THE ILLINOIS MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATION IS UNVEILING THE WINNER OF THE “COOLEST THING MADE IN ILLINOIS” CONTEST.
VOTERS WHITTLED DOWN NEARLY 250 ENTRIES TO COME UP WITH THE WINNER: THE ROSENBERG MOON HABITAT, DESIGNED BY STUDENTS AND SPACE ARCHITECTS IN SWITZERLAND AND DENMARK AND PRINTED BY INGERSOLL MACHINE TOOLS IN ROCKFORD. THE HABITAT IS THE TALLEST SINGLE PIECE 3-D PRINTED POLYMER STRUCTURE IN THE WORLD. GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER ATTENDED THE EVENT AND APPLAUDS THE INDUSTRY.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JULIANA STRATTON WAS AT THE CEREMONY:
OTHER FINALISTS INCLUDE THE DRUG TERMINATOR MANUFACTURED BY ELASTEC IN CARMI (KAHR-meye), 17TH STREET BARBECUE SAUCES IN MURPHYSBORO AND A DRIVER’S ASSISTANCE SENSOR MADE BY HELLA ELECTRONICS IN FLORA.