Engineering – Internships
Many students at Benedictine have had unique and challenging internships that will pave the way for future careers in engineering. Internships provide exceptional opportunities to apply concepts learned in class to real world experience. Check out some of the students’ internship experiences below.
Ferroloy
Darren Wellbrock, ’13 Mechanical Engineering
This summer I will be working for Ferroloy. Ferroloy is a private company in Wichita, KS categorized under Gray and Ductile Iron Foundries. I will be working on engineering an automated system that moves the molds to a cart and rail system through a PLC controlled process using a belt, prox switches, limit switches, and some mechanical devices.
Also, during this past year I had an internship with Amsted RPS in Atchison, KS. Amsted RPS is the world’s leading rail fastening systems manufacturer and a leader in design and manufacturing of innovative rail products. While there I worked on creating work instructions and generating CAD models and drawings.
Landoll Corporation
Matthew Nordhus, ’15 Mechanical Engineering
My summer internship was with Landoll Corporation in Marysville, KS. Landoll is a manufacturer of trailers, agricultural equipment, forklifts, and government contracted equipment. My initial job at Landoll’s was to draw up “below the hook lifting devices” in Pro-E, a professional CAD program. These lifting devices were any sort of specially made, home-built apparatus that Landoll used for lifting their equipment. The lifting devices had to be drawn up and cataloged so that an engineer could do a hand calculation or other sort of analysis on them and certify that each one was safe. I was later asked to start testing the lifting devices instead of drawing them up. This entailed going out into the shop and enquiring about each device, coordinating the testing, finding the case of worst stress for the lifting device and overloading it, making ID tags for each device and then fixing them to the lifting device.
The most important thing I learned at Landoll’s was how crucial it is to have good communication. I spent at least half of my time out on the shop floor talking with the supervisors of each department, forklift drivers, welders and anyone who used the lifting devices. The other half I had to spend working at my desk, but much of this time was spent asking other engineers questions.
Detroit Salt Co.
Katelyn Manos, ’15 Civil Engineering
My summer internship was with Detroit Salt Company. DSC is a salt mining company that operates directly underneath Detroit. During the summer, DSC was planning to make some major adjustments to their production procedure to get the maximum product per shift. My job was primarily to analyze daily production data to identify major sources of downtime for the company. I organized the data from six months prior to when I started working with the company, using Excel to illustrate the trends I found in the data. My analysis supported the upgraded production plan, and as a result a new mill was added to the production line.
Wolf Construction Inc.
Raymond Gragg, ’14 Civil Engineering
I assist multiple project managers in estimating and job site management. I have been working for Wolf Construction Inc for three summers; next summer will be my fourth with the company. For the first two summers I worked as a laborer in the field; last summer I interned in the company office. I have gained a lot of knowledge and practical skills both in the field and the office that I think will assist me in my future career.
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