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Todd Lainhart Named Finalist in National MFGEN Competition

Todd Lainhart has been selected as one of eight finalists for the esteemed ASME/SME Student Manufacturing Design Competition, to be held at the 2025 NAMRC/MSEC Conference. As part of this honor, he has also been awarded the NSF Travel Award to support his participation. Lainhart will present his research on friction stir lap welds made at 10 meters per minute, showcasing weld characterizations from both nominal parameters and a range of process variations resulting in fully consolidated welds. His presentation will take place on June 24th. Finalists are competing for a top prize of $1,000. Congratulations and Good Luck!!
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Y Magazine

Toyota expected small improvements. BYU delivered a breakthrough. Yuri Hovanski and student Damon Gale visited a Toyota plant hoping to cut welding energy in half. Read what they discovered. Find out how BYU research is reshaping auto manufacturing and sustainability.
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MFGEN Student in the Y News

Rebecca Frei, one of our graduating MFGEN students, was featured in Y-News! Check it out!
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New Sign

The Manufacturing Engineering / CTB Advisement team is proud to unveil our stunning new sign. Designed and created by Sam Ellis and Clint Bybee, this one-of-a-kind piece beautifully captures the skills and innovation we strive for in our department. Thank you both for your hard work – we absolutely love it!
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TMS Conference

Fourteen Manufacturing Engineering students and four professors joined several other BYU departments at the TMS Conference in Las Vegas, NV, last week, marking the largest group from BYU to attend! We are incredibly proud of how these outstanding students presented their research and represented BYU.
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3 Minute Thesis Winner

March 14, 2025 12:39 PM
Josh Sheffield wins 2nd place for his 3 minute thesis.
1 Min Read
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Faculty Position Open

March 03, 2025 11:39 AM
Interested in joining our MFGEN faculty team?
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Cobotica 2025


Brayden Salisbury, Dakota Dalley and Avery Sanford visited Monterrey Mexico for a student competition in automation and smart manufacturing, Cobatica 2025! The team finished the programming section of the competition in 2nd and placed 4th overall! Click here to see more photos and hear the post competition interview.


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Submit before you split

Beginning February 1st, if you don’t submit your timesheet by the submission deadline, your paycheck will be delayed.
This requires a few extra steps from just clocking in and out. Don’t know how? Talk to your manager.
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Check out our students in the News

The incredible research done here at BYU is making the front pages of KSL and Y news. As well as the Fox 13 News

BYU engineering students could change how cars are manufactured

https://www.ksl.com/article/51166088/byu-toyota-develop-new-welding-technique-for-minivan-sliding-doors
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