Invites you to a Facility Tour:

Gerdau Ameristeel:

Facility Tour & Technical Presentation

                          

Where:             27 Main St. Selkirk, MB, R1A 2B4

When:              Starting at 12:00 PM on Friday, November 14, 2025 (During U of M Fall Term Reading Week)

Cost:               SAE Members – $7.00, Students – $5.00, Guests – $10.00 (includes lunch)

Gerdau Ameristeel

 Gerdau was founded in Brazil in 1901 and is one of the largest steel manufacturers in the world. It produces around 11.5M metric tons of steel product annually and employs over 30,000 people across 7 countries within North and South America (Canada included). Gerdau’s steel products can be found in various applications, from the elevator shafts of metropolitan skyscrapers to rail systems covering vast distances.

The Tour

 Gerdau’s Selkirk facility consists of a central mill where long steel is produced for use in the automotive and construction industries. The steel starts this production lifecycle as scrap metal, which is then melted in the ladle furnace, cast into billets, sent through the reheating furnace, rolled, and finished. This facility is unique within the province of Manitoba and is Gerdau’s most expansive facility across Canada as well, producing square, round, and flat billets, as well as track shoes and other specific products. On this tour, visitors will pass through the rolling mill and see the newly installed robotic cell within, which aids in the processing of the long steel billets.

 Please note that all attendees must provide their own safety glasses and steel-toed boots to enter the facility. Hard hats will be provided at the mill.

Registration

 Preregistration is required. Please follow this link to register electronically, or visit www.saemanitoba.org/

 Registration before 4 PM November 12th is required. This event is limited to 8 participants.

 Registration Payment is preferred in advance via eTransfer to treasurer@saemanitoba.org.

Use the following for the security question & answer:

Question: What is the name of the society?

Answer: SAEManitoba

 Note: For onsite payment only cash can be accepted.

Contact information for any issues or concerns:

email registration@saemanitoba.org

Parking

Parking is available at the front of the Gerdau campus through the main security gate. Please note that the parking lot off Sunnyside Rd. is for staff only and requires swipe card access to enter the campus – visitors should avoid that entrance.    

 

Invites you to a special event:

UMSAE Design 101

Where: Room E2-330, Price Faculty of Engineering
Engineering and Information Technology Complex
75A Chancellors Circle
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg MB, R3T 5V6 

When: Starting at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, October 29, 2025

6:00 PM – Introduction of Speaker and Presentation
7:30 PM – Meeting is adjourned

Cost: Free for all! Students, Professionals and Guests welcomed

EGM CPD: EGM members credit 1.5 Professional Development Hours for “Informal Activity”

The Presentation

This presentation will summarize decades of Lessons Learned relating to Design (and Manufacturing) for UMSAE Competition Teams.

Our Speaker

Ed Hohenberg is a professional engineer with expertise in automotive engineering, auto racing and engineering education. Ed has worked in the automotive industry as an Engine Test Engineer, Powertrain Development Engineer, Vehicle Dynamics Engineering Zone Leader, and as a Project Engineer in Advanced Product Planning, developing new and advanced vehicle technologies. While in industry, Ed was awarded patents and other industry awards for his engineering work. In 2001, Ed left industry to join the faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Red River College, where he served as an instructor, worked on automotive engineering applied research projects, and advised students on the Solar Race Car Team. Alongside his industry career and teaching career at Red River College, Ed had been a sessional lecturer for the Internal Combustion Engines and Automotive Engineering Design courses at the University of Manitoba starting in 1994, and a technical advisor to the UMSAE Formula team. In 2012, he was hired as the full time Faculty Advisor to the U of M SAE student organization, which quickly grew to 5 teams with over 300 student members, and became the largest student SAE chapter worldwide. In 2019, Ed won the prestigious SAE/SCCA Carroll Smith Mentor’s Cup for his efforts as Faculty Advisor. For over 20 years, Ed has also volunteered on the governing board of the SAE Manitoba Professional Section and is currently the Vice Chair. In his spare time, Ed has been successful in several forms of motorsports, contributed technical articles to several automotive magazines, and runs his own race engine calibration business.

Ed is an engineering graduate of the U of M, with both B.Sc. and M.Sc. Degrees. As an undergrad, Ed was a founding member of UMSAE, and established the UMSAE Formula Team. From RRC, Ed also has a Certificate in Adult Education.

Registration

Preregistration is not required for this event.

Parking

Parking on U of M campus is free after 4:30, except for 24 hour reserved spots.  Suggested lots are J, E and S. See U of M parking page for more details, and an interactive map: https://umanitoba.ca/parking 

invites you to a special presentation:

 Navigating the Engineering Design Process

                        

Where:               Room E2-320, Price Faculty of Engineering
Engineering and Information Technology Complex
75A Chancellors Circle
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg MB, R3T 5V6

When:                  Starting at 6:00 PM on Thursday, October 23, 2025

6:00 PM – Introduction of Speaker and Presentation
7:30 PM – Meeting is adjourned

Cost:                    Free for all! Students, Professionals and Guests welcomed

EGM CPD:        EGM members credit 1.5 Professional Development Hours for “Informal Activity”

 

The Presentation

 This presentation will provide a crash course on the non-technical aspects of the engineering design process. After this course, you will be able to employ strategies to make the most of client interactions, as well as develop strategies to recognize and mitigate potential problems in the design process.

 

Our Speaker

 David Chuang has been involved in SAE professional activities for 28 years, joining UMSAE when in first-year engineering. David graduated from the University of Manitoba in 2003 with a Mechanical Engineering degree and has been involved in various segments of mobility and manufacturing industries for over 20 years.

 

In that time David has been involved in the complete engineering design lifecycle; covering initial concept, design & prototyping, test & validation, and production. David has interacted with both internal and external clients during the design lifecycle; his past positions have covered design, manufacturing, and testing of power sports vehicles, heavy vehicle chassis, agricultural machinery, and mobile electronics.

 

David has been a part of the National Research Council Canada since 2011 as a Test & Evaluation Engineer based in Ottawa; focusing on the testing of heavy truck, bus, and light vehicle platforms in support of NRC's mobility mandate. In 2020, David transferred to Winnipeg to support the standing up of NRC’s new Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility as a mechatronics engineer; focusing on process integration and automation for additive manufacturing.

 

As an active member of SAE, David participates on several SAE Standards Committees and has recently sponsored a major revision to J1952, All-Wheel Drive Systems Classification; which was updated to include hybrid and full-electric AWD architectures and their definitions.

  

Registration

 Preregistration is not required for this event.

Parking

Parking on U of M campus is free after 4:30, except for 24 hour reserved spots.  Suggested lots are J, E and S. See U of M parking page for more details, and an interactive ma