We are a group of six enthusiastic students who have taken part in this competition. For the past twenty weeks we have been designing and building our own container handler. To accomplish the challenge, we went through an intensive designing process.

First, an elaborate list of requirements was carefully analysed. Knowing what the main parts of the challenge were, we started thinking of solutions to each of these parts. After this open minded, creative period, a number of these solutions were channeled into three concept handlers. These concepts were then carefully thought through and reviewed. This review resulted in a final concept choice.

June 20th was the day of the contest. At 9 a.m., we assembled the handler at the market square in Delft. Within five minutes, as much of the nine containers as possible would have to be moved. During the first try, a slight struggle occured with the clamp. Not all containers were moved due to this problem. A couple of adjustments were made to ensure a smooth second try. These adjustments paid off, as all containers were moved in 4:24 minutes. This performance put us in first place. Even though a number of other groups had exceptional attempts, our time was not matched. Out of eighty teams, we had managed to build the fastest and most reliable handler!

The contest was definitely one of the most challenging either of us had ever attempted. Using high-quality parts and carefully thinking through every step in the designing process, an achievement to be proud of was obtained. As a smoothly operating team, we had managed to build the best container handler.

Team WB35

Roel Breure
Alvaro Detailleur
Casper Luiten
Tom Vis
Bas de Jager
Ted de Vries Lentsch

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering ‘3mE’
TU Delft