On its TCT 3Sixty sales space this yr, PrintCity MMU shall be internet hosting a reside design competitors throughout each days of the present.
Day one’s competitors will pit 4 Manchester Metropolitan College MSc college students in opposition to one another, whereas day two will welcome members of most of the people to take part.
Particulars of the competitors are being stored below wraps till June 4th – in order to not give the rivals time to arrange prematurely – however TCT can verify every participant shall be designing a number of elements from scratch, printing them on a desktop FDM printer, and placing the elements by means of a efficiency take a look at on the finish of the day.
The competitors – which shall be judged by AM trade professionals Andrew Allshorn, Robin Dallen, Claire Scott, and Steve Cox – will take a look at every participant’s potential to optimise half designs to exhibit energy and high-performance in a repeatable approach inside a strict time restrict.
All through each days, individuals and PrintCity MMU employees shall be on the sales space to speak by means of design issues, the manufacturing course of, and testing strategies. Winners shall be introduced on the finish of every day.
PrintCity Product Growth Specialist Mark Chester mentioned: “We’re excited to showcase additive manufacturing in motion this yr at TCT 3Sixty. It gives a unbelievable alternative to see all elements of 3D printing along with our unbelievable MSc college students on day one. Fortunate guests on day two will get to tackle the problem, so be sure you cease by the PrintCity stand.”
PrintCity is a 3D printing and digital manufacturing centre primarily based at Manchester Metropolitan College. Guests to TCT 3Sixty can be taught extra on stand #G18.
TCT 3Sixty, the UK’s definitive AM and 3D printing occasion, will happen on 4-Fifth June on the NEC Birmingham. Register on your free ticket and begin planning your agenda with the TCT occasion app.
