Rotor Clip Announces ‘Ring-A-Majig’ Contest Results
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Rotor Clip Announces ‘Ring-A-Majig’ Contest Results
Rotor Clip conducted a contest challenging students pursuing technical courses to use retaining rings in original product designs.
Three teams from East Carolina University won the 2016 Rotor Clip “Ring-A-Majig” contest.
The winning design was a M1A2Abrams Tank Tin Toy. Second place was a Robot Torsen Differential and third a Line Beam Engine.
One of the judges, Mike Zielinski, pointed out how the winning design took into account appearance by selecting a round, TX ring which “complemented the visual style of the wheel.”
The “Ring-A-Majig” contest challenged students to create product designs incorporating at least 10 retaining rings as fasteners in the way each was intended to be used. They were given a choice of 24 standard, tapered inch types displayed on the Rotor Clip website. There were five required retaining rings that featured special characteristics like reducing vibration and gripping a shaft/bore without a groove. The resulting device had to display movement like a ticking clock or a working toy.
Four degreed mechanical engineers from Rotor Clip served as judges: Jeff Finkernagel, Jay Nossen, Dave Marvuglio and Zielinski.
Their selections were based on originality and creativity; application of sound engineering principles; complexity and functionality of the design; and quality of the design presentation.
The selection of the rings for the tank toy were “appropriate and ingenious,” Marvuglio found. The use of retaining rings for the robot torsen differential, the second place winner, was “thorough and thoughtful.” Marvuglio particularly liked the design of the line beam engine, the third place winner, “for educational purposes.”
Each member of the first place team won $750; second $500 and third $250.
The contest was held in affiliation with the Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering.
Rotor Clip’s goal is to support education in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) through programs that expose students to “real world” situations and encourage manufacturing careers.
Rotor Clip is a U.S. manufacturer of retaining rings, wave springs and self-tightening hose clamps serving the global automotive, distribution and general industrial markets. Rotor Clip is headquartered at 187 Davidson Ave., Somerset, NJ 08873. Tel: 732 469-7333 E-mail: sales@rotorclip.com Web: rotorclip.com
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