Try repairing something under pressure - specifically a steel column under tons of crates and framing. It's difficult - not impossible. Sometimes a jack or spreaders can do it. But a general purpose tool is never the perfect solution. But luckily, special problems may need special solutions - GrabCAD's specialty!
The Column Lifting Device Challenge is a chance for you to win one of $3,500 in prizes to come up with a solution for the client. This is a private challenge, so please email info@grabcad.com to gain insider access to GrabCAD Teams, submit your work and make sure you add GrabCAD Staffer Kaspar Kiis as a collaborator. Read the challenge brief and think it through. Ever gone to a warehouse, like one of those massive warehouses that hold boats and cars? Think about how difficult it is to get up there and fix a single column. You'd have to climb over and around crates and boxes, relieve the pressure around the column and then begin working.
It's not an easy job, so make a reliable and safe lifting device! If you have questions, please post them on the Challenge page and answers will come shortly. There is a whole month left to ponder, wander, CAD then submit!
Good luck!
