Examples of Past Projects
Examples of Student Projects
Our students benefit from capstone projects to apply technical skills and hone soft skills. They help industrial sponsors solve real problems and make connections to jump start their careers. This is just a sampling of past projects.
Fall 2025
Circle Beverage: Shutdown Preparation
Wabash: Components Labor Reduction
Spring 2025
Applied Fabricators; Sheet Metal Count
Applied Fabricators: Production Scheduler
Fall 2024
American Gypsum: Truck Loading & Traffic Flow Optimization
Central Plains Cement Company: Stockpile Management
Endress+Hauser: Value Stream Mapping for Low-Volume, HighVariety Pressure Manufacturing
Overton and Sons Tool & Die Company: Production Barcoding and Scanning Project
Purdue's Build @ Scale Lab: Lights-Out Coaster Manufacturing
Republic Paperboard: New Layout Design and Capacity Analysis for Paper Tube Manufacturing
Wabash: Labor Utilization Study
Wabash: Line 2 Complexity Reduction
Spring 2023
Acuity Brands – Digital Transformation Analysis
AFAB: Gutter Bracket In-House Powder Coating
AFAB: Outbound Metal Slitting Automation
Caddy Car Wash: Automation for Arcamed
Gared Performance Sports – New Facility Design & Work Process Improvement
Goodwill Commercial Services: Warehouse Layout Design and Process Improvement
Hupp Aerospace: Increase Capacity with Floor Layout and Lean Workflow
Fall 2023
AFAB: Production Scheduling & Monitoring System
Applied Fabricators: Finished Material Crating Process
CALUMET - Packaging Optimization
Crane Equipment & Services: Manufacturing Plant Design and Layout
SEL: Model and Balance Recloser Control Production Lines
Wabash: Quality Assurance Project on DuraPlates
Wabash: Value Stream Medium Duty Line Standardization
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