Project Type: Junior Studio, Group
Date: April 2025
Crushy is a compact and light AirTag case crafted from recycled aluminum cans and styled like a crushed aluminium can.
Research
Over 80 billion aluminum cans are used every year.
Aluminum requires more energy to mine and produce than any other metal.
When recycled, aluminium returns 90% of the input material while only requiring 5% of the energy necessary to mine more material.
Over 55 million AirTags have been sold since they were introduced in 2021
Design Process
Material Testing
Once we decided on Aluminium as a material, we decided to test casting it to ensure everything would go smoothly in the future. We realized we cannot recycle the cans ourselves, but we could use recycled aluminum for this test. So, for the initial test, we used a scrap piece of Aluminum from milling a suspension component
We used sand casting to cast the final project.
Final Product
