Event details
Date: Thursday, November 9, 2023
Location: TN MADE, 2030 Valley Vista Rd., Knoxville, TN
The purpose of this competition is to convene SEC university teams to promote advanced manufacturing education and training, learn more about CNC machining, and demonstrate each team’s capabilities. This year’s participants are:
- Mississippi State University
- Texas A&M University
- University of Florida
- University of Missouri
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2022 champion)
Event partners
The event is a partnership between the DoD Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) program, Project MFG, America’s Cutting Edge (ACE), the Southeastern Advanced Machine Tools Network (SEAMTN, “see mountain”), the ORNL Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, UT-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute (UT-ORII), the five SEC universities, MSC Industrial Supply (cutting tools), ZEISS (part measurement), and Haas (CNC milling machines).
Event agenda
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, November 8, 2023 | ||
| 3 pm | Teams arrive Teams will get acquainted with the competition site. Each team will assemble their tooling, square the vise, and familiarize themselves with the machines they have been assigned. |
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| 6 pm | Dinner (sponsored by Modern Machine Shop) | |
| Thursday, November 9, 2023 | ||
| 7:30 am | Teams arrive Teams will have orientation, review the play book, and be presented with the change order. |
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| 8:30 am | Competition begins Competition begins for all five teams. |
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| 9 am | Open house SEC Machining Competition will be opened to guests for open house. |
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| 12:30 pm | Competition ends and judging begins Competition is complete, teams have lunch (sponsored by Gene Haas Foundation), and judging begins. |
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| 1:30 pm | Judging completed | TN MADE |
| 1:45 pm | Open house ends | TN MADE |
| 2 pm | Awards ceremony | TN MADE |
| 3 pm | Adjourn | TN MADE |
2022 competition gallery
