Heqiu Liu, design engineer at Continental Machines, Inc.—manufacturer of DoALL Sawing Products metal cutting band saws—was recently featured in two of his alma mater’s publications, St. Cloud State TODAY and St. Cloud State Outlook Magazine.

The articles detail Liu’s role in designing the complex indexing table for the DoALL HS-8484, an 18-foot band saw that rotates, tilts, and cuts steel belted tires up to 14 feet in diameter and weighing up to 20,000 pounds.

Liu, a 2014 magna cum laude graduate of St. Cloud State University, balances his engineering skills with photography, which earned him first place in the 2014 and 2015 St. Cloud Greater Photo Contest. In 2014, he exhibited at the Minnesota State Fair and sold his exhibit photo.

Future plans include using his technical background to capture underwater and aerial images with motion control robots, but taking those photos require expensive equipment. “Instead of spending thousands of dollars on robots, I want to design them with my friends,” he said.

Liu uses his eye for functionality and design at DoALL Sawing Products in the area of new product development.

Read the articles at St. Cloud State TODAY and Outlook Magazine.