Far East residents participate in the final of the Autumn Cup of the CASE-IN Championship

Students from Vladivostok, Komsomolsk-on-Amur and Yakutsk are ready to conquer the industry community with their ideas and declare themselves to the largest industrial companies in the finals of the Autumn Cup of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN".Pacific Russia", Toross.

The X season of the championship is marked by "Industry 4.0.", it gathered 721 youth teams at the qualifying stage. Students were asked to find their own solutions to the challenges of developing digitalization and implementing information technologies at the production sites of the Student League's partners, ALROSA, SIBUR and Gazstroyprom. The top 45 teams were able to make it to the semifinals, and in the final test, almost 100 students from 24 teams will share their developments with experts.

Among the finalists is the team of the Far Eastern Federal University Liquid. Elizaveta Bukreeva (captain), Victoria Kashepa, Igor Shugailo and Alexey Shilov solved the task "Predictive diagnostics and digital twins: new opportunities for effective work" prepared by SIBUR specialists. The guys from Vladivostok have developed a solution to improve the reliability and energy efficiency of technological equipment at the company's enterprises based on Industry 4.0 technologies.

"The main idea of our project is to use unmanned vehicles to reduce production downtime through constant monitoring," Elizaveta Bukreeva reveals the details of the team development. – We proposed to design drones in such a way that in the shortest possible period of time the device could fly around the entire workshop and, accordingly, instantly detect equipment malfunctions. Our team not only coped with the direct task of the case, but was also able to find an interesting and original solution to the problem presented. We've been working on the project for a long time, and we think we've managed to surprise the experts, which is why we made it to the finals."

According to the finalists, participation in the "CASE-IN" provides students with the experience of solving engineering problems that open up a deeper understanding of the industry and its driving mechanisms. The championship is a chance for future specialists to become true professionals in their field while still a student.

The students of the Northeastern Federal University named after M. K. Ammosov from the EastStream team go to the decisive test of the season with the highest ambitions. Nikolay Ponomarev (captain), Denis Olesov, Shafi Hussein and Evgeny Grigoriev are confident that they managed to reach the finals of the championship thanks to dedication and hard work.
"Participation in the championship has improved our social skills, taught us how to work in a team and build a solution strategy," said Nikolai Ponomarev, a student leader from Yakutsk. "This is a great chance to prove yourself, unleash your capabilities and skills, and expand your professional knowledge."
In the semi-finals, the guys solved the case from ALROSA "Digital Industry: managing the raw material base of a mining enterprise." They got acquainted with the technology of mining and processing diamond-bearing ore, analyzed the initial data and the main stages of the company's technological processes for the presence of Industry 4.0 elements, proposed solutions to modernize the company's dispatching system, and also found ways to optimize the quality of ore raw materials supplied to the factory.
"The essence of our solution is to build a digital twin, with which we can monitor technological parameters and change them for optimal operation. It will also provide an opportunity to test engineering solutions without risks and production shutdowns. Thanks to the introduction of Industry 4.0 technologies, large–scale automation of production will be carried out, as a result of which we will be able to monitor all technological processes in real time and instantly respond to errors," explained Nikolay Ponomarev.

Maxim Kolesnik, Konstantin Samar and Alexander Okhotnikov, students of Komsomolsk-on-Amur State Technical University, joined the DB team to solve the task set by Gazstroyprom. Komsomol members optimized labor and material resources at the company's construction site and developed the concept of a system for industrial and vocational training in order to develop and manage the professional competencies of the staff.
In the final of the Autumn CASE-IN Cup, students will be asked by ALROSA (PJSC) to propose a solution to optimize the operation of the Almazny mine based on Industry 4.0 technologies.

The champions and prize-winners will receive internships in leading Russian industrial companies with the possibility of further employment. The winners will also receive privileges upon admission to postgraduate and master's degree programs at partner universities of the championship and will be able to travel within the framework of the ANO "Russia – the land of Opportunities" project "More than a journey".

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