Registration is FREE! There is no cost to schools or students!
All necessary materials will be provided by Project MFG.
Schools may register 1 team of 3-6 students to compete.
(Students must NOT be registered for the National Machining League)
Contact Project MFG for information on the 2025-26 season!
email: competitions@projectmfg.com
The Advanced Manufacturing Competition series is a team competition testing a combination of integrated manufacturing processes that may include 5-axis CNC/Machining, Additive, and Metrology. Competitors should expect to experience and manage real world situations such as change orders, project delays, & time management challenges.
Interdisciplinary teams compete in a two-day challenge to create a product to required specifications. For the National Championship, four of the most skilled student teams in the trades come together for the advanced manufacturing competition for the title of Project MFG National Champion and the $100,000 prize. The competition is designed to reflect the advanced manufacturing workplace and requires the production of a final product.
Project MFG Competitions are based on the design, manufacturing, assembly, and testing of a “product” by teams of multi-disciplinary specialists. It is a tournament-style event in which teams of students compete against one another to complete a trade project.
The Advanced Manufacturing Competition Playbook
outlines the following:
Qualifying Round: Starting in October 2024, teams will receive drawings and part stock to fabricate a project at their school. Projects will be submitted and judged in January 2025. Top qualifiers are invited to the regional round competition at no cost to the teams.
Regional Rounds: 16 teams will face off live at regional sites over two days in March/April 2025. Projects will be submitted and judged in April 2025. The top 4 teams will be invited to participate in the National Championship at no cost to the teams.
National Championship: Teams will compete live at the National Championship site over four days. The winning team is eligible to win the $100,000 top prize! The National Championship will be filmed for our reality series Clash of Trades.
To be held at Ozark Technical College in Springfield, MO
Central Regional Teams:
• Webster High School
• Autry Technology Center
• Southwestern Illinois College
To be held at Cape Fear Community College in Castle Hayne, NC
Eastern Regional Teams:
• Suncoast Technical College
• Bucks County Technical High School
• Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
• Central Alabama Community College
• Kevin Dukes Career & Innovation Academy
• Tennessee College of Applied Technology Dickson-Clarksville Campus
• Wallace State Community College
To be held at Bridgerland Technical College in Logan, UT.
Western Regional Teams:
• Gallatin College Montana State University
• Great Basin College
• Yuba College Manufacturing
• Minnesota State College Southeast
• Calhoun Community College
• Everett Community College
From the 16 teams competing in Regionals 4 teams will move on to the National “Clash of Trades” Championship in June:
• Team 1 – TBD
• Team 2 – TBD
• Team 3 – TBD
• Team 4 – TBD
Teams to be announced end of April
To be held at Southwestern Illinois College
If you have any questions email competitions@projectmfg.com
or call (816) 200-2610 during regular business hours of 8:00am-5:00pm U.S. central time.
