New Product Design Competition Hall of Fame
1974-2005

Listed below are those products that were awarded top honors, the Structural Plastics Conference Award, presented to the most innovative entry overall in the New Product Design Competition. 

YEAR

PRODUCT

DESIGNER

MOLDMAKER

MANUFACTURER

PROCESS

2006

The Cottage - Children's Playhouse

Michael Greene

Impact Tool

Thinking Outside

Low Pressure Structural Foam

2005

AED Pro

2011 Medical

MSI Moldbuilder

2011 Medical

Gas Injection Molding

2004

Cowl Assembly for a Supercharged-Four Stroke Marine Outboard Engine

Mercury Marine

CDM Tool & Mfg. Co.

Mercury Marine

Injection Molding

2003

Injection Molded Aircraft Canopy

EnviroTech Molded Products

EnviroTech Molded Products

N/a

Bulk Injection Molding

2002

The Cachet Chair

 

Morton Custom Plastics

Steelcase Inc.

Gas Injection Molding

2001

Gemini Smooth Wall Container

ARCA Systems

MSI Mold Builders

ARCA Systems

Low Pressure Structural Foam

2000

Structural Road Mat

The LOMA Co.

F.G.L. Precision Works, Ltd

Pressing System, Inc.

Compression Molding

1999

All Plastic Stop Sign

 

Hallmark Technologies

ALL Sign Products

Gas Injection Molding

Sequential, 2-color injection molding

In-Mold film application

Ultrasonic welding

Insert Molding (nut)

1998

Digital Copier

Ted Kellogg and Keith Pritchard, Xerox

MSI Moldbuilders

Mack Molding Co.

Low Pressure Structural Foam

Injection Molding

1997

Freightliner Century Class Instrument Panel

Freightliner Corporation

Delta Tooling Company

Consolidated Metco

Low Pressure Structural Foam

Counterpressure Structural Foam

Injection Molding

Gas-Assist

1996

Z-700 Ultra-Light Advanced Composite Folding Wheelchair

Genesis Composites, L.C.

Zero Gravity Medical

Zero Gravity Medical

Injection Molding

1995

Ektachem 950IRC Analyzer

Johnson & Johnson Clinical Diagnostics

 

Johnson & Johnson Clinical Diagnostics

Low Pressure Structural Foam

Extrusion Blow Molding

Injection Molding

Thermoforming

1994

Universal Enclosure System

Johnson Controls

Digital Controls

Delta Mold

Johnson Controls, Inc.

High Pressure Structural Foam

1993

IC Bicycle Wheel

Innovations in Composites, Inc.

Co-Mack Technology, Inc.

Handy & Harman Automotive Group

Lost Core Injection Molding

1992

Cleaning/Fluid Dispenser

Flambeau Corporation

Minco Tool & Mold, Inc.

Mack Molding Co. Inc.

Low Pressure Structural Foam

Gas Counter Pressure

Thin Wall Structural Foam

Injection Molding

1991

Copier/Duplicator

Eastman Kodak

Mack Molding Co. , Inc.

     

1990

Digital HVAC Building Controller

Johnson Controls GVO, Inc.

Model Die & Mold, Inc.

Fame Plastics

Low Pressure Structural Foam

1989

Create-A-Print Enlargement Center

Eastman Kodak Co.

Delta Mold, Inc.

Mack Molding Co., Inc.

Low Pressure Structural Foam

1988

Kodak Mini-Lab

Eastman Kodak Co.

Delta Mold, Inc.

Mack Molding Co., Inc.

Low Pressure Structural Foam Extrusion Blow Molding

Injection Molding

1987

IBM PS/2

IBM Corporation

Delta Mold, Inc.

Fame Plastics, Inc.

Thin Wall Structural Foam

1986

Kodak Starvue II

Eastman Kodak Co.

Plastek Corporation

Plastek Corporation

Reaction Injection Molding

1985

Voting Booth

Veeder Root

Hanson Pattern

Quality Tool & Die

Delta Mold, Inc.

Southeastern Kusan, Inc.

Low Pressure Structural Foam

1984

M4115B Rollabout

Textronix, Inc.

Rapid Die & Engineering

Cashiers Plastic           

Low Pressure Structural Foam

1983

Interact Computer Central Work Station

Integraph

WX Industries

Cavalier Tool & Die

North American Reiss Corporation

Low Pressure Structural Foam

1982

Main Frame

Perkin Elmer

Hanson Tool & Pattern

S.E. Kusan

Low Pressure Structural Foam

1981

Wangwriter

Wang Laboratories

Hanson Tool & Pattern

Polystructures, Inc.

Low Pressure Structural Foam

1980

Mini-Computer

Burroughs Corporation

International Tools, Ltd.

Ex-Cell-O Corporation

Low Pressure Structural Foam

1979

Professional Loud Speaker System

Bose Corporation

Gauer Mold & Machine Company

North American Reiss Corporation

Low Pressure Structural Foam

1978

Bus Seat

Grumman Corporation

Gauer Mold & Machine Company

Amoco Engineered Products

Low Pressure Structural Foam

1977

Repeater Cover

Western Electric

Springfield Mold

Kaiser Haskon

Low Pressure Structural Foam

1976

Unicell

Monitor Molded Plastics

Springfield Mold

Monitor Molded Plastics

Low Pressure Structural Foam

1975

Autoanalyzer

   

Calfoam

Reaction Injection Molding

1974

Wurlitzer Organ

Wurlitzer Organ

 

Amoco

Low Pressure Structural Foam

 

 

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