2007 Contest Winners
Javelin/SolidWorks "Cool" Design Awards
Javelin Technologies presents the winners of the 2007 "Cool" Design Contest. Entries were submitted from a variety of commercial and educational customers. The entries were judged based on:
- Product Functionality
- Degree of Difficulty of Design Task
- "Coolness" of the Design Contest Entry
Grand Prize Winner
Entry: 'Stic-it' Hand Held Label Applicator
Designer: Douglas F Lovegrove
Company: AG-Tronic Control Systems, Leamington, ON.
Description: Stic-it is the world's fastest hand held label applicator, capable of 8 labels/sec it will last a whole shift on one battery pack in most cases.
SolidWorks was able to meet all of AG-Tronic's design needs whether it was component, sheet metal, or surfacing the handle to contour the human hand. SolidWorks provided at least 30% time saving over the use of Autodesk® Inventor™!
Design tools: SolidWorks, SolidWorks Simulation
Runner Up
Entry: Bernu Seating
Designer: Davide Tonizzo
Company: Design D, Toronto, ON.
Description: Bernu is a collection of seating used for airports, transportation hubs, municipal buildings and outdoor public areas. It is a beam system whereby individual seats are mounted on a common beam. It is unique in that the seats can be arranged in circular grouping as well as straight side by side arrangements.
SolidWorks proved vital to its development as parts could be modeled and rapid prototyped quickly to prove out the ergonomic and mechanical characteristics.
Design tools: SolidWorks, PhotoWorks
3rd Place
Entry: Composite-Plated FPSO Superstructure
Designer: Paul Novak
Company: Intelligent Engineering, Ottawa, ON.
Description: Intelligent Engineering's SPS composite plating was targeted by UK shipbuilding giant BP. They asked Intelligent Engineering to provide a blast proof, thermally-insulative, yet lightweight accommodation block superstructure that would not add to the overall mass of the ship.
SolidWorks helped reduce Intelligent Engineering's design time by around 50% compared to using Rhino and Pro/ENGINEER; also providing an approximate design cost saving of 30%.
Design tools: SolidWorks, PhotoWorks
Honourable Mention - Machine Design
Entry: Centrifugal Pump Assembly
Designer: Bryan Januszkiewicz
Company: CPC Pumps International, Mississauga, ON.
Description: An assembly of a single stage, double suction centrifugal pump. (API BB2) This pump was designed to circulate Hydro Fluoric Acid.
SolidWorks enabled CPC Pumps to be sure their assembly would fit into an existing plant location.
Design tools: SolidWorks, PhotoWorks
Honourable Mention - Consumer Product Design
Entry: Equitrac TouchPoint Terminal
Designer: Scott Gales
Company: Gibson Product Design, Ottawa, ON.
Description: The Equitrac TouchPoint Terminal is the interface to a sophisticated system of management and security for print reproduction functions within business organizations. Users of internal print services are able to control all characteristics of their requirement, including assignment of costs. Ease of use is a critical factor, therefore the TouchPoint design features a touch screen with a supplemental physical keyboard.
SolidWorks was used at all stages of the product's development from early visualization of concept directions through to handoff for tooling of plastic parts.
Design tools: SolidWorks Professional, PhotoWorks, SolidWorks eDrawings, SolidWorks SimulationXpress
Honourable Mention - Education
Entry: Meccano Kit - Prototype Car Design
Designer: Jaedeok Cho
Company: University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), Oshawa, ON.
Description: UOIT design students were tasked with creating the ideal prototype car design from the Meccano kits limited quantity of parts.
SolidWorks software helped them to simulate gear mechanisms and demonstrate how the design worked.
Design tools: SolidWorks, SolidWorks MotionManager
