International Final

Team 14 - Edith Cowan University Team Photo

Warman Design and Build Competition

Treasured by universities and students alike since its inception in 1988, the Warman Design and Build competition has allowed leading Universities to take engineering out of the classroom and into practice, allowing bright-minded students to create unique engineering solutions to help save the fictional planet of Gondwana.

The Competition is sponsored by Weir Minerals Australia Ltd (formerly known as Warman International) and is coordinated by the National Committee on Engineering Design (NCED) of Engineers Australia, affiliated with the Mechanical College.

The Warman Design and Build Competition challenges students to push the boundaries of Mechanical Engineering by developing practical solutions to theoretical problems.

The 35th Warman Design and Build competition was held virtually on 8 and 9 October 2022.

2022 Warman Design and Build Competition International Final winners:

First Prize: Deakin University
Second Prize: RMIT University
Third Prize: Monash University – Clayton Campus
Weir Judges Award: University of Newcastle
NCED “Best Design” Award: University of Canterbury

2022 Finalists

UNSW Canberra at ADFA, ACT
Griffith University Gold Coast campus, QLD
Griffith University Nathan campus, QLD
University of Technology, Sydney, NSW
University of Newcastle, NSW
Flinders University, SA
University of Adelaide, SA
University of South Australia (UniSA), SA
RMIT University, VIC
Deakin University, VIC
Monash University – Clayton Campus, VIC
University of Western Australia, WA
Monash University – Malaysia
University of Canterbury, New Zealand
University of Auckland, New Zealand

The winning teams from the National Final 2021

In the “LIVE” Division:

1st University of Newcastle

2nd Griffith University Team 2 (Nathan Campus)

3rd Griffith University Team 1 (Gold Coast Campus)

In the “VIDEO” Division:

1st University of Canterbury (and best overall)

2nd Flinders University

3rd Edith Cowan University

Download the Final Report

The winning teams from the National Final 2019

First Place: University of Auckland

Second Place: Monash University Malaysia

Third Place: University of Canterbury

Read about the 2019 Competition

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2017 COMPETITION HEATS

Footage courtesy of UNSW Canberra

History of the National Finals

The format of the National Finals for Warman Design and Build has evolved and expanded over the years.

In the early years the National Final formed part of an engineering conference that was held each year and later, as the competition expanded, the National Final became a standalone event that was held in a different competing University each year (including in Christchurch, NZ).

In 2001 the National Final event was moved to the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. This allowed for additional components to be built into the agenda for the students competing, including a site tour of the Weir Minerals premises where they got to witness the design and manufacture of Warman® Pumps.

In 2011 the event was moved to the Australian Technology Park, where it was held up until 2016.

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