Manufacturing Engineering (1st)
These projects are at the midpoint of a two-semester sequence. They are not complete.
M1.01 Ball Resurgence Squad
Sponsor: Hoffmann Lane Elementary
Student Team: Colton Gohlke, Abdullah Jundi, Jameal Shorter, Orlen Zambrano
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Austin Talley
Hoffmann Lane Elementary has a blacktop near their gymnasium that the PE class uses for outdoor activities. The gymnasium has a gutter system on the roof about twenty-one feet in the air. Students that attend the school have either kicked or thrown balls onto the roof and they have rolled down and fallen into the gutter system. The goal of this project is to design and manufacture a tool that can be operated from the ground and used to remove the balls from the gutter. Our team will design a lightweight product that can be utilized by a crew of one to two people to remove the balls or any other obstructions in the gutter.
M1.02 New Braunfels Heritage Tribute
Sponsor: Ylda Capriccioso
Student Team: Devyn Grant, Bianca Chernoff, Deborah Jauregui, Mikayla McAweeney
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Austin Talley
With the guidance of The City of New Braunfels Parks and Recreation Department, a new feature will be designed, built, and installed on a miniature golf course hole in Landa Park. This feature's key components is to incorporate the rich culture, history, and heritage of the city to be celebrated by the community for years to come. Our team will be creating multiple obstacles that will increase engagement and immerse players in New Braunfels culture and heritage.
M1.03 LDPE Powder Recycling
Sponsor: Alan Mosley
Student Team: Ben Dudek, Tucker Fredrickson, Marco Baca, Juan Rodriguez
Faculty Advisor: Michelle Londa
Minigrip is a plastic bag manufacturing company in Seguin, Texas, they have tasked us with reworking polyethylene powder into a pellet form so that it may be recycled. To achieve this goal, we must develop a process of transforming powder into a solid block or pellet. We must also design and manufacture a machine to melt, extrude and cut the filament into pellets. This process must be as real time as possible and will require very little human interaction.
M1.04 Compression Mold Design for Post-Consumer HDPE
Sponsor: Hunt & Hunt
Student Team: Korbyn Jones, Drew Lacy, Robert Leija, Jose Guerrero, Ryan Robinson
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Austin Talley
We are creating molds for consumer products using recycled High Density Polyethylene (HDPE or #2 plastic). Our goal is to incentivize students to learn about manufacturing and creating their own products in the Makerspace. Hopefully this also makes students think about recycling and how they can contribute to the community further.
M1.05 Bobcat Racing Pedal Assembly
Sponsor: Bobcat Racing
Student Team: Sean Wilhite, Victor Hernandez, Christopher Lamas, Allan Alvarez
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Austin Talley
Formula SAE (Formula Society of Automotive Engineers) is an international design competition where University Engineering students go head to head competing to build the best formula style racecar. The students must conceive, design, fabricate, and complete a formula style racecar. Texas State University retains its own Formula SAE team, "Bobcat Racing". This project focuses on designing and producing a high quality pedal assembly that accommodates a range of drivers through adjustability, maintains its functionality under the most strenuous conditions, and minimizes weight in the vehicle.