ASPE Student Challenge 2025: Musical Record Manufacturing
Manufacturing a 1-minute music record on acrylic using an air-bearing spindle and a diamond cutting tool
Register HereWorld of precision engineering and music meets at the 2025 ASPE student challenge. Using precision air-bearing spindles and diamond cutting tools, students will gain hands-on experience in cutting their own music record on acrylic. This challenge is designed to develop hands-on skills and deepen understanding in precision machining, noise damping, and precision control.
Register Here by 07-31-2025:
Students registration link can be found HERE!
Calendar:
- September 02, 2025: Challenge begins.
- October 03, 2025: ( 11:00 AM – 01:00 PM PST): Preliminary Presentation.
- October 31, 2025: ( 11:59 PM Local Time): Final Report Submission.
- November 03, 2025:( 06:00 PM – 11:59 PM Local Time): Competition at the conference.
- November 05, 2025: ( Noon – 01:30 PM Local Time): Presentations at the conference.
Sponsors:
Edge Technologies
Edge Technologies (ET) delivers the smoothest of edges without the subsurface damage caused by abrasive machining. Edge Technologies regularly produces tools that are <2 microinches (50.8 nanometer) waviness peak-to-valley, over 90 degrees of arc. Edge Technologies is providing the student challenge teams with the necessary diamond tools
ET Website
Professional Instruments
Professional Instruments Company manufactures the world’s most accurate air bearing spindles and slides for customers who require millionth-inch precision, high stiffness, and zero friction. Since 1946, we have solved our customers’ problems in manufacturing, measuring, and scientific research. Over years, PI has been providing the student challenge teams with the necessary air-bearing spindles.
PI Website
Renishaw
Renishaw is a global engineering company specializing in high-precision technology for metrology, healthcare, and additive manufacturing. They develop innovative systems that enhance precision and reliability across industries like transport, agriculture, electronics, and healthcare. With over 5,000 employees in 67 locations across 36 countries—including 3,000 in the UK focused on R&D and manufacturing—they are also leaders in metal 3D printing. Renishaw provided the team with the rotary encoders.
Renishaw Website
Become an ASPE Annual Meeting Sponsor!
Sponsorships provide exciting opportunities to engage with attendees at ASPE’s Annual Meeting, including exposure, branding, and direct interaction with students and professionals in the Precision Engineering fields.
| Benefit | 🥉 Bronze ($2000) | 🥈 Silver ($3000) | 🥇 Gold ($5000) | 💎Platinum (≥$6000) |
| Your Logo displayed and recognized in the: -ASPE’s official website -Signage At The Registration Desk And Oral Sessions -Conference Proceedings -E-newsletters And E-blast Marketing | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Address attendees at a selected time | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Interact with Student Challenge participants | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Signage at sponsored events* | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Present company’s research at kickoff | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Access student profiles & presentations | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Advertising on ASPE social media | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Complimentary conference registration | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Seat on ASPE Advisory & Marketing Committee | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Interact with ASPE leadership team | ✅ |
sponsored events* (1, 2, & 3 events max for a silver, gold, & platinum sponsor respectively)
🍽️ Wednesday Dinner 🎉 Welcome Reception 🧠 Student Challenge 🍱 Lunches ☕ Coffee Breaks
Click here to download the Sponsorship Flyer
Don Martin
📧 don@martin-mason.com
📞 612-805-0274
Seno Rekawa
📧 SBRekawa@lbl.gov
📞 510-735-6232
Byron Knapp
📧 BKnapp@airbearings.com
📞 952-933-1222
Gregor Hanes
📧 gregor.hanes@carlisleit.com
📞 715-222-3306
Sponsorship Registration
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