College - Author 1
College of Engineering
Department - Author 1
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Industrial Engineering
Date
6-2019
Primary Advisor
Roy Jafari and Tali Freed
Abstract/Summary
Certain configurations of Cisco's Nexus 9200 product experienced issues with bending during shipping. Two solutions were developed to eliminate this problem: an external brace that could quickly address the problem yet was expensive and unsustainable, and a redesigned chassis, which was more economical but came with a longer time to implement. Real world packaging and shipping conditions were simulated in SolidWorks and Finite Element Analysis was used to model the stresses experienced when the product is dropped. Both designs were found to significantly reduce stress in critical areas, thus reducing the chance of failure and the cost of the problem. We recommend Cisco implement the external brace to fill the time until the redesigned top of the chassis is implemented, both of these will reduce failures and slash the cost of replacing failed units.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/imesp/251