Competition Combines Education, Technology and Business to Enable Students to Demonstrate Advanced Skills in Improving Operational Efficiency
EVERETT, WA — Fluke Corporation invites students enrolled in two and four-year colleges, universities, trade/tech schools and apprenticeship programs in the United States to demonstrate their skills and innovation in the 2016 Fluke Connect Student Contest. Student teams use Fluke Connect wireless tools and software to collaborate and solve real-world operational problems. The first place team and its advisor will receive an all-expenses paid trip to visit Fluke Park for three days and two nights plus $3,500 worth of Fluke tools for the school’s department.
Last year, the team from Northwest Iowa Community College won with a project to increase maintenance efficiency in ethanol plants. “It was a good experience to get everyone to work together, to be part of a team, and meet deadlines,” said Team Member Blake Odle. “To talk in front of these higher up people in the business chain was a really good experience and something really valuable for me to take to my future career. I feel like I have a leg up on someone who has never done something like this before”