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Inflatable Prototype and custom products
Click on the links below to see examples of products that are not part of our standard whitewater offering. General catagoies include: spill containments, and culvert plugs, for the Oil and gas industry, scientific devices for lifting equipment, coral reef studies, and Tsunami warning sensor bags, sled tubes for Greenland traverse, water park rides, light weight inflatables, medical heat packs, Aerodynamic bumpers for long haul truckers.
For those considering having us make prototypes for them, please read these web pages. You may also skip these next 3 links and see pictures of the products described below. Many of these ideas became production items for a short time.Our prototype production policy Our philosophy behind- 35 years of prototype work Using 3D design software as a collaboration tool for complex projects The process to finalize a custom Project
JPW rope ascender floats help fight piracy on the high seas. JPW rope ascender floats help fight piracy on the high seas. This flotation device allows a heavy item to be carried by Navy Seals and their counterparts in other countries. The device is a rope ascender with a high gear ratio that can help the good guys board pirate ships and take them over. Giant but light weight inflatable tubes help Blimp manufacturer inspect welded seams on blimps.
I first thought that someone who did so much welding on such big items would be easily able to make these tubes, but they convinced me that was not the case. These tubes are 70 ft long and 59 inches in diameter. It takes 5 people to handle the material in the welding machine, and we had to build some special equipment to handle them. The material is 18 oz pvc coated nylon, the valves on the end are a 2 psi pressure relief valve, and a 1 1/2 NPT bulkhead fitting. It takes 1.5 hours to inflate one of these with a 2 stage 8 hp blower.
We have partnered with Landmark Creations to build 2 different inflatable structures for Elumanati. Elumanati is a company that has a unique projector system that can project images on curved surfaces. When combined with a sound system, these are great visual experiences for their customers. Please have a look at the Dome structure that reaches over the viewer’s head. In use. This is the uncovered version at our shop inflated. Have a look at the SW image as a computer model.
JPW has been making lungs for patient simulators for more than 6 years now. The picture here does not look like much, but these are sophisticated components of a very sophisticated training system. There is a ram that moves up and down inside the chest cavity, and it moves through the hole inside of the lung. The hole is actually a bellows system so that the lung can still have maximum volume. Obtaining maximum volume and still having a life like response from the simulator was a huge challenge. This concept was a combined effort from the people at METI, and Jack’s Plastic Welding. We rely heavily on the experience and understanding from our customers. We would not have this novel solution to this problem, If it were not for the METI engineers who offered up various ways to solve the problem. For more information, please have a look the “The Metiman” page. You can watch a video of how the system actually works. We also make lungs for the baby simulators too, and are in the process of designing a bladder for other purposes. Recently we just finished something that they call the Blood bag. Here they are deflated, and here they are inflated. Note the time on the cell phone to determine air holding GRIT sled pontoons serve as a shock absorber on Greenland Traverse The National Science foundation Has a station at the summit in Greenland. This summit is the top of the ice that fills this large island. It is 10,000 ft in elevation, yet it really is not a mountain. instead is is the accumulated snow over the eons of time. To reach this summit and do scientific work on global warming and other issues, scientists would have to fly in. The Greenland traverse project is a way to cut cost of flying massive loads of gear 1500 miles into the interior. In this process we have learned a lot about cold weather operation of fabrics, and the different application of using these as shock absorbers for large gear loads.
Pinky Light Inflatable Tubes Customized Rescue Equipment Yacht Racing Marks Cataraft Turned to Sportboat Our customer, Vincent Tilion of Homer AK, wanted an easy way to make a rigid hull inflatable boat with a skiff, by using outrigger tubes for the flotation component. Our customer knew exactly what he wanted, and sent us what is commonly referred to as a napkin sketch. He had a clear idea of how it would work for him before we talked to him on the phone. We did not have to change his concept at all, which is not always the case. However this worked so well with the napkin sketches he sent, and one of the jpegs of the skiff. I wanted to show how easily this project went forward. Read more on this blog about the project
Rapid Deployment Spill Containment This is a compact rapid deployment system that rolls up and fits into a bag pipe mounted behind the cab of a semi tractor. If there is a fuel tank rupture, the unit can be rapidly deployed. It takes seconds for the unit to inflate. The inflatable ring rides on top of the fluid trapped inside the skirt. The one pictured here is the original proto type. Have a look at the Solid Works drawing of the final design. It has a Schrader valve for emergency inflation and only 2 handles. Both designs have 180 gallon capacity. With a higher skirt, the capacity could be much more. Look at our blog concerning this product. It has a video showing deployment. Culvert Plug Ultimate Hot Pack Medical Devices The Wilderness IV Warmer utilizes the Hot Pack technology to HEAT IV fluids to help reduce the effects of hypothermia and shock. Complete with insulated IV tubing cover, two chemical packs, and full instructions. PVC/Nylon Reinforced bladder is unconditionally guaranteed. Raise the ambient temperature of a 1000 cc IV 40° F in 15 minutes. Great on the scene and in transit. USGS Clear Plastic Chamber for Ocean Water Chemistry Studies http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/ofr/00-361/sharq.html Spa lift bags, from Prototype to Custom Production Aerodynamic drop stitch shape for the back of a truck trailer I regret that I do not have this sitting on the back of a tractor trailer rig. However that is where it would ride if it was not an outdated product. The truncated trapezoidal shape was designed by a fellow named Kyril Calsoyas. Kyril came up with the idea to effectively reduce the drag placed on a rig by the square back shape of a trailer. What it does is change the shape by providing a virtual cone of air at the back simply by changing how the air flows behind the trailer. Kyril called us up, and I thought it was such a great idea we built one to test. Reality set in when it was difficult to remove and access the goods inside the trailer. At this time DOT rules would not let a hard component like sheet metal ride on the back of a trailer. That is why we were trying to make it inflatable. The rules must have changed when this concept proved to work. Here is a picture that I took of a Trailer Tail on I 70 near Green River Utah. JPW is proud to be part of a process that led to the development of something as significant as 6% fuel savings on long haul trucking.
Read an article from the Arizona Republic about the latest design made with sheet metal components that slide out of the way easier. Tsunami Warning Dry Bags Here is what they said this year about the bags. Hi Jack, Master Blaster Water Park Ride Light Weight Inflatables for Cirque Du Soliel The item in this picture is an inflatable dummy made of Airline life jacket inflatable fabric. It has a cartridge that inflates it. It is for a magic act. This computer model was superimposed on a human form to get the correct design shape. This second item is an inflatable refridgerator skeleton. The Cirque Du Soliel folks put a skin on it to make it look like a refrigerator, and drop it on a cable on top of a performer. The performer opens the drop stitch inflatable door, and walks out. Needless to say weight was a big issue. We were able to cut the weight of a foam construction almost in half. See more information about Cirque Du Soliel
Aerodynamic bumper for long haul truckers This is not the picture of the bumper on a tractor trailer rig. It is the one on a pickup truck. I hope to have one on the tractor trailer soon. This was sent to us by the Aerobumper people. for more information please contact us.
Replacement Keel Tube for Inflatable Sport Boat Follow this link to get instructions on how to measure your keel tube so we can give you an acurate cost and have an acurate design. Double Wide Door sealsThis is a 12 inch diameter tube that intersects at a 90 degree angle to form a rectangle. This concept is used for many different applications where a sharp angle is needed. However in this case it is used as a seal between 2 mobile home type of units to give more living or office space. These are widely used in the oil field of North Dakota.
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