Engineering in Practice Fontys Eindhoven

When:

4 July 2018

15:00 Hour - 18:00 Hour

Location:Fontys Hogeschool gebouw R5
Rachelsmolen 1
5612 MA Eindhoven

Event organizer:Electrical engineering

Pricing KIVI leden:Free

Fontys students compete for HTSM award

The half-yearly Engineering In Practice symposium took place on 4 July. there, 35 student groups from Fontys College of Engineering and Fontys College of Applied Sciences presented projects they had worked on with companies over the past few months. The Fontys Centre of Expertise HTSM rewarded the three best projects with an HTSM award. The public could vote live; a jury chose the three award winners from the six candidates nominated in this way.

GLOW
The project that won the first prize can be admired at the Eindhoven light festival Glow next autumn. At the Effenaar pop podium, the students of 'Team Glow' will literally show sound. Not in the 60s way with some psychedelic watercolour patterns, but with razor-sharp lasers. Using a piece of mirror, the smallest movement in the sound speaker is magnified into a fascinating spectacle.

Pharmacists
The smart cabinet built by the smart storage team on behalf of Fontys itself looks super sleek. A robotised trolley carries out its tasks with a satisfied humming: put a tray of screws in a compartment, oh no, the boss wants it differently, higher/lower/more to the left/right. You name it, with the remote control. The team stands proudly looking on. The six built the cabinet, which wins second prize, in eight weeks. "In the end, you can actually see that trolley moving, which is so cool." The smart storage runs on open source software and can handle various agv's, or automated guided vehicles. To the layman, it is like a pharmacy cabinet, but make no mistake: "those are refilled manually. This one does everything itself."

Accurate but not expensive
The winner of the third prize is also in the pick and place sphere. The FEMM-line machine (Fontys Electrical Mechanical Machine) is a device that places parts on a circuit board. The challenge for the second consecutive team working on this project was to achieve high accuracy without high costs. "We managed to do that by using a cheap actuator for the large movements and a more expensive one for the small, precise movements," Matthijs and Mike tell us. There was considerable competition, the two say, so they were very relieved when it turned out that what they had come up with in their heads actually worked in practice. They are passing the baton to a third FEMM-line team, which is going to make sure the device also gets visibility.

Surprise
With the three award winners, by no means everything has been said about the second Engineering Day 2018. Key note speaker Albert Falck told how his 3D-printing company Lay3rs helped him significantly reduce the cost of making insoles for podiatry practice Koks in Gemert. And there was plenty of technology, creativity and entrepreneurship on display in the halls of building R5. Those who wandered around a bit, which the students, teachers and business representatives from the region did in abundance, could marvel at numerous innovative projects. All stemming from the fruitful cooperation between students, teachers and business.

Author: Christel Ruijs The contest report can be read on the Fontys Eindhovensite

Description

Students from various Fontys Universities of Applied Sciences have joined forces in more than 25 challenging projects in recent months.

During this day, HTSM prizes (of 300, 150 and 100 euros) will be awarded for the best three projects. Both the public and a professional jury will decide who will receive these awards.

You can cast your vote for your favourite product/project during the project market.

The results will be presented at the Engineering in Practice Symposium on Wednesday 04 July.

The jury members will judge the projects on technical content and innovative character.

The Engineering in Practice Symposium is the former Fontys IPD Symposium (Integrated Product Development).
The students carry out assignments for businesses.

You can make your choice from the various presentations during registration.

English version:
Students from various technical programs at Fontys University of Applied Sciences have joined forces in more than 25 challenging projects over the past few months. The results will be presented on Wednesday 4th July during the Engineering in Practice Symposium.

During this day HTSM prizes (of 300, 150 and 100 Euro) will be awarded to the top 3 projects. A jury assesses the projects on technical content and innovative character. You can vote on your favourite product/project during the project market.

Speaker(s)

Keynote speaker Albert Falck, Manager Director Lay3rs 3D printing, also known as Additive Manufacturing, will bring about an enormous change in the way products are designed and made today. Lay3rs therefore strongly believes that the 3D printer will be a natural part of our daily lives within five years. By offering quality products, training and services in our 3D Printing Experience store in Eindhoven, Brabant, lay3rs ensures that you will be well supported when buying a 3D printer. Lay3rs is going for a bright new future in the manufacturing industry, layer by layer!