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The signature event of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the National Design Challenge was held at the National University of Sciences and Technology, NUST, Islamabad. Four teams from all over Pakistan competed to be crowned the National Champions. These four teams had earned the rights to compete at this stage of the competition by winning the rounds held at their individual chapters.

The chief guest for the competition was Dr. David Ball, Chairman Design Challenge of IMechE United Kingdom, who came all the way from UK to attend the event.

This year the students were required to construct anInternal Pipe Climbing Device.The device was to climb inside a transparent pipe of certain preset dimensions and return to the point of launch. The objective being to achieve this in the minimum time possible. The competition also had the following four phases:

• Heats

• Poster Competition

• Presentation

• Peer review

Each phase had a certain percentage allotted to it in the final score.

事件与arri开始在上午10点钟val of Dr. David Ball at the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (SMME), NUST. The guests also included four judges from different industries.

After the opening ceremony the guests had their seats and the heats started. There were three teams from NUST and one team from NED University, Karachi. Each team had to complete four heats. The best time was recorded for team “Mech Mavericks” at 3.66 seconds. The enthusiasm and zeal shown by the crowd was thrilling. They cheered every device as it made its ascend to the top of the pipe.

Up next was the poster competition. The judges and Dr. Ball visited each team’s station and inspected their devices while sharing their thoughts with the team members.





After the poster competition, the presentation phase was conducted in the conference room. All the teams aptly described their device and its features while narrating the challenges that they had to overcome in the pursuit. After the presentations, the judges and competitors were served lunch.

The closing ceremony commenced at 3 pm. Pro rector NUST was also invited as guest for the ceremony. The results of the Design Challenge were announced.

After an eventful day the final standings were announced as follows:

• 1^stPosition:TeamMech Mavericksconsisting of Mr. Hasnat Aman, Mr. Hashir Naeem, Mr. Hamza Naeem, Mr. Munim Moazzam Dar and Mr. Muhammad Ahmad Saeed
• 2^ndPosition:TeamSpadeswhich had Ms. Mahnoor Bilal, Mr. Muhammad Ali, Mr. Jawad Ali, Mr. Rizwan Farooq and Mr. Mohsin Basheer as its members

Dr. David Ball was then invited to express his feelings about the event. He praised the competitors, the event managers and said that the efforts made by IMechE Pakistan were commendable to say the least. He also explained the origins of IMechE and the Design Challenge which greatly attracted the interest of the audience.





The guests were then given special souvenirs. The event ended as the guests and Dr. Ball were invited for high tea.

Special Thanks:

我们要感谢HUBCO,能源公司n, who sponsored the whole event. Their generous contribution is yet another proof of their commitment to the betterment of the engineering profession.

HUBCO has championed the SAR program in Pakistan and has successfully implemented it in its organization. Being pioneer of the program, they want to introduce and help others in adopting it across Pakistan and for that they are already in contact with Millat Group, a manufacturing giant, and ICI Pakistan, a chemicals conglomerate.

The future is bright and we shall all keep working together to accomplish greater challenges.