Pneumatic Wire Cord

Grip Test ESR-15120

Gabriella Mazziotta
February March 2016
Problem Statement

Grip body T1063-1 is currently machined from a casting made in the

UK. However, the mold is currently wearing out and we dont have a
casting drawing for it, making it impossible to order a new mold.

As a result, a machined version of the part from a billet of material

in NY, USA, is being considered.
 Parts

Pneumatic Wire Cord Grip: T2714-010

Capacity: 5kN

Specifically..
Grip body: T1063-1
 Situation

A prototype model was designed with slight changes to be machined and

tested.

T1063-1 T1063-10
(Legacy) (Prototype)
 Prototype FEA

The FEA shows the changes made on the

prototype would still be able to withstand
the same force applied on the legacy grips
without problems.
Test

A pair of prototype grips were ordered and compared to a pair of

legacy grips. They were tested separately, using tire wire. The data
obtained will be compared to show whether the grip bodies are
equivalent in the results that they produce.

Details
Sample ~3mm OD Tire wire.
Sample Size 10 specimens each
Specimen Length 2 in.
Rate 200 mm/min.
 Test

During the test, the time, extension and load were recorded for each run.
 Graphs

The following graphs show the time and load at break for each specimen.

Legacy body Prototype body

T1063-1 T1063-10
 Data Analysis
The extension and load after 10 tests were obtained respectively and were averaged and compared
with a t-Test.
Hypothesis: The data obtained from both grips will show no significant difference.

Extension Values Load Values

On a t-Test, if
t Critical two-tail
< t Stat <
t Critical two-tail
the hypothesis is true and
the data is comparable.

-1.97 < 0.14 < 1.97 -1.97 < 0.11 < 1.97
In both cases, the hypothesis is confirmed.
 Conclusion

FEA was conducted on the proposed machined body geometry.

It shows that, theoretically, the geometry should handle applied loads.

A t-Test was run to compare the average extension and load over 10 tests between the legacy grip
and the new grip.
This test showed there is no significant difference in the data
New geometry yields same results.
We can confidently make the manufacturing change without impacting product performance.

The new method will save about $73.63 per part, for annual cost savings of $4,417.8 (~60 parts/yr.).
o T1063-1 = $223.63
o T1063-10 = $150.00