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Cast in Steel 2021

The Event

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Award winners

  • Main Awards
    • Pittsburg State University: Best Performance & Runner up for the Best Technical Report
    • Penn State Behrend: Best Technical Report
    • University of South Alabama: Best Project Video
  • “Ben’s Honorable Mentions”
    • University of South Alabama: Most Creative Alloy Combination
    • Art et Métiers Science et Technologies: Most Likely to be Confused for a Wrench (Honored for the Unique Shape)
    • Saint Martin’s University: Most Likely to Explode (Honored for the Challenge of the casting)
    • Georgia Southern University: Most intricate Casting
    • Texas State University – Team 2: Must-Have for a Zombie Apocalypse (Honored for the Strength of the Points)
    • Texas State University – Team 1: Most Interesting Head Design

Technical Reports

Arts et Métiers Science et Technologies Cluny

Technical Report
(No Team project video)
(No Team test video)
Industry Partners:
Safe

Central Michigan University

Technical Report
(No Team project video)
(No Team test video)
Industry Partners:
Bay Cast

Colorado School of Mines

Technical Report
Team project video
Team test video
Industry Partners:
Western Foundries
Art Castings of Colorado

CalPoly Pomona – Team 1 – Seitz

Technical Report
Team project video
(No Team test video)
Industry Partners:
Aerotec Alloys

CalPoly Pomona – Team 2 – Rodriguez

Technical Report
(No Team project video)
(No Team test video)
Industry Partners:
Fenico Precision Castings
Bodycote
Aerotec Alloys

Runner-up – Best Performance

CalPoly Pomona – Team 3 – Avila

Technical Report
(No Team project video)
Team test video
Industry Partners:
Soundcast Co., Costa Mesa, CA

CalPoly San Luis Obispo – Loco for Loki

Technical Report
Team project video
Team test video
Industry Partners:
American Casting Company

CalPoly San Luis Obispo – Not a Drill

Technical Report
Team project video
Team test video
Industry Partners:
Aurora Casting & Engineering

Runner-up – Best Team video
What judges said:

  • One of the top three

Georgia Southern University

Technical Report
(No Team project video)
Team test video
Industry Partners:
Carolina Metal Castings

Iowa State University

Technical Report
Team project video
Team test video
Industry Partners:
Eagle Alloy

Runner-up – Best Team video
What judges said:

  • Just because of the lightning at the end!

Instituto Tecnológico de Morelia

Technical Report
Team project video
Team test video
Industry Partners:
Fundidora Morelia, SA de CV

Runner-up – Best Team video
What judges said:

  • Good introduction

Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo – Team Briones

Technical Report
Team project video
Team test video
Industry Partners:
Fundición de Aleaciones Especiales de México, SA de CV

Runner-up – Best Performance
Runner-up – Best Team video
What judges said:

  • Good work

Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo – Valhalla Donkeys

Technical Report
Team project video
Team test video
Industry Partners:
SEMSA Foundry

Kent State University – Mjolnir Team

Technical Report
Team project video
Team test video
Industry Partners:
Humtown Additive
Foseco
Pentair

Kent State University – Stormbreaker Team

Technical Report
Team test video

Penn State Behrend

Technical Report
Team project video
Team test video
Industry Partners:
PRL Regal Cast
Urick Ductile Solutions

Winner – Best Technical Report
What judges said:

  • Good metallurgy and a creative design with great potential
  • Good recap of lessons, reasonable the thought process, the result was too soft – but recognized
  • Entirely too long, but very detailed. Introduced new computer programs to decision making and performed a functional test

Runner-up – Best Team video
What judges said:

  • The explosion

Pittsburg State University

Technical Report
Team project video
(No Team test video)
Industry Partners:
Monett Metals
World Class Prototypes
Trojan Heat Treat

Runner-up – Best Technical Report
What judges said:

  • Well written, picture of the product, picture of scale showing final weight
  • Best papers are well detailed, clearly describe decision making, and explain the manufacturing process

Saginaw Valley State University

(No Technical Report)
Team project video
Team test video

Saint Martin’s University

Technical Report
Team project video
Team test video
Industry Partners:
Spokane Industries
Wear-Tek

Texas A&M University – Capstone Project

Technical Report
Team project video
Team test video
Industry Partners:
Texas Precision Metalcraft

Runner-up – Best Team video
What judges said:

  • One of the top three

Texas A&M University – (Lies)

Technical Report
Team project video
Team test video
Industry Partners:
American Foundry Group

Runner-up – Best Performance
Runner-up – Best Team video
What judges said:

  • One of the top three

Texas State University – Team 1

Technical Report
(No Team project video)
Team test video
Industry Partners:
American Foundry Group

Texas State University – Team 2

Technical Report
Team project video
Team test video
Industry Partners:
American Foundry Group

University of South Alabama

Technical Report
Team project video
Team test video
Industry Partners:
Howell Foundry

Winner – Best Team video
What judges said:

  • The mascot

University of Northern Iowa

Technical Report
(No Team project video)
Team test video
Industry Partners:
Waukesha Foundry

Virginia Tech – VT Fire

Technical Report
Team project video
Team test video
Industry Partners:
D.W. Clark
Southwest Specialty Heat Treat
ExOne

Youngstown State University

Technical Report
Team project video
Team test video
Industry Partners:
Trumbull Metal

Super Steel Hammer

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