Recently, teams of California State University, Northridge students came together to display their years of training at the 2013 Senior Design Project Showcase. Many of those projects were sent out into the world to contend in different collegiate competitions, and two hit at the same place—the Society of Manufacturing Engineers 2013 Manufacturing Challenge.

The event’s grand prize was awarded to CSUN students Khaled Alturkey, Tawsive Ibrahim, Colin Irwin, Jobinderjit Kaur, Hovig Keushkerian and Aaron Michelson, who created the Assisted Gripping Rig, a device designed to augment the grip of a human user. The first place award went to Arin Clint, Aydzhan Salim, Ivan Escobar, James Hunter, Jordan Stawarz and Kevin Manocheri, the Matador team who put together the Automated Jack Lift System, a product designed to be small and portable enough for use by automotive hobbyists, small repair shops and others without the means or space for a standard automotive lift. Both team’s projects were overseen by CSUN professor Mark Rajai.

To read more about these incredible inventions, and all the works from this year’s 2013 Senior Design Project Showcase, read the event’s program..

For more: Student ‘Manufacturing Challenge’ Winners Announced at AeroDef (Manufacturing Engineering Media)

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