Last month Rotor Clip picked 5 finalists for the Ring-A-Majig contest. On May 1st, after presenting their inventions, the winners were announced. Three teams from East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, were crowned the winners of the 2016 Rotor Clip "Ring-A-Majig" contest, which challenged students pursuing technical courses of study to use retaining rings in original product designs. The contest was held in affiliation with ATMAE, the Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering.
The winners were as follows:
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Winning Design: M1A2 Abrams Tank Tin Toy |
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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 web site. There were five required retaining rings that featured special characteristics like reducing vibration and gripping a shaft/bore without a groove.
Cash prizes will be awarded as follows: 1st place: $750 (USD) to each team member; 2nd place: $500 (USD) to each team member; 3rd place: $250 (USD) to each team member. Rotor Clip is also hosting the 1st place team at their Somerset, NJ Headquarters where the team will have the chance to tour our facilities and meet the contest judges. Additionally, the team will be present at Rotor Clip's booth at this year's Atlantic Design and Manufacturing Show - New York in June to show and discuss their design with visitors. |
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