Jessica Adams Hughes and Mick Roughhead
Presenting: The Mick Award
We're convinced that the EasyBender is the best steel rule processing equipment in the world.  Not only is it faster, more accurate, and more productive than its competitors, but it is capable of producing some extraordinary work. Sometimes, however, even we are surprised at what a truly creative diemaker can produce with this tool.

Such was the case when Mick Roughhead of Trade Cutting Formes (Newcastle, UK) brought a sample die to the recent IPEX show in Birmingham. His "signature piece" was formed from a single piece of rule, fully processed and bent on the EasyBender. It took about seven minutes to run, start to finish, and emerged from the EasyBender ready to insert into the die with no hand finishing. The joint, located in the "k" was "spot on", and nearly impossible to detect once the die was fitted.

A masterpiece such as this was worthy of more than just the attention it received at IPEX, so we at Adams Technologies, Inc. and Easy Bender Europe, Ltd. resolved to present a special award to Mick for his work. Mick received a commemorative plaque, presented by Ashley Bradburn of Partwell Cutting Technologies and a state-of-the-art pentium laptop presented by Jessica Adams of Easy Bender Europe, Ltd.  A contest has been established in his honor, and periodically the "Mick" award will go to the diemaker who submits the most impressive design which can be produced on the EasyBender.

How to Enter:
The winner will be the diemaker who has made the most of the EasyBender’s capabilities, demonstrating both its versatility and productivity. Entries should be in one of the following: DXF, DDS or CF2 file format. Dies or layouts should not exceed 4’ square. Each year's entries should be submitted no later than the 31st of December.

Entries will be judged by Adams Technologies, Inc. Finalists' entries will be judged by SDS USA, Inc. Winning entries will become the property of Adams Technologies and its agents for the purpose of advertising. Finalists will be required to sign a release form to the effect that they are the originator of the design, or have full consent of the originator of the design to allow Adams Technologies and its agencies to use the design for advertising purposes.

Entries may be emailed to info@adamstech.com. Be sure to include name, address, company name, and the type of rule to be used. Any other supporting details, such as time comparisons, would be helpful.

Entries may also be mailed to the address below:

Mick Award Adams Technologies, Inc. 6395 Gunpark Drive, Boulder CO 80301

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