Registrations Opens for 2nd Edition of Mitsubishi Electric Cup

Mitsubishi Electric India has announced that it is launching its second edition of national-level automation competition for students in India. The Mitsubishi Electric Cup has been opened its registration. Students can register themselves at http://www.mitsubishielectric.in/fa/mecup/

The maiden edition of the competition which concluded itself in February, 2016 received an overwhelming response from engineering colleges from various cities including New Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, Pune, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bangalore, Chennai and many more. The winner team ‘Inferno from Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra’ walked away with prize worth of Rs 1 lakh. The second place was taken by 'N-Dimension from Vishwakarma Institutes of Technology, Pune' who took home prizes worth Rs 75,000 and ‘“A”utomation from CVR College of Engineering, Hyderabad’ secured the third spot and received prizes worth 50,000 . All the participants were given certificates of participation

The second edition of the competition invites participation from technical institutions across the country. Students are required to integrate Mitsubishi Electric’s factory automation products (including PLC, servo, inverter and human-machine interface, etc.), build up and achieve an analogous system of intelligent manufacturing and energy saving management application, based on e&eco-f@ctory concept while taking e-f@ctory system as the trunk.

The competition aims at improving the ability of college students for engineering application, arouse their interests in learning engineering technology, build up an innovation capacity and cooperation spirit in them, as well as improve self management ability and communication skills. It is also intended to embody the "learning for practice" ideology, review students' actual manufacturing and commissioning abilities, meanwhile enhance exchange and cooperation between university and enterprise.

The theme of second edition of the Mitsubishi Electric Cup is "Intelligent Manufacturing for greener tomorrow", under which students will be asked to independently design and produce a complete set of devices / models by using Mitsubishi Electric factory automation products, the control system shall be built up based on e&eco-F@ctory concepts.

The top 35 teams need to prepare working model of various industrial manufacturing processes, energy saving solutions, smart solutions for building automation etc. Teams will be provided with technical support, training and FA equipment to make the model, on a returnable basis by Mitsubishi Electric India.  Additionally, each team will be given a financial support of Rs 7000 upon achievement of required skillset.

All the participants will be given certificates of participation and the winning team will get a prize worth of Rs 1 lakh. The runner up team will be awarded prize worth of Rs 75,000 while the team winning the third spot will be given prize worth of Rs 50, 000 and many more prizes in different categories.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Makoto Yokoyama, Director and Division Manager, Factory Automation and Industrial Division, Mitsubishi Electric India said, “The idea behind this contest is to contribute to the National Mission of Skill Development by giving a platform to the budding engineers of India.  Also, as a prominent player in Factory Automation in India, it is our duty to transfer knowledge and share information with students in the technical domain. We have kept the theme of this year's competition as 'Intelligent Manufacturing for greener tomorrow ', to encourage students to come up with ideas of technology which has an environment-saving aspect to it.”

The last date for registration and submission of proposal is September 1, 2016. The top 35 teams selected will be announced on September 15, 2016 and these teams will have to submit their intermediate reports by December 15, 2016.

The final competition will be held on February 16 to 18, 2017 at the College of Engineering, Pune (COEP).