The Project
 The Manufacturing Team Challenge was designed to focus on the importance of
teamwork and the whole team dynamics that a real-life working situation involves.
The challenge highlights the matching of individual’s skills within
the team, as well as developing ‘soft skills’ such as communication,
teamwork and problem solving to complete the exercise to various criteria.
The competition places equal importance on both skill sets and shows MTC
is a multi-faceted skill challenge that results in highly productive team
players.
Each competitor is required to be able to:
Effectively manage a team for optimum performance
Analyse and control production costs within set guidelines
Organise skill improvement through training sessions
Design any jigs fixtures and processes to complete the allotted task(s)
Machine the designated part(s), jigs, and/or fixtures using conventional
or CNC methods to the required tolerances
Carry out assembly of any designated components using automated methods
Utilise modern problem solving techniques in achieving the desired result
Compile a dossier of the complete process
Join processes
The challenge is conducted over 4 days during the WorldSkills International
Competition. The 2007 competition will be held on 15th-18th November in Shizuoka,
Japan.
 There are several segments to the competition that occur before the event
in Japan, which generally begin 12 months prior to the WorldSkills competition.
The preparation for the competition covers both the practical and theoretical
side of the competition, such as the design of all process parts in the competition,
manufacture and assembly of these parts, optimisation of the project to reduce
costs and cycle times and document the entire process. The theoretical preparation
involves development of CAD drawing skills, running of machinery to be used
at the competition site and a good knowledge of robotics as required by the
project.
 The MTC competition is a time-consuming 12 months for all competitors, but
ultimately results in highly-skilled young people prepared for the real-world
situations that the workforce provides.
Watch the video
from one of the earlier MTC competitions, previously called the Integrated
Manufacturing Challenge.
View the video clip here.
Images from WorldSkills Helsinki 2005 |
