The Event
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