The winners of the CASE-IN championship – about innovative solutions and secrets of success

Season XII The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" with the support of the presidential platform "Russia – the land of opportunities" It's in full swing. Thousands of schoolchildren, students and young professionals are solving engineering cases related to the implementation of the principles of careful and efficient production gain practical experience and take an important step towards starting or developing a career.

The participants of 2024 undoubtedly dream of repeating the path of the winners and prize-winners of last season, who not only received additional points for the Unified State Exam, paid internships with the possibility of subsequent employment and career opportunities. First of all, they learned to be professionals and wrote their names in the history of Russia's largest youth engineering community.

One of them is a student of the National Research University "MEI" Egor Sergeev, who in the XI season became the bronze medalist of the Autumn Cup in the industry-wide field. Together with the 4 Volt team, he developed measures on behalf of ALROSA to minimize the risks in the field of industrial safety for one of the company's enterprises.

"Participation in the championship taught me how to find and analyze optimal solutions for various engineering tasks, improved communication skills, collaboration, assignment of responsibilities and public speaking", — Egor Sergeev spoke about the advantages of the championship.

Two-time winner of the "CASE-IN" in the field of "Mining machinery and equipment", a student of the Kuzbass State Technical University named after T.F. Gorbachev Anastasia Sokhoreva He believes that full and comprehensive immersion in the topic of the case, a cohesive team and support from a mentor made it possible to achieve success at the championship.

 "The essence of our solution is to transfer most of the duties of inspecting heavy trucks from mechanics to artificial intelligence, as well as making predictions about the near failure., — Anastasia Sokhoreva, captain of the Mountain of Winds team, talks about the development. –  We also propose to organize a place for mobile inspection and maintenance of dump trucks, in which you can install a modular hangar and a diagnostic post, which will help improve working conditions for staff, as well as reduce physical exertion. The information accumulated in the database on the diagnostic and operational parameters of the machines and the reduction of the load on humans will not only reduce the time for repairs and shift maintenance, but also increase the production capacity of the enterprise."

According to Anastasia, the level of the finalist teams is getting stronger every year. "The championship final impressed us with the large number of talented participants not only in the Student League, but also among schoolchildren, — Anastasia Sokhoreva admits. – At the "CASE-IN" we were able to develop non-standard and analytical thinking, improve professional competencies, learn how to comprehensively approach the solution of problems and find different options in the shortest possible time. We are also learning to work more productively as a team with each championship, and at the moment we can proudly call ourselves a full-fledged "case family".

The bronze medal in the same direction was won by the team of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia "Mountain Alliance". Team Captain Karim Togola He noted that the students at the championship learned how to work together, think outside the box and find optimal solutions in a short time.

At the request of ALROSA, students from Moscow had to develop measures that would reduce the maintenance time of self-propelled vehicles and increase the efficiency of the repair staff.

 "We presented a comprehensive solution to accelerate the maintenance of dump trucks during a shift inspection and optimize the work of repair personnel., — Karim Togola shared the nuances of the development., —It was proposed to introduce a quick refueling system, an automatic central lubrication system, robotization of dump trucks and AR technologies. Thanks to this, we plan to achieve the maximum reduction of time at PIT stop sites, the safe introduction of work, full control over the condition of units and transport units, and optimization in the work of the repair department. With reduced downtime, profits and mining are increasing, which means that there are more opportunities to provide various fields in our country, because diamonds are required in jewelry, construction, medicine, space and nuclear programs."

Student of Tyumen Industrial University Andrey Bursov and his teammates were freshmen in 2023, which did not prevent them from becoming bronze medalists in the field of Petrochemistry. Andrey believes that the CASE-IN championship allowed them to master their professional skills and strengthen their personal competencies.

"First of all, it is the experience of working in a stressful situation, mastering the material at an accelerated pace, the ability to find optimal solutions to the task and overcome emerging conflicts within the team., — emphasized the captain of the Invertum team Andrey Bursov. – The "CASE-IN" allows you to apply theoretical knowledge in practice, which will help future engineers to integrate into the workflow faster, as well as participate efficiently in the development and operation of equipment."

Future specialists of the petrochemical industry of the Tyumen Region, at the initiative of SIBUR, engaged in the development of Kazanorgsintez, the only polycarbonate manufacturer in Russia, and developed solutions aimed at improving the efficiency of polycarbonate production.

 "In the future, we plan to work in a company where we can fully realize ourselves. Our profile is Chemical Technology, so we would like to solve problems related to our profession at the workplace, delve into technological processes and equipment, and solve production problems." – Andrey Bursov shared his plans.

To repeat the success of last year's winners, the participants of the XII season of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" need to complete a grueling marathon to solve cases and reach a new level of their professional and personal development. The most motivated and ambitious ones will definitely be appreciated and will be able to take a big step towards a successful career.

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