The finalists for this year’s Technology, Design and Innovation (TDI) Challenge have been announced.
The prestigious competition enables talented young people to showcase their work and helps them to understand the sophistication and dynamism of advanced manufacturing.
The competition, which has been running for over a decade, is organised by the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) to inspire future engineers in to a career in manufacturing. Two age categories exist within the competition 14-16 and 17-19, with six finalist in each age group. New for 2017 is a group category which sees two teams competing in the 17-19 age group.
Laura Pickering, MTA Education and Development Co-ordinator, said “We have seen an extremely high standard of entries in this year’s competition and I am very much looking forward to the finals day when I get to see the students and their projects.”
She continued “we hope the students taking part in the final find the TDI Challenge and inspiring day. To be chosen to participate in the final this year is a huge achievement in itself with the amount of entries we received this year and quality of work on display. With government funding being cut for Design and Technology subjects in schools we felt that it was important to make a lasting contribution to the winning school.”
Prizes are up for grabs for individual and group projects, with the winner in each category receiving an individual prize (including iPads, GoPro cameras, Minirig speakers and drones) as well as a £1000 voucher for the winning school in each category to spend on D&T equipment for the classroom.
The TDI Challenge final will take place on Wednesday 5th July at MTA members Yamakazi Mazak’s headquarters in Worcester. Students submit their GCSE, A-Level or BTEC Design and Technology Course Work Projects to be judged by a panel of experts drawn from Industry.
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For further information please contact: Thomas Lane - tlane@mta.org.uk - 020 7298 6400
And for a full list of finalist and projects submitted to the competition please see the corresponding pages of this press release
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Team Name |
School/College |
Student name |
Age Group |
Project Title |
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Kingdown School |
Jamie Easton |
14-16 |
The Ascending Chair |
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Priory Community School |
Will Bailey |
14-16 |
No Amp Speaker |
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Caistor Grammar School |
Jacob Lawson |
14-16 |
Contemporary Shoe Storage and Display System |
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Brighton College |
Dan Kimber |
14-16 |
Desk Lamp |
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The Royal Hospital School |
Peter Lawson Russell |
14-16 |
Invictus Sail |
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Sutton Grammar School for Boys |
Simon Knowles |
14-16 |
Scalextric Lap Counter and Timer |
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Highgate School |
Max Eskenazi |
17-19 |
Automated Lightbulb Failure Detection |
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Royal Grammar School Worcester |
Myles Lydon |
17-19 |
Bluetooth bike helmet indicators |
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Forest School |
Halimah Ershad |
17-19 |
High End Chick Brooder |
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Droitwich Spa High School |
Beth Martin |
17-19 |
Children’s Light for Birmingham Library |
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Ipswich School |
Sam Taylor-Jones |
17-19 |
Lifeboat Search and Rescue Drone |
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Bedford Modern School |
Hannah Cowie |
17-19 |
Activity Station for children |
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Team Unite |
Oakham School |
Jacob Hardy-King |
17-19 |
Optimizing the cooling process of alternator hubs |
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Team Unite |
Oakham School |
Daniel Timmerman |
17-19 |
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Team Josephson |
Harrow School |
Cody Kwok |
17-19 |
SonicScape (Binaural soundscapes for the blind) |
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Team Josephson |
Harrow School |
Ravi Kohli |
17-19 |
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Team Josephson |
Harrow School |
Marcus Goodman |
17-19 |