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NIPHLE 2010 DESIGN COMPETITION SPECIFICATIONS  

ELIGIBILITY: Participation in the NIPHLE Annual Design Competition is encouraged for all individuals or teams in government, industry, and academia who feel they have made a valuable contribution in the fields of packaging, handling, or logistics. Participation is not limited to NIPHLE members. For Downloadable Mail-in Entry Form and Competition Details follow links at left for MSWord Documents.


Categories

  1. Long-Life Packaging Usually featuring: Complex design, specialized engineering/testing, emphasizes shipping and protection during long-term storage, frequently reusable.
  2. Short-Life Packaging Usually of simpler design, lower engineering/equipment investment, emphasizes protection in the shipping environment.
  3. Material Handling Device Automated or manual Any size load Safer / more efficient handling Auxiliary equipment.
  4. Computer Software Program / System Free standing systems Multi-client Quality / economy in task results Membership in NIPHLE is welcomed and encouraged.


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AWARDS: Awards for the winners in each category will be formally presented at the NIPHLE Training Conference which will be held in San Diego, CA, in March, 2010. Award winners will be notified by telephone or by e-mail prior to the conference.

Personal attendance of the award recipients at the conference is encouraged for both NIPHLE members and non-members. For those unable to attend, the awards will be mailed after the conference. First-place awardees are invited to make presentations at the conference and all award winners are featured on the NIPHLE website at http://www.niphle.org.

PREVIOUS DESIGN COMPETITION WINNERS

Long-Life Packaging - 2009 Winning Entry

EX812 AIRBORNE MINE NEUTRALIZER DESTRUCTOR CONTAINER

Entered by: Kenneth Zimms - Director, PHST Center, NSWC, Indian Head Div., Det. Earle; Colts Neck, NJ

Other contributors:
Andy Leissing - System. Engineer, PHST Center;
Jeffrey Rozanski - System. Engineer, PHST Center;
Mark Shelly – Design Branch Supervisor, PHST Center; Matthew Boyer – Design Engineer, PHST Center 

Short-Life Packaging - 2009 Winning Entry

MRAP ARMOR INSTALL KIT REUSABLE CONTAINER

Entered by: Stephen Brown – Senior Packaging.Engineer, BAE SYSTEMS, GROUND SYSTEMS, York, PA 

Material Handling Device - 2009 Winning Entry

Entered By: David Ondre – Project Leader, US ARMY ARDEC Packaging Division, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ

Other contributors: Richard Dzury – Packaging Engineer, US ARMY ARDEC

BEST OF SHOW – LAPIDUS TROPHY WINNER

PHST CENTER, NSWC, INDIAN HEAD DIV., DET. EARLE; COLTS NECK, NJ Entered by: Kenneth Zimms – Director

EX812 AIRBORNE MINE NEUTRALIZER DESTRUCTOR CONTAINER
(Long-Life Packaging Entry)
 

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