Highlighting some beautiful work done on our in-house Hurco CNC machining center.
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Working Together
Running Leaner
Thanks Montague Machine!
Special shout-out to Montague Machine in Turners Falls, Massachusetts (montaguemachine.com) for donating and center-boring a nice piece of cast iron for the team. We are hard at work over winter break machining this into a new sleeve for our Briggs & Stratton #smv engine. Thanks for the support!
MinuteFund is up, get involved now!
Our MinuteFund is up and running, along with a video about the team!! We are very excited about it and we hope you are too. As you may know, our team is almost entirely funded by donations. Help us represent UMass Amherst and University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Engineering at the Society of Automotive Engineers supermileage competition! To donate and/or view the video, just follow the link below. Don’t forget to share to help us get the word out!
https://minutefund.umass.edu/project/3192
SMV On The Air!
We had a great time on WMUA 91.1 FM with OLIO media yesterday! Thank you to everyone that tuned in. We’ll let you know when it’s put online!
Demo Day!
Special delivery from one of our biggest contributors, 3M
Our modified Briggs and Stratton engine on the workbench
Meet the 2016-2017 UMass SMV Team!
UMass SMV revolves around teamwork. From developing the body and engines to cleaning the shop, we work together to obtain the best results. We’re lucky to have such a great group this year!
Back row, starting on the left: Tony Hua, Nate Dagenais, Miguel Novo, David Kubai, Dillon Miller, John Burns, Blake Croteau, Nathan Malast, Mike Pereira, and our professor/team adviser Robert Daniello.
Front row, starting on the left: Derek Wegener, Sam Bernardon, Kevin Moran, Micaela Morelli, Kenny Nguyen, and our graduate TA Evan Rakusin.
Missing from this picture: Justin Barnes, Xavier Pereira, Travis Marks, and Zack Mackechnie