Senior Niner Engineers Solve Bosch Packaging Challenge

When fall 2024 arrived at UNC Charlotte, five senior Niner Engineers didn’t just get a textbook assignment — they were handed an actual production problem by Bosch Power Tools. The challenge: design a new system to reduce quality defects and ergonomic risks in a packaging process at the company’s Lincolnton, North Carolina, plant. Through the two-semester program with industry partner Bosch Power Tools, the multidisciplinary team of Niner Engineers designed a solution that minimized the source of quality defects and ergonomic issues, resulting in a system that was both more efficient and safer. This project won first place for the Best Project competition at the May 2025 Engineering Senior Design Expo.