JUDGING CRITERIA
Winning entries will be those that demonstrate the benefits of aluminum extrusions, whether by inventing a new product or improving an existing one, by achieving the following objectives:

Creativity: innovative design, new application capability, methods to meet a new design challenge
Practicality: ease of fabrication and assembly, cost-effectiveness
Process improvement: customization or improvement of extrusion processes, close tolerances
Market Potential: design marketability and likelihood of market success.

See Past Design Competition Winners

CASH PRIZES

The entry that best meets the judging criteria will be awarded first place in its category. However, if any category yields no entries deemed by the judges to address adequately the competition's criteria, a prize will not be awarded in that category.

First place for each of the three categories is $2,500.

Grand prize will be awarded to the best entry across all categories and classes in the amount of $5,000.

Cash prizes are once again sponsored by Hydro Aluminum North America. In addition to the winning categories above, Hydro also sponsors student scholarships including the Hydro Sustainable Design Award presented to the student whose design best demonstrates its benefit to society and the environment. See student section for details.

ENTRY CATEGORIES

These are just a few of the possible applications for aluminum profiles.  Submit your own design or prototype—it will be considered.

Office component systems Exhibit display booths Furniture Architectural facades, w indows Bridges & bridge decking Modular building systems Satellite components
	Photo courtesy of Classic Exhibits.

Bicycles, sporting goods, recreational equipment Ladders, scaffolds Lighting, lighting tracks Appliances, other durable household goods Scientific, agricultural, industrial, mining equipment Machine components Electrical & thermal components

Auto chassis & space frames, motorcycle frames & components, seat runners, roog rack rails, steering columns, door handles, radiator frames Truck grills, trailer frames, flooring, cross members Rail car frames & components Airplane wings, seat tracks, window grames, handrails, landing gear Space vehicle components Boat hulls, crossbars, support bars, door & hatch cover trim, tracks & rub rails
	Photo courtesy of Classic Trailers, Inc.	Photo courtesy of Aluminum Chambered Boats, Inc.

Individual designers or companies are eligible to enter the Design Competition. Submit your ideas for how to achieve weight savings, safety improvements, or improved performance through the use of aluminum extrusions! 

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