Ben Messer

I take sketches/ideas for custom pieces and model them in Gemvision Matrix so that a 3d print can be made for lost wax casting. From there the Jeweler takes over setting stones and finishing the piece.

UCS is the premiere track and field equipment manufacturer in the US, during the summer of 2013 I was given the opportunity to Intern for them. During my time there, I was given an outline for a new piece of equipment that the owners had in mind and told "go". From there I went through the design process to develop a new type of cart that aids in the transport and placement of hurdles for track and field events.

When the final concept was approved, I began to work with a rotomold engineer to bring the concept to a manufacturable form. I learned a lot about designing for rotational molding, and accounting for the inevitable shrink/grow rate of parts when they are taken out of the mold.

When my internship was complete, I left there with a better sense of design for manufacture, and a good possibility that the project I worked on might be in production in the next year or so. This was a great experience and I enjoyed my time interning there.