Team 16 has designed a dedicated manufacturing cell to produce the three types of reel drive shafts used in MacDon’s combine headers. The new cell features a CNC lathe capable of machining discs and shafts, as well as a ...

The design of an adjustable fire truck access ladder which has a minimized profile when stowed and can be quickly adapted for a range of custom fire truck sizes is required by the client, Fort Garry Fire Trucks. The ladder ...

The project described in this report was completed for MacDon Industries, with the objective of designing a system to generate electrical energy from the rotational energy of a combine header adapter and harness the energy ...

MacDon Industries Ltd. tasked the team with a project to improve their design for the reel locking mechanism used on their flex draper combine headers. The current design suffers from inconsistent manufacturing, difficulties ...

Boeing Canada Winnipeg (BCW) is one of the largest aerospace composite manufacturers in Canada [1], producing over 500 parts and assemblies for its parent company Boeing. BCW is currently faced with a safety issue ...

The purpose of this report is to present the completed design of a system to minimize fluid loss and setup time of the knee wear simulator test at the Orthopaedic Innovation Centre (OIC). The OIC currently experiences a ...

The main goal of this project was to develop a heating strategy for MDS AeroTest to heat their Test Stand Hoist. The design specifications were that their Test Stand Hoist needs to be operational in temperatures ...

This report marks the completion of phase one (design) of the Drive Mode Mechanism project submitted by Freedom Concepts Inc. for the MECH 4860 –Engineering Design course at the University of Manitoba. The second ...

A re-design of the thrust frame access doors at the General Electric (GE) Aviation Testing, Research, and Development Center (TRDC) facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba was completed based on client specifications and requirements. ...

The goal of this project was to design a welding fixture for MML’s modern tower foundation. This design report outlines the final design and the design process used. The process for selecting a design concept followed a ...