components were measured, built in Solidworks and finall placed inside the new shrub shredder design.
Brand board:
Sketching:
Mock-ups:
Digital sketching:
3D modeling:
Construction:
1,5 h
10 h
4 h
3,5 h
~55 h
~15 h
80 hours
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