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 2-6 students to compete.
(Students must NOT be registered for the National Machining League)
Please review this season’s Playbook below for the 2025-26 season rules and eligibility requirements.
Contact Project MFG for questions about 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 multi-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 October 14, 2025, teams will receive drawings and part stock to fabricate a project at their school. Projects will be Shipped back for judging November 19, 2025. On December 12, 2025, the top 16 teams will be invited to participate in the regionals at no cost to the teams.
Regional Rounds: 16 teams will face off live at 4 regional sites over two days in late January/early February 2026. In March of 2026 the winners from each regional will be announced. Winners from each regional will move on to compete in the National Championship at no cost to the teams.
National Championship: The top 4 teams from regionals will move on to 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 video series Clash of Trades.
To be held at: TBD
The teams attending the National Championship will be announced in March, 2026.
To be held at: TBD
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.
