video1.0<iframe src="https://www.loom.com/embed/254d2bbb148c4f5c97d4a86c8b837623" frameborder="0" width="1330" height="997" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>9971330Loomhttps://www.loom.com9971330https://cdn.loom.com/sessions/thumbnails/254d2bbb148c4f5c97d4a86c8b837623-82cc3a50df6df1d6.gif286.03This Loom presents the initial design decisions for a decapper project, focusing on how the collet clamps and releases a flask cap. Inside the unit, a cylinder extends to force a tapered piece that retracts the collet jaws to clamp onto the flask cap, allowing the cap to rotate. The motor then turns a little more than 180 degrees to free the cap from the flask, after which a robot removes the flask while the cap stays in the decapper until needed again, with the motor reversing to reattach the cap. The designer highlights open items to test, including the torque required for tightly capped flasks, the clamping force, ensuring low friction so the mechanism slides smoothly, and verifying motor strength with the current gearbox and sample cylinder.