Electrical Engineering/Mechatronics - Development of a water quality sensor

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HBO: Electrical Engineering/Mechatronics

Development of a water quality sensor

Are you a HBO Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics student looking for an internship assignment? Do you want to show your skills and creativity by designing a sensor for use in an industrial high-speed printer? We are looking for you!

Your assignment

To increase the quality of our printers, post processing of the printed paper is crucial. To enhance the quality and adhesion of ink on the paper, we have developed a steam unit that we use for post processing. The steam is generated using demi water. However, it sometimes happens that the reservoirs for the demi water are filled with badly conditioned demi water or even tap water. Over time, this clogs the water flow causing down time for the customer.

Your assignment will be to design and develop a sensing method, based on existing technologies, that can indicate whether the water used for steam generation is of good quality. A possible direction could be measuring the conductivity of the water, but you are free to find a better sensing technology.

You will get practical experience with developing a sensor and be responsible for a working prototype. This may require some basic coding skills, which are required for a prototype. To get the job done, you get the opportunity to work with experienced people from all disciplines. For instance, we expect you to come up with a concept for mechanical and fluidic integration, for which you can get assistance from other disciplines.

Your profile

• You are currently studying Electrical Engineer or Mechatronics at higher vocational level (HBO).
• You are looking for an internship assignment to tackle a challenging design problem.
• Prior experience in (hobby) projects when it comes to working with/designing electronics, sensors and software will come in handy. This is not a prerequisite.
• You are excited about adding real value into the high-tech printers that Canon Production Printing makes.
• You are fluent in English, verbally and written. As we expect reporting to be provided in English. Dutch proficiency is a plus.

What’s in it for you?

• A challenging assignment with skilled coaching.
• Internship/graduation fee up to €450,- per month.
• Travel cost compensation if you don’t have an ‘OV-weekcard’.
• Ample growth opportunities within CPP, thanks to our diversity of disciplines which you will work with.
• The possibility to network with professionals at CPP, inside and outside your field of expertise.