Four teams of Kuzbass Polytechnic University made it to the finals of the CASE-IN championship

The semi-final has ended The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN". The winners of the qualifying stages took part in it, who took into account the recommendations of experts and presented their solutions on the topic of lean manufacturing in a remote format. Four student teams of Kuzbass Polytechnic University were among the best.

The Anthracite 1 team (Kirill Moskalenko, Kristina Apasova, Valeria Glinskikh, Sergey Meluzov) won in the Mining field. The final year students were solving a case study from ALROSA on reducing costs during sinking operations at the Aikhal underground mine. Their proposals include the installation of reference sensors, cameras with "machine vision" and a private converter for mine fans.

"In the semi-finals, we completely changed the format of the performance and recalculated the economic component, which bore fruit. For the next stage, the teams were asked to improve the processes of fixing underground mine workings at the same mine. At the moment, we are analyzing the initial data and looking for ways to reduce the cost of concrete shotcrete in accordance with the principles of lean manufacturing," shared team captain Kirill Moskalenko.

Students from the MILA team (Elizaveta Fil, Irina Dotsenko, Mikhail Luzin, Alyona Piven) worked on the assignment of SIBUR Holding in the direction of Petrochemistry. The guys suggested developing low-tonnage petrochemical products from those products that Kazanorgsintez already produces. They are currently working on an additional task – they are working on the concept of a dashboard for industrial training.

"By the end, we have already prepared a roadmap for the introduction of a lean manufacturing culture at SIBUR enterprises. Now we are focusing on the dashboard concept of industrial training based on digital technologies and the ESG approach, which is necessary for integrating knowledge into business processes and developing professional competencies of staff. As a result, we will calculate and evaluate the main effects of the proposed measures," said Elizaveta Fil, a third–year student, about the plans.

The NFFL team (Stepan Afonin, Mikhail Goncharov, Nikita Rusakov, Ulyana Feoktistova) participates in the Project Engineering direction and develops the concept of an engineering center for JSC NIPIGAZ. By the end, young scientists need to choose possible employee development options and introduce new tools into the project, including an R&D center, reverse engineering, machine learning elements, digital twins, and more.

"We will use the existing concept that our team has created. The final product is an application for training and professional development of employees. To do this, we will examine the existing options to identify their main advantages and disadvantages. Using new technologies, we will need a detailed training program for employees to exploit innovations, and we will try to take these features into account," explained Stepan Afonin, a second–year student at IITMA.

For many years now, the Mountain of Winds team from the Prokopiev branch of KuzSTU has been participating in the Mining Machinery and Equipment direction and has shown high results. The new team (Dmitry Komarov, Evgeny Altmaier, Elizaveta Borisova, Ilya Trezer) is determined, because the tasks are becoming more difficult every time. For ALROSA, the guys analyzed the sets of standard operating procedures during the pit stop of dump trucks at the Yubileyny quarry.

"In the qualifying stage, we proposed to introduce an intelligent diagnostic post (IDP) in conjunction with a stationary technical service point for dump trucks. The extensive functionality and assistance of artificial intelligence will optimize and automate a number of operations performed during pit stops. Now we need to try to eliminate the resulting losses during routine stationary inspections of excavators. We are in a fighting mood, we will prepare an excellent solution and defend it with dignity," said team captain Dmitry Komarov.

The final of the main season of the CASE-IN championship will be held from May 28 to May 30 in Moscow. The strongest researchers will meet at the University of Science and Technology MISIS.

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