IMI plc is serving as a Final Competition Event host. IMI will host participating teams at their facility in Rockford, Illinois on April 9-11, 2025. See below for important information and documents related to the competition. 

As innovators in motion solutions, IMI believes in fostering the next generation of engineers, designers, and technicians, and it’s hard to imagine a better way to do that than seeing the competitors’ bicycle designs tested and performed in these races. IMI welcomes teams from all over the country to this awesome event.

We are extremely excited for this event and wish all the competitors’ luck in this year's competition!

IMI plc, the specialist engineering company, designs, manufactures and services highly engineered products that control the precise movement of fluids. Its innovative technologies, built around valves and actuators, enable vital processes to operate safely, cleanly, efficiently and cost effectively.  IMI operates in five key market sectors, Industrial Automation, Process Automation, Climate Control, Life Science & Fluid Control, and Transport, all of which are benefiting from the impact of long-term global trends including climate change, urbanization, resource scarcity and an aging population. IMI’s Industrial Automation sector offers a world-class product portfolio including IMI Norgren, IMI Bimba, and IMI Bahr.  The Group employs over 12,000 people, has manufacturing facilities in more than 20 countries and operates a global service network. The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE100.

Further information is available at www.imiplc.com/industrial-automation.

Final Competition Information Packet

Event Agenda

IMI Track with Elevation

Final Presentation Template

Assessment Rubric