At BoardSport Technologies Enterprise, we specialize in designing and manufacturing cutting-edge products tailored for the action sports industry. Our experienced team employs advanced design and testing methodologies to deliver exceptional performance in every product. Join us in evolving the future of sports technology.
BoardSport Technologies (BST) at Michigan Technological University is driven by a passion for action sports innovation. Our dedicated team focuses on advancing product design and performance using state-of-the-art technology and rigorous testing methods. We aim to enhance every rider's experience by improving existing products while crafting entirely new solutions. Learn more about our mission and the work we do, and how we can elevate your action sports experience.
Constantly pushing the boundaries of design to create superior products for action sports enthusiasts.
Working together with students, industry leaders, and athletes to enhance product effectiveness and user experience.
Driven by our love for action sports, we strive to build products that elevate every rider's experience.
We offer comprehensive services in product design, focusing on functionality and performance improvements for the action sports industry.
Utilizing our advanced machine shop, we create prototypes that undergo rigorous testing to ensure quality and performance.
Our students gain hands-on experience with industry-standard design software, like CAD, FEA, and CFD, ensuring precise engineering.
We use technology to analyze and validate design choices through extensive testing and performance assessments.
We believe in hands-on testing; our team actively rides the products we create to provide actionable insights for improvement.
We pride ourselves on allowing students to self-govern and apply their knowledge in ways that make them pasisonate about engineering and action sports.
BST is equipped to tackle a wide varitety of projects and encourages students to persue projects that make them excited. Michigan's U.P. and MTU attract a community that is passiontate about pushing engineering boundries and enjoying action sports. This unique combination provides the foundation for each BST project. Over BST's history students have completed countless different projects. Some of those projects are listed below.
Students in this project designed, manufactured, and tested a vehicle roof rack that will be able to secure any type of board. This was done while also competing with market standards.
This project aims to design, simulate, build, and ride a pair of performance skis made to compete with products in the high end ski market. This project uses advanced FEA simulations to esitmate performance prior to manufacturing.
The goal of this project is to design, build, and verify an advanced wakeboard. This is done Using advanced CFD simulation modeling that is pushing industry standards.
This project aimed to design and build and human powerd hydrofoil board. The foils will be designed in CAD and tested with CFD.
The goal of this project is to design and manufacture a snowbike kit that can be fitted onto a dirtbike. This kit is to be manufactured and perform within industry standards.
This project had the goal of creating and testing an electric off road cart that can be used in rain or shine and over any terrain. The unique design is designed, tested, and built by BST
BoardSport Technologies (BST) is an enterprise at Michigan Technological University focused on the design, manufacturing, and testing of products for action sports industries.
Students in BST work on projects aimed at replicating and improving existing products, focusing on performance and functionality. Examples of projects inlude: Snowboards, Skis, Wakeboards, and Skateboards.
Students gain experience with design and analysis software such as CAD, FEA, and CFD, along with hands-on manufacturing techniques in our machine shop.
Our products are tested through various methods, including practical riding and usage tests to ensure they meet performance standards.
BST welcomes students from various disciplines who are passionate about design and engineering in the action sports field. Out team has included Mechanical Engineers, Civil Engineers, and Business majors.
BST is based at Michigan Technological University. Our meetings occur at the ATDC (across from the MTU Mineral Museum)
