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Illinois Manufacturers Association Maker's Madness Contest Seeks to Find the Coolest Thing Made in Illinois

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.

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