Built-up of a SoWaDi Plant

Over the weekend (06/15 – 06/17 2018) it was time again for the members of SoWaDi to meet for further tests regarding the renewed construction of the plant. In order to accomplish this, our team built up the whole device within two days. The main focus was on bending the aluminium sheets, copper pipe and… Continue reading Built-up of a SoWaDi Plant

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Preparations for the rebuilding

At the regional group weekend from May 25th-27th the motivated participants met once again in Mossautal at Haus St. Michael. The SoWaDi team used the time mainly to prepare for the upcoming construction of a SoWaDi plant in June. In order to have a successful reconstruction on June 15th-17th, a schedule was drawn up, which… Continue reading Preparations for the rebuilding

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New tools for the installation

Approx. 11 meters of copper pipe completely filled with dry sand

On January 13th, members from SoWaDi met at the University’s campus to test some changes they have been considering for the past few months. In hopes of supporting the system’s new development, the focus of the day’s assessment was fixed on two important prototypes: the pipe-bender and the deep-drawing device. Additionally, the surface of the… Continue reading New tools for the installation

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Testing the pipe bending device

Das Kupferrohr wird mit Sand befüllt, so soll eine zu starke Belastung des Materials beim Biegen verhindert werden.

On November 3rd, the SoWaDi team and the rest of the Darmstadt regional group of Engineers without Borders traveled to the St. Michael Guest House located in Mossautal, a small village situated in the Odenwald. Regional Group Weekend – Along with the opportunity to play games and having fun getting to know one another better, the… Continue reading Testing the pipe bending device

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