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Swedish Steel Prize Finalists Selected
10/12/2009 - Innovations from Europe and North America have been nominated for the 2009 international Swedish Steel Prize design award, to be presented on November 18 in Stockholm.
Innovations from Europe and North America have been nominated for the 2009 international Swedish Steel Prize design award, which will be presented on November 18 at the China Theatre in Stockholm.
The Swedish Steel Prize was established by SSAB to promote the use of high-strength steels around the world and inspire a new approach in design thinking. For 11 years, the prize has showcased the opportunities offered by steel, and the company notes that this year’s nominated entries illustrate clearly the potential of high-strength steels and the “virtually endless opportunities” offered by the material.
The four nominees are:
Andreoli Engineering S.r.l of Italy—Andreoli has radically redesigned the lattice framework for a sprayer unit spreader arm. The framework consists of two laser cut plates that are joined together with a minimum number of welds. The weight and production cost have been substantially reduced, while the increased stiffness has led to higher precision and reduced liquid spillage when the sprayer is in use.
Hydroform Design Light AB of Sweden—Hydroform Design has developed unique roller skis. The elasticity of the roller ski can be adjusted to suit the weight of the skier, which results in a skiing experience that is very close to that on snow.
Labrie Environmental Group, Inc. of Canada—Labrie has succeeded in lowering the weight while also increasing both the strength and the wear resistance of the containers and loading arms of a front-loader refuse collection truck. The steel used for the whole of the container also enables higher compacting pressure to be applied which, together with the weight reduction, has allowed for an increase in payload.
Lecitrailer SA of Spain—Lecitrailer has developed a trailer with a sandwich construction platform of advanced high-strength steel which, in combined action with the remainder of the chassis, has minimized the number of the trailer chassis cross-members.
In addition to a statuette designed by the artist Jörg Jeschke, the winning entry will receive a grant of SEK 100,000.
SSAB, a world leader in the supply of high-strength steels, offers products that have been developed in cooperation with customers, with the aim of creating a stronger, lighter, and more durable world. SSAB has 9200 employees in more than 45 countries, and has production plants in Sweden and the U.S.
