ENGINEERING PLUS (EPLUS) #36– THE BEE TEAM The Bee Team has developed a new type of beehive smoker to help encourage potential beekeepers. The new smoker helps eliminate the uncertainties of a traditional beehive smoker, making it easy to use and safer for the user and the hive. It uses wire to provide heat, is switch activated, has a dial for temperature control, and is suitable for different types of fuel.
DEPARTMENT: Engineering Plus TEAM MEMBERS: Isabelle Boicourt Kade Nyman Ben Thomsen PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Courtney Hollar Sue Latta Dr. Amy Moll MENTOR: Chad Watson
#37 – UIDAHO ACCUMULATION TABLE DEPARTMENT: Engineering Plus TEAM MEMBERS: Vic Edwards Johnny Gonzalez Jake Holmes Kyle Powell
We are working with the UIdaho Commercial Kitchen to modify a custom packing table. This table needs improvement upon current design flaws, including a lack of food security, ease of wall adjustment, and transportation of the table. We will modify a defective accumulation table to become functional, transportable, and easy to use.
CLIENT: University of Idaho Kitchen PROJECT ADVISORS: Dr. Courtney Hollar Sue Latta Dr. Amy Moll
#38 – IDAHO TAPE AND REEL WIRE CUTTING DEPARTMENT: Engineering Plus TEAM MEMBERS: Trace Arnold Gaven Freeland Ashley Jensen CLIENT: Justin Jensen PROJECT ADVISORS: Dr. Courtney Hollar Sue Latta Dr. Amy Moll
Our mentor, Justin Jensen, is the chief operating officer at Idaho Tape and Reel, where they manufacture multiple variations of electrical wires. They use a machine by Shleuniger that encases these spools of electrical wire into their housings. When these wires are extruded from the machine they need to be quickly and easily obtained so that they can be bundled for distribution. Currently these wires fall into unorganized piles and it requires a lot of time and effort to sort these into neat piles. Our task is to design custom reservoirs for multiple wire variations to ensure that these wire extrusions do end up into neat and easy to pick up piles.
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