2010-06-15T10:19:00.000-07:00

AeroDef Manufacturing Chalenge

This year, The Pierce college team welcomes its new members for this new Aerospace and Defense competition.

The team is comprised of students from drafting, electronics, machine shop, welding and CNC.

The AeroDef Manufacturing Challenge is a creative collegiate manufacturing competition where student club members choose their own manufacturing project. The students then build the project for display and evaluation at the AeroDef Manufacturing Challenge Contest. Other types of manufacturing projects including class projects and funded projects are also welcome as entries in the contest.

Any type of engineering principle, concept, or process may be applied in the design and manufacturing of the project entry. Conventional or automated manufacturing processes, robots, vision systems, programmable controllers, computers, material handling systems, or any other manufacturing process may be used individually or in any combination.

The entries may consist of static displays, working models or systems or a combination of the preceding. All entries must fit in a 10'x10' booth.

SME will provide one 10' x 10' booth per school entry on the AeroDef showroom floor. Each booth includes one (1) 6' long draped table, two (2) chairs, and access to one (1) 110V outlet. A school identification sign is also included with the name of the school as shown on the school’s registration form.

Team members must be currently enrolled in their sponsoring school.

Project Abstract:

A one page abstract containing a maximum of 300 words describing the entry must be prepared for the judges to preview.

The following information must be included at the top of the abstract:

School Name, Faculty Advisor’s Name, Project Name, Project Type (club project, class project or funded project), Start Date, and Completion Date. This information will not be included in the 300 word count.

In the abstract, the students should describe the project and the processes used in its design and manufacture. The abstract will be the contest judges’ first contact with the project and is an important part of their evaluation of the project.

Project Presentation:

The students must be prepared for a 10 minute presentation of the details of their entry to the judging team. Judging points may be deducted if the presentation is longer than 10 minutes.

Project Question and Answer Session:

Following the project presentation, the judges will conduct a project question and answer session that should also not exceed 10 minutes. This will allow each student team a total of 20 minutes to explain their project to the judges. Use the time wisely.

The AeroDef Manufacturing Challenge exposes students to the world of manufacturing engineering in a number of stimulating and exciting ways. Students talk personally with a team of manufacturing professionals who view and evaluate their projects for the contest awards. The students have the opportunity to meet students from the other schools and to evaluate and discuss each other’s projects. The students have the opportunity to interface with the AeroDef attendees and explain their projects to them.

Machine Shop Class