Reef Armour

10 February 2025 by Liam_8192

2025

Surfing makes up 26% of head injuries as a percent of sports injuries in Australia and 72.7% of my target market believe wearing a helmet surfing has been stigmatised.Additionally, everyday around 8 million pieces of plastic make their way into our oceans.These and many other shocking statistics has inspired me to design a helmet manufactured from recycled plastics and design it's appearance based off what my target market deems 'cool' so that they feel safe and confident wearing a helmet surfing.I am seeking advice from anyone who has experience in molding helmets or putting the components of a helmet together.

What do you think?

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UpRising @ 2025.02.22 12:41 PM

Great concept Liam. You have captured so many overlapping issues here, protecting your safety whilst looking after the oceans, brilliant! The helmet design could also act as a great visual message to help create awareness for both issues.

Do you have contacts with high pressure molding? These guys may also be of interest, https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/your-environment/plastics/sustainability-partnerships/case-studies/great-plastic-rescue

Looking forward to seeing you project in action.

Liam_8192 @ 2025.02.23 1:37 AM

Thanks Uprising,

I have got two contacts, one contact is helping me get recycled material and the other might be helping me 3D print or vacuum form my helmet.

Injection moulding is off the table for me due to how expensive it is to do it. However blow moulding, vacuum moulding or 3D printing will probably be how I want to manufacture my helmet.

Kind regards,

Liam

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