The Innovation of the Americas contest was established to showcase the machinist behind the most ingenious parts designed and manufactured in North, Central and South America. Open to all individuals, companies, schools and research institutes involved in metalcutting, this contest has one requirement: each entry must be processed on a CNC machine tool.
Submission Categories
Aircraft/Aerospace – Featuring innovation in aircraft and aerospace components Automotive – Featuring innovation in automotive components Die/Mold/Artistic – Featuring innovation in die, mold and artistic components General/Tool/Toy – Featuring innovation in general, tool and toy components
Judging Criteria and Panel of Judges
A panel of four respected industry experts judged the entries based on creativity and machining expertise and skills.
Head of judging panel
Professor Kazou Yamazaki, University of California, Davis
Judges
Professor David Dornfeld, University of California, Berkeley
Professor Yusaf Altintas, The University of British Columbia
Professor Joao F. G. Oliveira, Dr. Eng., Universidade de Sao Carlos
