JETS Engineering Design Team

JETS Engineering Design Team

Advisor: Behn Sikora

Location: 27 - Meetings on Wednesdays at 2:15 p.m.

The JETS Engineering Design team competes in the Source America Design challenge. The team has designed and built devices to help disabled persons in the workplace. The team selects a project, designs, builds and then tests the project. Students are mentored by volunteer engineers. 

https://www.sourceamerica.org/design-challenge/home

The team's award-winning design was a Super Ultimate Pusher system, which provides two employees at CW Resources the ability to do their job faster and with more accuracy. The employees have the challenging task of pressing plastic caps into metal lids. Seeing the challenge, students on the JETS Engineering Design Team completely designed a new system that includes 3D printed parts, motors, an arbor press and an instructional video. The new system was a success and dramatically improved the employees ability to do their job. 

Check out this video to see the Super Ultimate Pusher in action!