The title might be a little clickbait but worry not, the DesiGators did indeed meet with Tutco-Farnam over Spring Break. Alex happened to be in North Carolina for Spring Break and realized that he was a mere thirty minutes away from the Tutco-Farnam production facility. Alex met with design engineer Jeremy Golden and discussed the issues the team had with the delivered heating elements.

The two had a great discussion over possible resolutions for the problem and Jeremy gave Alex some great ideas on how to achieve a tight fit with the tubing inside the heating element. The team is still hoping to work with Tutco-Farnam to resolve the heating element issue, but at the very least the visit was fun and informative!