PILL POCKET

Almost half of all adults take prescription drugs. Some drugs must be taken throughout the day or at different times of the day, therefore people are forced to take boxes which are full of tablets. These boxes are unsightly and are hidden away in bags, so they are not as accessible.

Pill Pocket is a small storage product which can store a variety of medication. Pill Pocket is branded with GSK one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world.

As a group a prototype was manufactured using injection moulding, with the intention of creating a mass produced product.

Prep rime- 2 seconds

Injection time - 2.5 seconds

Hold time - 2 seconds

Closing time - 0.5 seconds

Fill time - 1.6 seconds

13.6

Seconds

Cooling time - 5 seconds

3,303,528 Manufactured In Three Months

There were several stages and developments used to manufacture the Pill Pocket. To check the design was feasible a 3D printed model was produced. The next step was to create a CAD simulation which would be used to CNC machine the mould. Blue foam was used first to see if there were any issues before moving onto the aluminium blocks. Each insert was individually made by hand using the lathe, pillar drill and manual milling machine. Once the mould was complete it was placed into the Injection moulding machine. Plastic is pushed into the mould resulting in a finished prototype.