Mitsubishi Electric National Level Automation Competition For Students 2015

Organization : Mitsubishi Electric India Pvt. Limited
Competition Name : National Level Automation Competition For Students 2015
Applicable For : Any team belonging to the relevant Engineering/Technical/Science background

Website : http://www.mitsubishielectric.in/fa/mecup/
Registration Form : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/4483-RegistrationForm.pdf
Rules : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/4483-BOOK-2016.pdf

National Level Automation Competition For Students 2015 :

Mitsubishi Electric is a leading global manufacturer in automation industry and provides high-performance automation products and technical services for customers of various industries from all over the world. It is one of the international brands which is present in India for a long time.

Update:

Mitsubishi Electric Factory Automation Competition : www.contest.net.in/19068.html

Prizes :

All the teams will be given certificate of participation from Mitsubishi Electric India. All selected teams will be given a chance to visit our factory in Pune and get a glimpse of the automation world. Along with certificate, the following prizes will be awarded
** Winning team Prize worth of INR 1,00,000 & Winner Trophy
** Runner-up Prize worth of INR 75,000 & Runner up Trophy
** Third place Prize worth of INR 50,000 & Trophy

There are many other prizes to be won in various categories including Most Innovative Model, Most Energy Efficient Model etc.

Rules & Regulations :

** Only one Registration (one team) per institute is allowed.
** Once the team is registered then alteration of team members is not allowed.
** All the team members must be regular students of current academic year. Part-time students or evening course students are not allowed to participate in the competition.
** The selection of teams will be done by the Organising Committee and the decision made by the Organising Committee will be final and binding on all the registered teams. This decision cannot be challenged by the registered teams/institute.
** The Mitsubishi FA Components will be given to institutes on returnable basis. The Institute needs to return the components to MEI by 31st March’16. If components are required by the institute for internal presentation / demonstration then the institute will have to request the OC for the same. The OC may allow institute’s to keep the components till the period decided by the OC. The decision made by the OC will be final.
** Apart from Mitsubishi FA components as mentioned above, all the other components will have to be arranged by participating team on their own cost.
** Transportation (including transportation of Model) & Accommodation of participants at the Competition venue will be managed by the Participating Team/Institute. The OC will not be liable for any damage caused to their model during transportation.
** Participants must pay adequate attention to safety when designing and building model so that their model doesn’t harm anyone (other teams, OC, audience and so on) at the venue.
** Please attach emergency button on the model in case of any accident/unexpected event.
** Participants must not use any kind of inflammables in their designs. This is to ensure the safety of the participants, visitors, OC, judges and all concerns
** All the models that will participate in the competition must be designed and constructed by the team members only.
** Participants will arrange all the accessories own their own including air compressors if required etc.
** Participants will be given an exception in terms of maximum dimensions for their designs with prior approval of the design from the OC. The decision made by the OC will be final and binding to the participants.
** Teams will be provided with only single phase power supply at the venue. There will be no provision of three phase supply at the venue.
** The participating team will have to submit their design of models which include mechanical drawings, PLC program, simulation results if any etc. for evaluation. They also need to submit a report along with a presentation hich will describe the working of the model and innovation which is achieved. Hard copies of the above documents must be submitted to the OC as per the schedule.
** Participating teams can submit hard copies of the documents at the time of registration at the venue or even they can send the hard copies through post before they arrive at the venue. Any team failing to submit the above documents will not be able to participate in the competition. List of mandatory documents to be submitted is described in section below.
** Team members need to show their College I-cards while registering at the venue for the competition failing to which they might not be able to participate in the competition.
** All the Mitsubishi FA components must be used as per the guidelines given in the respective manuals of the components. If required the participating team can consult nearby FA centre for any technical assistance or training. List of FA centres is given below in the Contact section.
** If Mitsubishi FA component is damaged due to mishandling and improper usage, then it shall be reported to the OC immediately so that it can be repaired at Mitsubishi Electric’s FA Repair centre in Pune. Repairing from third party or local repair for this FA component is not permitted. If this hardware is found beyond repair then the participation of the team will be cancelled and all the components supplied by MEI (including the faulty component) must be returned to the OC.
** In case the participating team during the course of competition decided to quit the competition for any reason, participating team is bound to inform OC with reason and OC has the discretion to decide the cost, which shall be paid by college/Participating team for FA components along with sponsorship cost which MEI has incurred for such competition.
** The declaration form submitted at the time of Registration (on or before 15th Sept.) will be valid only for the selected teams. For all the other teams, the declaration will be void.
** During the course of the actual competition or at any phase before that, if any team is found to be using any unfair practices/methods, the team will be disqualified from the competition. Along with this, if necessary, other punitive actions/measures may be initiated against the erring team – as found viable by the Organising Committee (OC).
** Participating teams must comply with the discipline and arrangements of the OC, the words and deeds should be friendly in a civilized manner.

Last Dates :

1. Registration Form and Declaration – Hard Copy 25th Sep’15
2. Design Proposal in about 2000 words, Bill of material and Presentation – Soft Copy through e-mail 25th Sep’15
3. Intermediate Progress Report – Soft Copy through e-mail 21st Dec’15
4. Demo video of working model – Soft Copy through e-mail 5th Feb’16
5. CAD files & PLC/HMI programs – Soft Copy through e-mail Before the competition
6. Final Report – Hard Copy & Soft Copy Before the competition