Manufacturing Prototype
Description
Participants design, fabricate, and use Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) to create a product that addresses the annual theme. A documentation portfolio and the completed product prototype are submitted for evaluation. Semifinalists give a product “sales pitch” and demonstration.
2023-24 Theme
Create an item that could be used to represent a TSA state delegation at a trade show. It could be a giveaway or a tabletop promotional item.
Gig Harbor HS, 2023 1st Place
Event Deadlines
January 11, 2024
Students will submit a pdf file including the following:
Description of item and it’s usage.
Sketches and/or photos of the prototype
March 2024
Students submit portfolio and prototype on Wednesday evening.
Semifinalist list will post on Friday late morning. Semifinalist teams will give “sales pitch” presentation to judges right after lunch.
Washington TSA Rules
To compete, students must belong to an affiliated TSA chapter, register for competition by December 15, 2023, and pay the $30 competition fee. Participants must also meet the January 11 event deadlines (see above) to “qualify” for the Washington TSA State Conference in March.
To compete at the WTSA State Conference, students must have been registered in December, met the Jan. 11 deadline, and then register in February for the State Conference ($420/$500 per student package price (4 or 2 students per room)).
At the state level, 3 teams may compete from each chapter.
Additional Information
Event Coordinator: Geoff Anderson, geoffanderson@selahschools.org
Event Manager: Kari Potter, kpotter@washingtontsa.org