Siemens software helps design low-cost irrigation pump
2 February 2021 The low-tech Flexipump is easy and intuitive to operate. Using Solid Edge software, the designer was able to refine the design and optimise it for injection moulding. The Flexipump line assembly. The final product weighs 2.5 kg compared to an original weight of 4.5 kg. With an initial design which resembled an oversized bicycle pump with a piston and two valves, David Hutton created the Flexipump , a highly productive irrigation pump for farmers in the developing world. Specialised software later helped him refine and optimise his design. David Hutton is...