Mori Seiki has chosen the best of best - over 130 of the most inventive parts with the
most intricate cuts made of the most challenging materials were judged at IMTS 2008
for the Innovation of the Americas Contest.
Winners by category:
Aerospace:
Winner
McCauley Propeller Systems
Aluminum Propeller Hub
2nd Place
Aphelion Precision
Titanium Laser Targeting Pod
Automotive:
Winner
Marotta Con
Titanium ABS Manifold
2nd Place
Cobalt Enterprises
Stainless Steel Receptacle Hubcap
Die Mold:
Winner
Country Machine
Tile Picture of Daughter "Brooke"
2nd Place
Vector Tool & Engineering
Miniature Gasoline Engine
General, Tool and Toy:
Winner
Crabil Manufacturing
Aluminum Amp Heat Sink
2nd Place
SECO Tools
Steel Quattro Mill
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 required each entry to be processed on a CNC machine tool.
A panel of four respected industry experts judged the entries based on creativity, machining expertise and skills.
2008 Head of judging panel
Professor Kazou Yamazaki, University of California, Davis
2008 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
Thank you to all entrants for participating and making the contest a success.
Please check back for updates and announcements
on 2010’s Innovation of the Americas Contest.
