Emhart to Host Second Design Contest

Jason Sandefur

Emhart Teknologies announced that its second annual �Create the Future� contest will be held from Sept. 2 through Nov. 14, 2003. \
�The first design contest was extremely rewarding for us as an engineering-driven company,� stated CEO Paul Gustafson. �Based on the overwhelming success of the first contest, we decided to make it an annual event.�
Emhart received more than 1,100 entries from engineers, students, academics and the general public during the first national product design competition. Frederick Vreeman of Orlando, FL, was awarded a Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle for his low-friction rotary pinion gear-set design.
The contest has three categories: everyday products, safety and transportation. Top prize is $20,000 cash or a new Prius. Other prizes include a Segway Transporter or enrollment for two at the U.S. Space Camp program.
New Haven, CT-based Emhart is a Black & Decker company that designs assembly technologies. For contest information, visit emhart.com. �2003 FastenerNews.com