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Seán Jospeh Brennan: Uselessness https://ift.tt/3iWIAm1 Seán Joseph Brennan is a screen printer living and working in Dublin, Ireland. After having to return to Ireland from Australia due to the Covid pandemic, he is currently working as a screen printer in his day job in a car parts manufacturer, as well as producing screen prints of his own artworks from his home studio. His most recent works revolve around creating a more upbeat mood during this difficult time. The Useless Geansaí and The Useless Risograph are products Seán created during lockdown to lighten the mood a little. A sweatshirt and Risograph print depicting the slogan “Open the Pubs… Tinder is Useless” pokes fun at the situation of being locked in and trying to connect or date online. Seán has partnered up with Irish artist and illustrator Luke Fallon to create an online shop called Hawker Print, where both products are currently available. Seán has also turned his attention to screen printing his photographic work using the CMYK method. By dividing the image on Photoshop into cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, and converting it to halftone, Seán is able to screen print detailed photographic images at home. His photographs explore Dublin city and the life that revolves around it. Printing via People of Print https://ift.tt/2DhgcW7 January 29, 2021 at 03:49AM
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44th Black Heritage Stamp, Honoring Legendary Playwright August Wilson, Now Available https://ift.tt/3bxIa3X Jan. 28, 2021 44th Black Heritage Stamp, Honoring Legendary Playwright August Wilson, Now AvailableWASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service issued the August Wilson Black Heritage stamp today. This Forever stamp was dedicated during a virtual ceremony and is now being sold at Post Office locations nationwide and online at usps.com/wilsonstamp. News about the stamp is being shared on social media using the hashtags #AugustWilsonForever and #BlackHeritageStamps. “The Postal Service is honored to issue the August Wilson Forever stamp,” said dedicating official Joshua Colin, vice president, Delivery Operations, U.S. Postal Service. “Wilson is hailed as a trailblazer who brought fresh perspectives and previously unheard voices to the stage.” Colin was joined for the ceremony by Constanza Romero, trustee of the August Wilson Trust and widow of August Wilson; Sakina Ansari, daughter of August Wilson; Phylicia Rashad, actor, director; and Stephen McKinley Henderson, actor and associate artistic director for the audio recordings of August Wilson’s American Century Cycle. The virtual ceremony also included photos from the August Wilson Archive courtesy of the University of Pittsburgh and a video tribute featuring actor Viola Davis. The ceremony can be viewed on the Postal Service Facebook and Twitter pages. “August Wilson was a literary master. He understood the inherent power of language,” said Rashad. “I am overjoyed that the Postal Service has selected this inspired playwright as its 44th honoree in the coveted Black Heritage stamp series.” Background One of America’s greatest playwrights, Wilson is hailed as a trailblazer for helping to bring nonmusical African American drama to the forefront of American theater. August Wilson was born Frederick August Kittel in Pittsburgh, PA, on April 27, 1945. After dropping out of high school, he became a voracious reader at the local library, served in the Army for a year, and worked a variety of jobs. In 1965, the year he took the surname of his African American mother, he discovered the blues, which inspired a lifelong fascination with the importance of music and oral tradition in African American culture. Energized by the Black Power movement, he helped found a theater company in 1968 in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, his childhood neighborhood. In the late 1970s, Wilson moved to St. Paul, MN, where he worked for a science museum, honing his scriptwriting skills by adapting Native American stories into plays for children. Between 1982 and 2005, Wilson focused on writing his acclaimed American Century Cycle. This series of 10 plays includes nine set in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, with one play for each decade of the 20th century. Loosely connected through a few characters who appear at different stages of their lives, the American Century Cycle plays have been praised for being emotionally powerful but not sentimental, and for demonstrating Wilson’s ear for African American storytelling traditions. All 10 plays have been produced on Broadway, and several have returned to the Broadway stage for critically successful revivals. The only play in the American Century Cycle not set in Pittsburgh, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” chronicles a tense 1927 recording session in Chicago that reveals truths about the exploitation of African American musicians and the tenuous nature of African American success. Noted for its statement about the blues as a way of understanding African American life, the play debuted at the Yale Repertory Theatre in 1984; Wilson typically debuted his plays with regional theater companies before honing them for the Broadway stage. “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” opened on Broadway later the same year. Several awards and nominations marked the Broadway production as a turning point for Wilson’s career, including a New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best American Play and a Tony Award nomination for Best Play, and the original Broadway cast recording won a Grammy for Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording. The film adaptation of the play was released on Netflix last month. With lyrical language and the emotional power of the blues as staples of his work, Wilson collected innumerable accolades, including seven New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards; a Tony Award for 1987’s “Fences”; and two Pulitzer Prizes for “Fences” and 1990’s “The Piano Lesson.” Art director Ethel Kessler designed this stamp with art by Tim O’Brien. The August Wilson stamp is being issued as a Forever stamp in panes of 20. This Forever stamp is always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price. A pictorial postmark of the designated first-day-of-issue city, Pittsburgh, PA, is available at usps.com/shopstamps. Postal Products Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through the Postal Store at usps.com/shopstamps, by calling 800-STAMP24 (800-782-6724), by mail through USA Philatelic, or at Post Office locations nationwide. 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Equispheres Introduces Enhanced Aluminum Alloy 3D Printing Powders https://ift.tt/2YotYSU Canadian materials engineering firm Equispheres specializes in developing powders for metal additive manufacturing (AM), and, over the last couple of years, has been working to bring in investment funding to scale the production of its materials. Now, the Ontario-based company announced that it has launched a brand new line of aluminum alloy powder products, which have been optimized to achieve strength and more precise, rapid 3D printing. Equispheres prides itself for the ability to create high-performing materials, which makes sense considering it’s a materials science company. The firm developed a patent-pending atomization technology that can produce totally spherical metal powder, and hired a facility, which certifies materials for AM applications in aerospace and defense, to conduct extensive research on the powders. The results found that the aluminum alloy powders can be successfully used in binder jet 3D printing, which is often used in automotive applications.
The three new atomized aluminum alloy powder products, which are variations of its existing high-performance material, include Equispheres Performance, which was designed specifically to offer better part performance and strength for multiple applications, and Equispheres says that it has a 20-30% increase over traditional powders “in the a-basis design allowable.” The Equispheres Precision powder is meant for applications that require precision and fine features, and is said to offer a 50% improvement in dimensional accuracy. Finally, the company says that its new Equispheres Production was designed to lower cost per part manufactured, “with features designed to facilitate the rapid production of items without compromising mechanical performance.” Additionally, Equispheres is working on new AM parameter sets for this last powder in order to raise production speed by up to three to four times. In addition to its new released powders, Equispheres has another announcement: these new products can also be bundled with advanced application engineering services. Along with powder delivery, these bundled services can help customers get the best results with the powder they choose for their specific metal AM application needs.
In Q1 of 2021, Equispheres is planning to announce another powder product line that’s meant for sintering and binder jet 3D printers. According to the SmarTech Analysis report “Additive Manufacturing with Metal Powders 2020,” the next several years, and even just the next few quarters, “may be the difference between life and death for the crowded metal additive market.” If metal AM powder companies want to survive past the COVID pandemic, then they’ll need to invest the time, energy, and research necessary to improve their materials, which is exactly what Equispheres is doing. (Source/Images: Equispheres) Printing via 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing https://3dprint.com January 28, 2021 at 08:32AM
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Foilco: Ikigai https://ift.tt/3tcJorR During the pandemic Foilco created a new promotional card based on the Japanese concept of Ikigai. With the support of Takeo Papers (one of the most prestigious and oldest paper companies in the world), and in collaboration with Dave Sedgwick of Studio DBD, Foilco produced the card with the aim to help people not only understand new uses of stamping foils, but also illustrate that there are ‘life guidance’ concepts from other cultures that may help those not feeling ok in these unprecedented times. The Japanese concept of Ikigai is the reason for being; the reason to jump out of bed each morning, and an ideology that the team at Foilco loved. Ikigai is a beautiful concept that helps people visualise how they can balance life’s priorities, reduce stresses, and live a life which is ultimately happier. The Venn diagram style concept is the perfect partner for this concept because it visually represents overlapping qualities; what you love, what you are good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for. Foilco have always followed a similar ethos, and when presented with the concept of Ikigai they realised a desire to share this message through print, and more importantly, through their foils. The idea of overlapping foils came to fruition quickly, and knowing that many may not realise that you can foil on top of other existing foils (to create unique colour), the team set about creating promotional material that respected Ikigai’s ideas.
Wanting to stay as true as possible to the Japanese concept, Foilco teamed up with paper company Takeo, who graciously donated some of their Kihoushi U-FS deep rough 335gsm paper to the project, beautifully complimenting the layered stamping foils. Continuing the Japanese theme throughout, the cards’ folds have been die cut to reflect the stunning naturalistic shape of cherry blossom petals which, when folded together, create a blossoming flower that will unravel itself unveiling the delicate colour combinations inside. On each of these petals Foilco have included the layered foils as a single print, to present what they look like in isolation. Due to the nature of the Venn diagram design, Ikigai was achieved through the use of an innovative ‘pocket die’ system crafted by Dreyer Kliche. The system allows for incredibly accurate alignment of stamping dies using a bracing plate, keeping everything secure whilst allowing the printer/finisher to rotate the dies without the loss of registration. Images by Johnathan Beer Photography. Printing via People of Print https://ift.tt/2DhgcW7 January 28, 2021 at 08:05AM
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3DPOD Episode 48: Dr. Ian Gibson, University of Twente, Fraunhofer Project Centre https://ift.tt/3pvHkZI The affable and knowledgeable Dr. Ian Gibson is a professor of Design Engineering at the University of Twente, as well as the Scientific Director of the Fraunhofer Project Centre there. Dr. Gibson has written many papers on various areas in 3D printing across a long and deep additive career. He’s also a co-author of the 3D printing textbook Additive Manufacturing Technologies. Working in the UK, Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore, he truly has a global perspective on additive technologies. From concrete printing to medical, metals, and polymers, he has an objective and learned view of many parts of the industry. He’s careful in what he says and how he says it and is wise in our 3D printed world. Max and I loved this, of course, and we went on a meandering journey past binder jet, house printing, implants and much more besides. We really hope that you like this talk. Podcast (podcast-audio): Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Printing via 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing https://3dprint.com January 28, 2021 at 08:02AM
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Buy the First 3D Printed House Listed for Sale in the United States https://ift.tt/3orTGAo My husband and I have lived in our little Cape Cod house in Ohio for over ten years now, and it’s a good home for us: fenced-in backyard for the dogs, in a residential area but still close to downtown, a ton of closets, and plenty of charm. But every once in a while, I get the urge to check out other homes in the area for sale, just to see what’s out there, and log onto realtor websites to look. And while it’s not anywhere near us or our hypothetical price range, I can report that there is now a 3D printed house on Long Island on Zillow…and it’s said to be the first 3D printed house in the US that’s been listed for sale. The residential property was 3D printed by SQ4D Inc., a company based in New York that’s focused on engineering and building high-quality sustainable housing with its automated robotic 3D printing system.
It’s definitely a beautiful home, with three bedrooms, two full bathrooms, and an open floor plan with more than 1,400 square feet of living space. The house sits on a quarter acre, and also features a two-and-a-half car detached garage, beautiful landscaping, and an adorable front porch.
Listed on MLS for sale as new construction, the ranch-style home is said to be the first in the US to receive a certificate of occupancy, but it is not entirely 3D printed, as is often the case. SQ4D uses its patent-pending Autonomous Robotic Construction System (ARCS) to 3D print the foundations, footings, exterior, and interior walls out of concrete on-site at the homes it works on. According to its website, SQ4D’s technology can speed up build times, and because the automation aspect keeps workers out of the way, ARCS is recognized by OSHA for its safety; only three laborers are needed for the printing. Additionally, the company says that it costs much less than normal to build a quality home using ARCS, and that its “concrete compression strength tests exceed the industry standard by double.” SQ4D is focused on housing that has a low environmental impact, and so works to keep its construction process more eco-friendly by using:
We usually remain pretty skeptical about 3D printed buildings here at 3DPrint.com, but it seems like a Zillow listing is a pretty big endorsement, and SQ4D is including a 50-year limited warranty with its 3D printed homes, so maybe this is something we can actually get excited about? There are already 3D printed homes in Germany, Italy, Belgium, and France, as well as other countries, and SQ4D states that it has building plans being reviewed all the way from New York to California. So we’ll have to keep a close eye on this one and see what comes in the months ahead. You can check out the SQ4D website to see a video showing their ARCS 3D printing system in action. (Source: Woodworking Network / Images: SQ4D Inc.) Printing via 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing https://3dprint.com January 28, 2021 at 07:32AM
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Startup Accelerator: Ursa Major is 3D Printing Rocket Engines to Grow Space Economy https://ift.tt/36m6Ngp In the next decades, the space economy will drive advances in innovation, technology, and manufacturing. In 2020, space leaders like Aerojet Rocketdyne, Made In Space, and SpaceX hit new milestones in off-Earth exploration that will lead to long-term economic benefits. The global space industry is already expected to generate $1.1 trillion or more in 2040, up from the current $350 billion. Furthermore, the production of space vehicles, such as rockets, off-orbit stations, capsules, satellites, rovers, and more, is booming due to the pressing need to develop more space infrastructure as part of plans for space exploration and to improve connectivity on Earth. Critical to empowering the space economy is developing new space engine technology, and one company is getting ready for the upcoming space race. In 2015, Colorado-based startup Ursa Major Technologies put together an expert team of designers and engineers to realize its vision of providing the emerging microsatellite and nanosatellite launch market with innovative propulsion solutions. Its products are intended to be used by aerospace startups looking to outsource their engine production rather than make them on-site. To optimize the unique part creation of its engines for launch and hypersonic applications, Ursa Major leverages additive manufacturing (AM) processes. The startup has focused its attention on cutting-edge 3D printing techniques that could help create and power a new generation of space vehicles from the outset. Company founder and former Propulsion Engineer at SpaceX and Blue Origin, Joe Laurienti, turned to AM technology, simulation, and 3D design software by ANSYS to modernize the development of staged combustion engines. The company successfully designed and built two liquid oxygen and kerosene combustion engine models, Hadley and Ripley, and is currently working on a third engine called Samus. Through internally developed materials and processes, Ursa Major additively manufactures 80% of its engines. Hadley, a 5,000 pound-force engine capable of launching orbital and suborbital vehicles, is part of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)’s X-60A program. Launch services provider Generation Orbit is developing the X-60A air-launched rocket designed for hypersonic flight research under an AFRL Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract. In 2020, Generation Orbit completed the X-60A integrated vehicle propulsion system ground test campaign in Jacksonville, Florida. The test runs included both cold flow and hot-fire testing with Ursa Major’s Hadley liquid rocket engine. The startup was also one of seven companies to receive an SBIR Phase II contract from the U.S. Department of Defense of up to $750,000 to jump-start a prototype during a 2019 open innovation call held on Inaugural Hypersonics Pitch Day. As part of its mission, Ursa Major is partnering with several startups to prove they can disrupt the launcher vertical integration trend and encourage space vehicle manufacturers to outsource propulsion. It has struck an agreement with American aerospace company Stratolaunch, which has begun construction on a prototype hypersonic vehicle designed to launch from the world’s biggest airplane. In late October 2020, Stratolaunch said the Ursa Major rocket engine tests that will power the vehicle to speeds above Mach 5 were complete. Newcomer Phantom Space has also turned to Ursa Major for its engines. Founded by early SpaceX team member and Co-founder of Vector Launch, Jim Cantrell, Phantom Space is a new space transportation provider that will focus on micro-satellite, small satellites, and propulsion systems launch services. The company has arranged to use Ursa Major’s engines to power its first rocket, which at about four feet in diameter and roughly 50 feet in length is being designed to carry 1,000 pounds into orbit. According to the Arizona Daily Star media site, Phantom’s first rocket will use seven Ursa Major engines for liftoff, with one engine for the second stage, noting that the liquid oxygen and kerosene-fueled engines have already been qualified for flight. At its Berthoud, Colorado site, the Ursa Major team designs, engineers, and assembles the engines on-site before testing them. The company has produced dozens of propulsion systems throughout the last two years, predominantly using direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) 3D printing technology. In 2020, the company expanded its test facilities with the grand opening of the UB01 control center and activated its second test stand, where an upgraded version of the Hadley engine ran for thousands of seconds during the second quarter of 2020. The company is working on expansion plans for its Berthoud campus to unify all of its sites into one in 2021.⠀ To keep up with its engine serial production target, the team is also working on the Ripley engine, which varies from Hadley. It is a 35,000-pound engine that provides a boost propulsion solution for vehicles intended for space orbit. Also leveraging 3D printing and staged combustion, Ripley delivers industry-leading performance and power at a price point set to change the space launch industry, suggested the company. Although still not revealed, the high-energy propulsion Samus engine is a 50,000-pound liquid hydrogen engine expected to be ideal for medium and heavy class space-launch applications. In December 2020, Laurienti managed to secure $25.3 million in new funding to aid the campus expansion and accelerate product development. Overall, the company has managed to raise more than $48.8 million in funding over six rounds from investors like Space Angels, the country’s leading source of capital for early-stage space ventures like SpaceX, Made In Space, and Oxford Space Systems. As well as Alsop Louie Partners, Dolby Family Ventures, Alpha Edison, and leading space investor Dylan Taylor. Even though many space companies are developing their own propulsion systems in-house, a growing number of smallsat launch startups are looking for reasonably-priced engines that can perform well. Here, Ursa Major could find a thriving market. In the last five years, the company has gained momentum thanks to big-time contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense and a steady sale of engines to launcher startups. Entrepreneurs like Laurienti are transforming the space industry by foreseeing future demands and continuously incorporating 3D printing technologies into rocket engine manufacturing. As more companies become important players in the off-Earth ecosystem, the historically staggering cost of access to space will continue to decrease, revolutionizing space activity like never before. Printing via 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing https://3dprint.com January 28, 2021 at 07:02AM
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Dutch Navy Invests in INTAMSYS 3D Printers for On-demand Spare Parts https://ift.tt/2YoazS4 3D printing is becoming an increasingly key technology for the Dutch Navy. By printing parts onboard frigates, they will be less dependent on complex logistics operations. The latest development is the AMCOD, a mobile repair center integrated into a standard shipping container. Within an hour after installation, defense units anywhere in the world can start 3D printing polymer parts. In this AMCOD, the INTAMSYS FUNMAT PRO 410 3D printer is used to print replacement parts that are subjected to both mechanical and thermal stress. When a Dutch naval vessel leaves on a mission from the port of Den Helder, one hour north of Amsterdam, there are about 30,000 spare parts on board. These are needed to keep the ship operational throughout the duration of the mission. These components vary from high-quality engine parts to covers for the shower drain, from protective covers for rockets to weed filters for cold water makers.
Step up to higher quality replacement partsMARAMEX, the internal naval platform for the exchange of 3D files, printer settings and descriptions, already contains several hundred components that have been tested and validated. The ECAM-trained naval personnel onboard can reverse engineer parts themselves if they are not available for download on the “Thingiverse of the Navy”. So far, these are non-critical parts, for which PLA is sufficient as a material. ECAM now wants to go a step further. That is why it has invested in three high-temperature capable 3D printers from INTAMSYS: one basic FUNMAT HT model and two FUNMAT Pro 410s, the industrial version. Max Nijpels: “We want to print replacement parts that can be used in, for example, the engine compartment, where the temperature can rise sharply. Or in applications in which the part is subjected to heavier mechanical stress”. This requires 3D printing with advanced polymers such as Polycarbonate, PEKK and PEEK and nylon filled with carbon fibres. The three INTAMSYS FUNMAT printers were purchased for this purpose. “These will work together with the standard FFF printers. Where they fail in terms of printing material, we will use the new 3D printers.” Open platform and stable print resultsFor the Dutch Navy, three criteria were important when selecting a high-temperature 3D printer: that it is an open platform, it can use a free choice of materials, and that it be just as easy to operate as a standard FFF printer for PLA, with a reliable result.
Openness needed for process certificationThe open platform of the INTAMSYS high-temperature capable 3D printers is another crucial criterion for the Dutch Navy. The printer manufacturer offers customers the ability to use validated filaments from major manufacturers, but they can also select filaments from different brands and develop their own settings. The navy wants to be completely independent in terms of the choice of materials.
INTAMSYS offers this free choice of material because the user can set all the parameters himself in the 3D printer. Once these are fixed, or the navy adopts the profile of one of INTAMSYS’s partners, 3D printing with these high-quality polymers is just as easy as with PLA. Exactly what the navy is looking for because in the field everything revolves around operational usability. AM-containerIn order to be even less dependent on logistic supply chains, ECAM has developed the AMCOD for all defense units in The Netherlands: Additive Manufacturing Container for Defence. This contains the INTAMSYS PRO 410, the industrial high-temperature capable 3D printer, which includes a filament bay with cooling and drying and double print heads. In a shipping container, equipped with air conditioning, ventilation, and a UPS to prevent fluctuations in the peak load of the generator disturbing the 3D printers, two CAD workstations have been created and there are three FFF printers, including the INTAMSYS PRO 410. The AMCOD can be installed and be operational within an hour. In this way, a Marine Corps on mission anywhere in the world is no longer dependent on complex logistical supply lines, but can print its own spare parts, which can be used immediately, thanks to the robust printing process of the INTAMSYS printers. About INTAMSYSINTAMSYS is a world-leading high-tech company providing 3D printing and industrial direct additive manufacturing solutions for high-performance materials. It is co-founded by a team of engineers from world-class high-tech companies engaged in precision equipment development and high-performance materials research for many years. Focusing on aerospace, aviation, automotive, electronic manufacturing, consumer goods, healthcare, scientific research and other industries, the company provides comprehensive additive manufacturing solutions from functional test prototyping, tooling and fixture manufacturing to direct mass production of final products, covering equipment, software, high-performance materials and printing services. For further information, please visit www.intamsys.com Printing via 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing https://3dprint.com January 28, 2021 at 06:32AM
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Real Friends: End Days https://ift.tt/3ppVwmM Joblin Agteresch and Jeroen Klootsema are the duo behind Groningen-based screen printing studio, Real Friends. The two individual designers have different specialities, and work on separate projects as well as self initiated projects together. Sharing a passion for print and the physical product, they currently work on collaborations within the music and events industries, designing album covers and t-shirts. Their latest project, End Days, is a collection inspired by doomsday cults and the rhetoric of fear in the current global climate. “Where problems occur, solutions present themselves. Often in the form of opportunistic individuals who deem themselves a higher authority, qualified to redeem the population of their pressing problems. We took great interest in the rhetorics of these pseudo scientists, prophets, gurus or spiritual leaders of any kind who abuse collective fear for their own interest.” The apparel collection is designed by a hypothetical cult bearing their name, Real Friends, and was founded in reaction to the current problems occurring on a global scale: the effects of global warming, social inequality, the financial crisis, and riots and division of the masses. The cult aims to present itself as the solution, colonising a new planet. www.real-friends.nl Printing via People of Print https://ift.tt/2DhgcW7 January 28, 2021 at 05:58AM
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Applications Open for BASF Forward AM’s New 3D Printing Startup Contest https://ift.tt/3pvimti Germany-based BASF 3D Printing Solutions (B3DPS), a 100% subsidiary of BASF New Business GmbH, is organized into startup-like structures in order to best serve a variety of 3D printing customers. In 2019, B3DPS rolled out a new corporate brand presence at formnext 2019 called Forward AM, and works to set up and expand its business with components, advanced materials, systems, and services in the 3D printing industry under the Forward AM name. Now, the BASF brand is launching its Forward AM Innovation Award, which is touted as the first worldwide contest for startups that are using 3D printing to develop innovative new applications.
A team of major industry leaders are sponsoring the contest:
AM Ventures, BASF Venture Capital GmbH, Deloitte, and Women in 3D Printing are also supporting the Forward AM Innovation Award by helping the BASF brand choose the participating startups, as well as offering coaching sessions based on their specific expertise, and giving the winners access to their services and products. The new Forward AM Innovation Award is meant to help speed AM innovation and adoption by supporting startups and entrepreneurs coming up with unique, scalable, and sustainable ideas for products that utilize 3D printing. According to the contest website, you shouldn’t apply if your startup is developing 3D printers, software, and/or materials, but rather applications in which 3D printing is used to make the product. Applicable startups, from all over the world, will be less than five years old and employ less than 50 people, and spin-off companies from universities or other companies are also eligible. Applications can be submitted starting today until March 28th, 2021, and the first 100 applicants will receive a full features license for Autodesk Fusion 360 that’s valid until June 30th, 2021. Semi-finalists will be chosen on April 14th, with the semi-finals taking place on April 28th. The contest’s supporting and sponsoring companies will choose four finalists, which will each receive two months of expert coaching, marketing exposure, and industry connections, along with €20,000 in goods and services to prepare for the finals. On June 30th, the finalists will pitch their startup ideas in front of a live jury and the public. The winner will be awarded €80,000 in goods and services, which they will choose from the various sponsors’ catalogs. In addition, the winning startup will get the chance to have a dedicated personal session with venture capitalists from BASF Venture Capital GmbH and AM Ventures. But that’s not all—two other awards will be announced at the finals. With the Deloitte Sustainability Award, €10,000 in cash will be given to the startup with the best sustainability strategy, and the startup that wins the audience vote at the finals will receive an additional €15,000 in goods and services with the Public’s Choice Award. Entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply for the Forward AM Innovation Award via its website. You can also find news about the contest on social media under #ForwardAMaward. Good luck! (Source/Images: Forward AM) Printing via 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing https://3dprint.com January 28, 2021 at 02:02AM |
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