New Balance

Independent since 1906, we empower people through sport and craftsmanship to create positive change in communities around the world.

Research

Faculty Advisor: Amon Millner

Push Test- Continued Automation

As part of New Balance’s continual work to improve associates' work experience while maintaining high-quality standards, the SCOPE students will build from last year's SCOPE team to develop a highly-automated solution, creating tooling that reduces the manual tests and improves the consistency of the quality check.

Research

Faculty Advisor: Lawrence Neeley

Identifying Manufacturing Variations in Computerized Stitching

Our team worked with New Balance to investigate certain manufacturing processes for New Balance shoes at their Lawrence, MA factory.

Research

Students posing in front of project poster at Summit

Faculty Advisor: Lawrence Neeley

Push Test Automation

Our team worked to automate a physically taxing process by designing tooling that reduces the manual strain on thumbs and improves the consistency of the quality check.

Research

Faculty Advisor: Lawrence Neeley

New Balance Manufacturing Innovation

New Balance is dedicated to increasing manufacturing within the United States and building new technology into their automated manufacturing processes. The Manufacturing Innovation SCOPE team designed and prototyped solutions that automate several critical, labor-intensive steps in materials processing for shoe manufacturing. Automating these steps in the manufacturing process increase operator safety and reduce production time.

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New Balance

Push Test- Continued Automation

Identifying Manufacturing Variations in Computerized Stitching

Push Test Automation

New Balance Manufacturing Innovation

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