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Citation
(1999), "Design students test Cibatool modelling boards", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 71 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.1999.12771baf.012
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 1999, MCB UP Limited
Design students test Cibatool modelling boards
Design students test Cibatool modelling boards
Keywords Aircraft, Ciba, Design
A stunning concept helicopter was among many highly creative models built from Cibatool® board materials by design students for their recent degree shows.
Ciba Specialty Chemicals regularly sponsors individual universities and colleges through the supply of Cibatool BM 5460 modelling board, allowing the final year design students to produce highly professional models for their all important final year degree shows.
Jordan Meadows, a student from the Royal College of Art (RCA) and creator of the Phoenix concept helicopter (Plate 3), describes how he used Cibatool in the production of his scale model and the benefits it delivered to the project. "At present the majority of the models produced on the RCA vehicle design course are done in styling clay and then cast in fibreglass", he explains. "But rather than milling the helicopter in clay and then casting it, we opted to mill the actual object along with the tools for the supporting components in Cibatool BM 5460. Owing to the complexity of the design, which included multiple components that had to fit together accurately, we needed a material which was strong and stable yet could be modified very easily for the sake of surface refinement. During the surface refinement stage, Cibatool BM 5460's characteristics were well appreciated. I found it to be a material which is as friendly to the craftsperson as wood but with none of the drawbacks."
Plate 3 Cibatool® board materials
enabled Jordan Meadows to produce a stunning concept helicopter
"In the future of design education, CAD/ CAM methodology will become the norm", he continues. "Cibatool board materials are therefore ideal for model production as they are well suited to the process of five axis milling and perfect for realising subtle surface modifications and changes done by hand."
Details from TOPS Dept, Tregartha Dinnie Ltd, 2 Christchurch Road, Tring, Herts HP23 4EE, UK.