This fall, Senior Design teams have come together again to showcase their hard work and creativity. ISE seniors collaborate with companies each year to solve real-world problems and create innovative solutions. This experience allows seniors to apply classroom skills to actual challenges, making it a unique opportunity. Adapting to changes and solving problems are key parts of every project. Despite the challenges that come with teamwork and tight deadlines, these seniors have pushed through.
And the Winners are…
First Place
Five Bee
Bamboo is a strong, sustainable construction material addressing global issues like reforestation, carbon sequestration and poverty. However, FiveBee Technologies realized that manual cutting methods often cause errors and waste. The senior design team aimed to automate bamboo cutting for industrial use by developing adaptable recommendations and a vision system model to measure bamboo dimensions. These efforts support modernizing the bamboo industry, positioning it as a key construction material to combat deforestation and climate change. Through automation and innovation, the project advances sustainability while reducing environmental harm.
Second Place
Triangle Brick
Triangle Brick produces various brick options using a fully automated process. The company aimed to improve end-to-end efficiency in manufacturing. The senior design team analyzed the process through site visits and focused on the packaging process, the largest bottleneck. Using time study data and equipment PLC data, the team built a detailed Simio model. This model helped identify key bottlenecks and design experiments to increase uptime. The team then created a roadmap to standardize manufacturing processes and develop a routine maintenance plan.
Fan Favorite Award
Saint Gobain
St. Gobain faced cycle count inaccuracies in their maintenance, repair, and operations storeroom at a shingle manufacturing plant. The senior design team used a root cause analysis approach to identify issues in the checkout process. They developed several solutions to reduce these breakdowns. These included implementing standard operating procedures, providing training, improving record keeping and adjusting accessible on-station data.
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