Design Competition: 2008 Professional Winners |
![]() 2008 International Aluminum Extrusion Design CompetitionProfessional Class Winning Entries![]() Grand Prize: GO Trailer—Tom Reeder, Tom Dempsey, Kyle Mundt 1st Place Engineered Products: Gorlov Helical Turbine (GHT)—Mark Cosby Honorable Mention Engineered Products: IVS X-Ray Tube Accessory—Edwin Wood; Outdoor Electronic Equipment Enclosure—Jessica Tebbe 1st Place Structural: Aluminum Modular Bridge System—Alex de la Chevrotiere Honorable Mention Structural: Green Latch Curtainwall/Window Wall System—Christopher Trovel Transportation: Electric Motocycle Frame—Sapa Profiles, Inc. GRAND PRIZE: GO Trailer, submitted by Tom Reeder, Tom Dempsey, Kyle Mundt of Sylvan Sport The Grand Prize across all Classes with an award of $5,000 was presented to Tom Reeder, Tom Dempsey, and Kyle Mundt for their design of an adventure sport convertible trailer/camper, entitled the GO Trailer. The GO Trailer is a multi-configurable trailer/camper that can be used to haul anything from kayaking, motocross and bicycling equipment to home improvement materials. "This utility trailer has multiple uses and is just a great application of aluminum," said competition judge John Funai of Werner Extrusions of Lake Forest, Illinois. "Being only 800 pounds, just about any automobile can pull it and will most likely save on fuel cost compared to a standard steel trailer." The use of aluminum makes the GO lightweight, durable, 100-percent recyclable, and allowed for the incorporation of features that created flexibility in the design.
![]() The winner in the Engineered Products Category was Mark Cosby of Lucid Energy Technologies, LLC for his Gorlov Helical Turbine (GHT) design. This hydrokinetic electricity generation device is another example of how aluminum is an exceptionally superior material to use in green products. The GHT has the ability to provide electrical power to remote areas around the world, so long as there is a moving water way. This free-flow turbine is self-starting, which reduces the need for starting motors, light-weight, rust-proof, and 100-percent recyclable. ![]() Mounting ring for mounting various accessories, including a laser centering device and filter changer. Enclosure for electronic equipment that must withstand extreme temperatures, rain, humidity, and sun exposure; design replaces die cast enclosure. FIRST PLACE Structural: Aluminum Modular Bridge System, submitted by Alex de la Chevrotiere of Maadigroup The winner in the Structural Category was Alex de la Chevrotiere of MAADI Group for his Aluminum Modular Bridge System design. This design has the potential to be used in golf courses, trails, wetlands, and numerous other places as an environmentally friendly walkway. It could also be used as a skyway or a prefabricated walkway designed to be added onto existing bridges in order to provide pedestrians access without narrowing traffic lane size.
![]() Energy-efficient curtainwall/window wall system. Click on image at left for full size. FIRST PLACE Transportation: Electric Motorcycle Frame, submitted by Randy Johnson of Sapa Profiles, Inc. ![]() ![]() |
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