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Artificial Wetland Probe Holder

Date July 10, 2024
Designer Caleb Mueller
Lab UNBC Enhanced Forestry Lab</li>

Objectives & Constraints

  • Objective: Create a waterproof holder for 3 probes
  • Constraints: Must have enough buoyancy to keep the probes at a certain level in the water. The probe holder and the method of attaching the probes should not degrade over time

Materials & Tools

  • Software: Autodesk Fusion
  • Materials: PLA, ASA, and ABS filament
  • Equipment: Voron Trident 3D Printer

Phases of Development

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I. Client Consultation
  • Process: Met with the client to determine the design criteria and properties of the probe holder.
  • Actions: Measurements were taken of the individual probes.
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II. CAD Modelling and Prototyping
  • Process: Developed the model in Fusion.
  • Actions: Prototypes were printed and PLA and tested at the Enhanced Forestry Lab for waterproofness and buoyancy (as seen in Figure 1)
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III. Printing of Final Products
  • Process: Once a suitable prototype was created, 6 models were printed in ASA and ABS due to its non-porous and mechanically stable properties.

Skills Developed

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Support & Resources

  • Graduate Student: Eric Groenenberg
  • Lab: UNBC Enhanced Forestry Lab

Product Images

Testing prototypes at the EFL

Client Feedback

"Dear Caleb, I want to express my appreciation for the work you did in designing and developing the custom 3D

— printed probe holder for my constructed wetland research microcosms. Your design played a critical role in ensuring that our water quality probes consistently recorded measurements at the correct depth, which was vital for the accuracy and reliability of my research data.