CU ASME

ASME National is hosting a design competition:

2010 ASME Student Design Competition

EARTH SAVER: AUTONOMOUS MATERIAL SORTER

Basic Problem Description:

Recycling is a global industry accounting for more than 1.5 million jobs and $100 billion in annual revenue. As a whole, the industry currently processes more than 600 million metric tons of material annually, growing with the expansion of the global, green economy. This global expansion presents an increased need for new, efficient and cost‐effective waste material sorters. The goal of the 2010 ASME Student Design Competition is to design, build, and test an autonomous system capable of accurately sorting common recyclable materials, namely ferrous and non‐ferrous metals, plastics and glass into distinct waste containers.

Your job is to design, build, and test a system capable of rapidly and accurately sorting the four waste materials noted above into distinct waste containers. This system must operate autonomously and be capable of both material identification and waste handling. Points will be awarded based on the proper identification and handling of the waste materials, as well as the speed required to process the materials and the weight of the device.

Cornell University is looking into entering a team in this design competition.

For more information on the competition visit here and here.

If you are interested in joining, contact Aneil (ash65) or Nachi (nk242)

The Cornell chapter of ASME is currently holding two design
competitions. We are looking for a new MechE t-shirt design and for a
design for our chapter’s logo. Submissions are due by the end of
October. The t-shirt designs will be voted on at the general body
meeting following the submission deadline and the logo will be judged
by the exec board.

The design for the t-shirts are completely up to you. The only thing
we are looking for on our chapter logo is something indicating that it
is the Cornell chapter of ASME. The rest is up to you.

Any questions and submissions should be directed to Chris Culver at
rcc98@cornell.edu.

Additionally, check out our current t-shirts in 108 Upson!  New shirts
are available in both male and female sizes, and in new colors!