Selected Projects from UC s Tech Expo 2008

The local, regional and national firms that seek out, sponsor or make use of the applied-research projects created by University of Cincinnati students for their annual Tech Expo make for a diverse roster: AK Steel, Cincinnati Bell Telephone, Cincinnati Thermal Spray, Duke Energy, F&M Mafco, The Kroger Company, LexisNexis, Meritor Webco, SolidWorks, Sun Chemical and many more.

All of the above-named firms have come to UC to participate in Tech Expo set to run from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Thursday, May 22, in the Duke Energy Center, downtown. Others seeking to benefit from specific projects include the following companies sponsoring the following projects.

• An at-home paper recycling machine sponsored by International Paper of Tennessee.

• An automated spindle washer to clean 38,000-pound steel mill couplings, sponsored by Xtek Incorporated of Sharonville, Ohio.

• A device that pulls multiple bullets at a time and sorts the components, sponsored by BAE Systems of Fairfield, Ohio.

• An easy caulk gun sponsored by Albion Engineering Co. of New Jersey.

• A chemical test to determine the best food flavors possible for products, sponsored by Cargill Flavor System of Cincinnati.

• A new design for a machine insert to cut large swaths of a material into desired smaller strips (like band-aids), sponsored by Northpointe Custom Machine and Tooling Solutions of Hebron, Ky.

• A rear-view camera system sponsored by Nortrax (Cincinnati) and Bray Arnsperger Excavating, Inc., of Alexandria, Ky.

• A rotary-table and drilling station that will automatically assemble hex picnic table seats designed for The Plastic Lumber Company of Akron, Ohio.

• A study of bio-enzymatic floor cleaners sponsored by Procter & Gamble Company.

• A special table for viewing construction documents has been designed for HTC Products, Inc., of Michigan. A patent will be sought on the device, which is transportable, accessible and durable.

• A three-wheeled vehicle sponsored by a consortium of local and national firms including Bud Herbert Motors Inc. (with locations in Cincinnati and Harrison)  and Tuff Torq Corporation of Tennessee.

• A torque-limiting belt tensioner, for which a patent will be sought, designed to prevent excess tension on a belt-driven precision spindle, sponsored by SETCO Sales Co. of Cincinnati.

 
Other Tech Expo projects include

• A device that detects when drivers might be falling asleep and sounds an alert.

• A “Simon Says” alarm clock that requires the user to play a game of “Simon Says” to disable the alarm.

• The 2008 national BattleBot winner sponsored by a number of local firms.

UC's Tech Expo at a glance

When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Thursday, May 22, 2008

Where: Duke Energy Center, 525 Elm St., Cincinnati OH 45202

Admission: Free and open to the public

To partner with UC’s College of Applied Science, contact
Allen Arthur, Associate Dean
UC’s College of Applied Science
513-556-6580
allen.arthur@uc.edu

Other UC research partnerships:
Sandra Degen, Vice President
UC Office of Research
513-558-0026
sandra.degen@uc.edu

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