Professional Experience

Summer 2018

In the summer of 2018, I was lucky to have the opportunity to work at Victaulic, a company that produces mechanical pipe couplings based on their own patented grooved pipe coupling system. I worked in the tools technology department, and spent the summer working on a number of different major projects.

My biggest project involved the development of a rolling pipe stand that worked in conjunction with a large-scale field tool for large diameter pipe. I was tasked with developing a tool stand that could handle the forces involved in the grooving and handling process of pipes between 24" and 36". The pipe stand was designed to be easily handled by a forklift, and adjusted to a range of heights in order to account for varying terrains.

I was also given the opportunity to perform experimental analysis on the RG5200i tool, Victaulic's smart grooving tool. These tools use proximity safety sensors to ensure safe operation during roll grooving process. These safety sensors were often damaged during operation by violent shaking, as well as falling pipe. To determine new mounting configurations for the sensor, accelerometers were mounted on the safety sensor in various possible mounting locations. The results of these tests were used to determine the new mounting configuration.

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