Though the goal remains the same, it is always a unique experience at the collegiate Pumpkin Chunkin competition hosted by Rowan University ASME. Breaking down the walls built from last year’s medieval knights theme are the feisty angry birds vying to take out their green pig rivals. While it was buckets full of fun to unload our pumpkins at the king pig, there is more to Pumpkin Chunkin that just the trebuchet.
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Month: October 2017
Flowserve Tour
This past Friday, October 13, 2017 we had the Flowserve Presentation and Tour at their New Jersey Facility. It was an awesome presentation and tour – thank you so much to Glenn Beachy and Dave Hitchner for hosting us. Continue reading Flowserve Tour
Pumpkin Prep
This past week, the ASME UD Pumpkin Chunkin team kicked off our build this semester by reassembling our truss from last year, and prioritizing the additional components to design for this year’s competition. 
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Paper Lifts & Committees
This past evening, some new members of ASME UD gathered to learn more about the various committees they could get more involved in, as well as competing in a quick mini-build. An overview of the Pumpkin Chunkin & Robotics build teams was given, as well as the public relations & fun events committees. Continue reading Paper Lifts & Committees