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Recently, The Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) in Mexico has launched the Tec21 Educational Model. It is a flexible model in its curriculum that promotes student participation in challenging and interactive learning experiences. At the undergraduate level, one of the central scopes of this model is addressing challenges by the student, to develop disciplinary and cross-disciplinary skills. Two institutional strategies have been implemented to reach the ultimate goal of the ITESM, to work in all careers under the Challenge Based Learning (CBL) system: the innovation week (i-week) and the innovation semester (i-semester). Here we report on the results of four i-week and one i-semester models implemented in 2016. The i-semester was carried out in conjunction with a training partner, the worldwide leader Pharmaceutical Company Boehringer Ingelheim. Thirteen Sustainable Development Engineering career students were immersed for a 14 week period into the strategies to solve real-life challenges in order to develop the contents of four different courses. Six teachers of the academic institution and four engineers from the Boehringer plant served as mentors. Continuous evaluations were carried out throughout the abilities examination and partial and final examinations were performed by both experts, from the company and from the University.

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In the present, the technology related to the microlmeso manufacturing is promising as a key enabling technology for maximizing high value manufacturing. This paper addresses a new methodology to design reconfigurable microlmesoscale CNC machine tools in the integrated product, process, and manufacturing system development context. This is followed by a description ofthe design of a reconfigurable two-axis first-generation test bed CNC micromachine tool that was developed to assess the feasibility of the new design method. The test bed utilizes a high-speed miniature spindle that is required to obtain appropriate cutting velocities for the efficient cutting of metals, use micro-actuators for the axis movements and open-architecture controllers, in order to guarantee the reconfigurability properties of the micromachine. Results indicate the new methodology enhances the design of reconfigurable microlmesoscale CNC machine tools in the integrated product, process, and manufacturing system development context, following the prescriptive models of design.