Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Manufacturing Engineers (SME). Our student chapter also receives support from Golden Gate Chapter No. 28 in the Bay Area. SME Chapters in California(opens in new window)
What is SME?
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is the world's leading professional society supporting lifelong manufacturing education. Through its member programs, publications, expositions and professional development resources, SME promotes an increased awareness of manufacturing engineering and helps keep manufacturing professionals up to date on leading trends and technologies. Headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, SME has members in 70 countries and is supported by a network of hundreds of chapters worldwide.
National SME website(opens in new window)
What does the student chapter do?
The student chapter of SME sponsors field trips, guest speakers, and annually enters the WESTEC Manufacturing Challenge, an open-ended, creative engineering competition which is held at the WESTEC Advanced Productivity Exposition in the Los Angeles Convention Center each spring. WESTEC is North America's largest metalworking and manufacturing event. The annual competition is sponsored by SME and attracts students from universities in the western United States.
2005 WESTEC Entry Wheelchair Mechanism
SME's collegiate manufacturing competition at WESTEC (the "Manufacturing Challenge") began in 1986. Chronology of Chico's Award-winning Record
- 2012 - Aluminum Engine Block
- 2011 - Grand Prize - Composite Skateboard
- 2010 - Grand Prize - Mountain Bike Chain Guide & Bash Guard
- 2009 - Grand Prize - Machinist's Tool Chest
- 2008 - Grand Prize - Baja SAE
- 2007 - Grand Prize - Biodiesel Generator
- 2006 - Grand Prize - Transmission Adaptor
- 2005 - Grand Prize - Wheelchair
- 2003 - Grand Prize - Trail Hitch Light
- 1999 - 2nd Place - Silicon Wafer Manipulator
- 1998 - 1st Place - Pool Assisted Lift
- 1995 - 1st Place - Model Truck
- 1993 - 1st Place
- 1992 - Grand Prize
- 1991 - Grand Prize
- 1987 - 1st Place
In past years, Chico has successfully competed against teams from the following universities: Arizona State, Brigham Young University, CalPoly Pomona, CalPoly San Luis Obispo, CSU Fresno, CSU Long Beach, CSU Los Angeles, CSU Northridge, Montana State, North Dakota State, Oregon Institute of Technology, Oregon State, San Diego State, San Jose State, Texas A&M, Weber State, University of Colorado at Denver, Western Washington, as well as several community colleges.