Manufacturing Process for a Recyclable Surfboard

9:Fish Surfboards Engineering, 2008-09

Liaison(s): Wesley Negus, Sunny Trinh ’92/93
Advisor(s): Joseph King
Students(s): Daniel Bobrowsky (F), Rebecca Burns (TL-S), Takumi Ito (S), Megan Pham (S), Joshua Ray (S), Florian Scheulen (F), Scott Smith (TL-F)

The current surfboard manufacturing process requires materials and chemicals that pose both environmental and health risks. 9:Fish Surfboards sponsored a clinic project in 2007-08 to address these issues, and a board using more durable, recyclable components was produced. This year’s team was tasked with revising the design for manufacture and creating an automated manufacturing process. The result is a manufacturing process for a revolutionary recyclable surfboard design.