Tomorrow’s engineers today
We connect students and industry
At Michigan Tech, our mission is to graduate
innovative, world-class engineers.
But we can’t do it without you. Industry partners are
critical to our success.
In Senior Design, our students gain the skills
necessary to conceive, specify, develop, test,
implement, and market engineered solutions. You
can help provide opportunities for them to connect
theory and application while working on openended, industrial projects.
Senior Design gives teams of students the kind of
real-world design experience that can launch them
into successful engineering careers and provide you
with promising employees.
TEAMPROJECT :: Noise Control
With a goal of reducing overall noise levels, the team partnered with Terex Handlers to perform NVH measurement and
analysis on a Genie handler, identifying the hydraulic system as the biggest noise contributor. The team proposed two viable
design solutions, one aimed at noise elimination and the other aimed at noise isolation.
“The Senior Design program at Michigan Tech has been an excellent experience. Students have gained insight into the casting
industry while learning problem-solving and project management skills. We have certainly benefited from the outcome.
Truly a ‘win-win’ situation.”
- Richard H. Bauer, President & CEO, Eastern Alloys, Inc.
Benefits to industry
• Fresh perspectives on industry challenges
• Access to an excellent pool of project resources
and potential employees
• Tools, techniques, and theory from one of the
nation’s premier engineering schools
• An active role in shaping engineering education
and tomorrow’s workforce
• Visibility of your organization on campus
• A gateway for a broader relationship with
Michigan Tech
High Expansion Foam Generator System…Engine Compartment Airflow Improvemen
Man-Portable Lifting Device…Diesel Particulate Filter Manipulation System…Low-Tem
Noise Optimization…Venturi Eductors Design…Liquid Waste Reduction…Electronic R
Students…
our bright, energetic,
and objective
engineers will make your
projectSystem…Casting
their top
ule…Chair
Control Design…Trailer
Support
System…Mobile
Power
priority throughout their senior year.
Apparatus…Acoustic Panel Design…Independent Rear Suspension Module…Pump H
Alignment…Micro-Fluidic Delivery System…Audio/Video Security System…LED Ligh
Teamwork…we aim for teams of five students and encourage multi-disciplinary projects.
er…Deep drawn steel cleanliness…Cylinder head riser optimization…Fluidized bed h
zation of a production facility usage…Hospital mattress enabling faster CPR…Hospita
Mentorship…
a faculty advisor for each team provides the right balance of instruction
cell culture
illuminator…Intensive
bed position indicator and recorder…Postural
and coaching
– enabling students to learncare
by doing.
System…Hydraulic Press Automation…Fan Control…Auto Speed Sensing…Fault Tole
Steer-by-wire
Development...High
Expansion Foam Generator System…Engine Comp
Resources…
students have access to state-of-the-art design and
collaboration tools,Fan…Man-Portable
dedicated fabrication facilities,
labs, andDevice…Diesel
design studios.
Stand…Reversible
Lifting
Particulate Filter Manip
ded Crack Detector…HVAC Noise Optimization…Venturi Educators Design…Liquid W
Timing…Sensor
projects begin
in both the fall andControl
spring semesters.
Teams devote twoSupport
full
ule…Non-Contact
Module…Chair
Design…Trailer
System…M
semesters—approximately 1000 student hours or more—to their projects.
Analysis…Gear
Lubrication Apparatus…Acoustic Panel Design…Independent Rear Su
mization…Rear Suspension Alignment…Micro-Fluidic Delivery System…Audio/Video
Coursework…
teams receive instruction
in relevant subject areas, such as head
project riser opt
design…Indexed
Tool holder…Deep
drawn support
steel cleanliness…Cylinder
management, design principles, communication, decision making, intellectual property, and ethics.
uct improvement…Optimization of a production facility usage…Hospital mattress en
intensity monochromatic cell culture illuminator…Intensive care bed position indicat
“The Michigan Tech Senior Design
projectSystem…Hydraulic
has been a valuable experience. Not
only are Automation…Fan
we able to make progress on our Control…Au
tem…Environmental
Control
Press
developmental projects, we also support a power systems engineering program. Our only business is transmission, and we need
able Ignition
Control
System…Steer-by-wire
Development...High
Expansion
Foam Ge
electrical engineers
who have
specific education in power systems. The
continued relationship with Michigan
Tech is important
to our business.”
System…Speed Reducer Test Stand…Reversible Fan…Man-Portable Lifting Device…
- Jon Jipping, Senior Vice President, Engineering, ITCTransmission
Large Area
Passive Imbedded Crack Detector…HVAC Noise Optimization…Venturi Ed
tronic Driver Control Module…Non-Contact Sensor Module…Chair Control Design…
PROGRAM
ment…Series Turbocharger System…Speed Reducer Test Stand…Reversible Fan…
Temp Accelerometer Mount…Large Area Passive Imbedded Crack Detector…HVAC
onic RideTEAMPROJECT
Height System…Electronic
Driver Control Module…Non-Contact Sensor
:: Cylinder Head Riser Optimization
team worked with Ford Motor Company toLauncher…Noise
reduce the volume of the riser that
provides feedAnalysis…Gear
metal during the casting of LubricaCastingThe
Optimization…Universal
Emission
the cylinder head. Reducing riser size will decrease cost associated with melting primary metal and re-melting scrap from the
…Pump Housing
Design…Dynamic
Test
Stand…Closure
Optimization…Rear
Suspenrisers. Using MAGMASOFT®
and economic analysis
tools, the
team developed two attractive
design solutions which are being
further investigated for production implementation.
ED Lighting Device…Grade Level Control System…Autoclave design…Indexed Tool
ed bed heat treated Aluminum fatigue…Acoustic material product improvement…Op
Hospital sound level alarm…Antimicrobial bone putty…High intensity monochro…Postural sway detection in a treadmill…Wireless Sensor System…Environmental
…Fault Tolerance System…Acceptance Test of Relay…Adjustable Ignition Control
Engine Compartment Airflow Improvement…Series Turbocharger System…Speed Re
e Filter Manipulation System…Low-Temp Accelerometer Mount…Large Area Passive
…Liquid Waste Reduction…Electronic Ride Height System…Electronic Driver Control
stem…Mobile
Power System…Casting
Participating
departments Optimization…Universal Launcher…Noise
ndent Rear
Suspension Module…Pump Housing Design…Dynamic Test Stand…CloBiomedical Engineering
…Audio/Video Security System…LED Lighting Device…Grade Level Control System…
Chemical Engineering
head riser
optimization…Fluidized bed heat treated Aluminum fatigue…Acoustic ma
Civil enabling
& Environmental
Engineering
al mattress
faster
CPR…Hospital sound level alarm…Antimicrobial bone pu
Electrical &
Computer
Engineering
sition indicator
and
recorder…Postural
sway detection in a treadmill…Wireless Senso
ol…Auto
Speed &Sensing…Fault
System…Acceptance Test of Relay…Adjus
Geological
Mining EngineeringTolerance
and Sciences
Generator
System…Engine Compartment Airflow Improvement…Series Turbocharge
Materials Science & Engineering
e…Diesel Particulate Filter Manipulation System…Low-Temp Accelerometer Mount…
Mechanical Engineering – Engineering Mechanics
Educators Design…Liquid Waste Reduction…Electronic Ride Height System…Elecn…Trailer Support System…Mobile Power System…Casting Optimization…Universal
HIGHLIGHTS
M…Alcoa…Alon Processing Inc…American Axle and Manufacturing…American Elec
ific…Bremer Prosthetics…Brush Wellman…Caterpillar…Charter Steel…CSM Industrie
astern Alloys…Elmers Crane and Dozer…Endres Machining Innovations…Everett Ind
Goldstar Coatings…Grain Processing Corporation…Grede Foundries…Gun Valley Tem
man Miller…Hickman, Williams Co….The Holland Group…Howmet Corporation...Hydr
nc…John Deere…Keweenaw Memorial Medical Center…Kimberly-Clark Corporation…
Medtronic…The Noble Company…North Central High School…Northern Orthotics an
Aerospace…Stewart
& Stevenson…UCP Michigan Assistive Technology Center…Waus
Senior Design teams seek to understand an
develop an engineered
solution,
echnicalopportunity,
Center…Perfect
Equipment
Company LLC…Rouge Steel…SciMed SCM Meta
and ultimately reduce this solution to practice.
yco Safety
Products…Universal Alloy Corporation…Van Aire, Inc…Visteon…Wells Ma
Each team prepares a comprehensive final report
the results at Michigan Tech’s
an Axle and
andpresents
Manufacturing…American
Electric Power…Anchor Coupling…Appleton
Undergraduate Expo. Deliverables vary by project
man…Caterpillar…Charter
Steel…CSM Industries…Cummins Engine Company…Daim
but typically include a designed software or
hardware component.
Dozer…Endres
Machining Innovations…Everett Industries…Ford Motor Company…G
Corporation…Grede Foundries…Gun Valley Temperature Controls…Haldex…Harley D
Holland Group…Howmet Corporation...Hydro…IBM…International Paper…ITCTransm
Medical Center…Kimberly-Clark Corporation…Kohler...Kurdziel Industries…Leica Geo
Central High School…Northern Orthotics and Prosthetics…Portage Health System Ap
Michigan Assistive Technology Center…Wausau Window & Wall Systems…Mercury Ma
Company LLC…Rouge Steel…SciMed SCM Metal Products…Shape Corp…Tellurex…T
Corporation…Van
Aire,
Inc…Visteon…Wells
Manufacturing…Whirlpool...Winsert, Inc…
TEAMPROJECT
:: Relay
Acceptance
Commissioned
by ITCTransmission, Coupling…Appleton…Armor
the team evaluated a new microprocessor-based relay Holdings
and developed new
design
an Electric
Power…Anchor
Group…Boston
Sc
standards for bus protection in transmission level substations. Implementation of the results by ITCTransmission will
ultimately yield more reliable
and more
cost-effective energy transmission.Chrysler…Dura Automotive System
ndustries…Cummins
Engine
Company…Daimler
rett Industries…Ford Motor Company…General Motors…GHSP…Gill Manufacturing…
ey Temperature Controls…Haldex…Harley Davidson…Heitkamp and Thumann…Her
Results
Electric Power…Anchor Coupling…Appleton…Armor Holdings Group…Boston Scien
stries…Cummins Engine Company…Daimler Chrysler…Dura Automotive Systems…
Industries…Ford
Motor
Company…General
Motors…GHSP…Gill Manufacturing…
TEAMPROJECT
:: Hospital
Bed Angle Measurement
emperature
andofThumann…HerKeeping Controls…Haldex…Harley
ICU patients elevated at a bed angle above thirtyDavidson…Heitkamp
degrees has been shown to reduce instances
ventilator-associated
pneumonia. The team worked with Marquette General Health Systems to develop a device which records the angular position
ydro…IBM…International
Design…Johnson
Controls
of hospital beds and also provides Paper…ITCTransmission…Izzy
central data monitoring. The team’s solution improved the
quality of patient care and
increased efficiency of the ICU nursing staff.
on…Kohler...Kurdziel
Industries…Leica Geosystems…Linetec…Marquette General…
s and Prosthetics…Portage Health System Apothecary…R. W. Fernstrum, Inc…Smiths
Need a new
or improved
product, process,
material or system—or
a fresh
ausau Window
& Wall
Systems…Mercury
Marine…Motorola…North
Star
Steel…NTN
set of eyes on an existing challenge?
Metal Products…Shape Corp…Tellurex…Terex Handlers…ThyssenKrupp…TIMET…
Manufacturing…Whirlpool...Winsert, Inc…3M…Alcoa…Alon Processing Inc…Ameri
Contact
Find out
more Group…Boston Scientific…Bremer Prosthetics…Brush
ton…Armor
Holdings
WellWe have two full-time research engineers with industry experience,
Rick
Berkey
Daimler Chrysler…Dura
Systems…Eastern
Alloys…Elmers
Crane and
ready to work with you Automotive
throughout the project
life cycle… from project
Senior Research Engineer II
planning
and coordination to ongoing
support and feedback.
…General
Motors…GHSP…Gill
Manufacturing…Goldstar
Coatings…Grain
Processing
Senior Design/Enterprise
College of Engineering
ey Davidson…Heitkamp and Thumann…Herman Miller…Hickman, Williams Co….The
906.487.4309
nsmission…Izzy Design…Johnson Controls Inc…John Deere…Keweenaw
Memorial
906.281.5849 cell
Geosystems…Linetec…Marquette General…Medtronic…Therjberkey@mtu.edu
Noble Company…North
Apothecary…R. W. Fernstrum, Inc…Smiths Aerospace…Stewart & Stevenson…UCP
Bob DeJonge
Marine…Motorola…North Star Steel…NTN Technical Center…Perfect
Senior ResearchEquipment
Engineer II
Senior Design
…Terex Handlers…ThyssenKrupp…TIMET…Tyco Safety Products…Universal
Alloy
Mechanical Engineering
nc…3M…Alcoa…Alon Processing Inc…American Axle and Manufacturing…Ameri- Engineering Mechanics
n Scientific…Bremer Prosthetics…Brush Wellman…Caterpillar…Charter
Steel…CSM
906.487.2142
ems…Eastern Alloys…Elmers Crane and Dozer…Endres Machining
Innovations…Ev616.780.9379
cell
rdejonge@mtu.edu
ng…Goldstar Coatings…Grain Processing Corporation…Grede Foundries…Gun ValHerman Miller…Hickman, Williams Co….The Holland Group…Howmet Corporation...
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