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MATRIX APPLIED COMPUTING CONSUMER GOODS CASE STUDY

Ask a kid if they like trampolines and their eyes are sure to light up with joy. But ask some parents and you may get an entirely different response. Despite tightened manufacturing standards, covered springs and frames, and safety net enclosures, some 90,000 children are still injured on traditional trampolines every year in the United States alone. Still, the equipment is becoming increasingly popular worldwide. Dr. Keith Alexander, an associate professor of engineering at Canterbury University, New Zealand, felt there had to be a safer way to enjoy the trampoline. “I always believed...

Figure 2. Abaqus FEA analysis of rod ball movement within cleat socket. As Guido Quesada, CAE Design Engineer at Matrix, recalls, “We were already familiar with Springfree trampolines and knew it was a very technical product. Sometimes a potential customer calls with some funny toy or crazy idea that’s hard to take seriously. This was definitely not the case with Springfree. From the start, we knew we had a significant challenge with this cleat design project.” There were two main drivers of the challenge, according to McIntyre: “We wanted to improve the strength, the ultimate load...

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