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Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge Manual v1.2
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
January 5, 2016
Contents
1. Introduction to the Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge ................................................. 3
2. Why participate? ............................................................................................................................. 5
3. How to participate? ......................................................................................................................... 6
3. Who can participate? ...................................................................................................................... 7
4. Requirements & Rules ..................................................................................................................... 8
5. Planning & important dates .......................................................................................................... 10
6. Judging ........................................................................................................................................... 11
7. What can you win? ........................................................................................................................ 12
8. Questions ....................................................................................................................................... 13
1. Introduction to the Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge
The designer has the key to success of 3D printing
Industrial 3D metal printing or additive manufacturing is gaining ground every day. In aerospace fuel
nozzles are printed by GE Aviation, Siemens is printing parts for turbines and both dental and medical
implants are made additively by several specialised manufacturers. Critical in the success of these
innovative applications is the ability of the designer to ‘design for additive manufacturing’ or
maximize the possibilities this new production technology has to offer. Apply the features that make
this technology unique: design freedom, thin walls, lattice structures, form free channels in the
product, integration of parts and functions, customisation and more.
Additive Industries wants to challenge both professional designers and students
In order to raise the number of examples and inspire many other industries to develop dedicated
applications for industrial 3D printing, Additive Industries is launching the first Additive World Design
for Additive Manufacturing Challenge. Competing in two categories both professional designers &
engineers and students are encouraged to take an existing part of a machine or product that is made
with conventional technologies today and redesign it for 3D printing.
The jury will evaluate how successfully the designer has applied the potential of 3D printing
A professional jury will evaluate all designs submitted and assess whether they contain the distinctive
features and freedom additive manufacturing has to offer. Unique abilities of this innovative
production technology allow for design of lightweight components, integrated subassemblies and
optimization for thermal behaviour. But also customisation comes with this digital technology at
virtually no extra cost.
Design support is given by the AddLab team
Since software plays an important role in the design for 3D printing, the AddLab team is offering
(limited) support in topology optimization. For example the Altair Inspire software can be used to
generate a first design based on the functional specifications and load of a part or product. A number
of timeslots will be published in the Design Challenge Manual showing when you can contact the
Addlab team by telephone or skype or visit the AddLab for a face-to-face meeting.
This challenge is endorsed by a number of partners
Partners in the Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge are leading CAE technology provider
(e.g. Topology Optimization) - Altair Engineering, consumer 3D printer manufacturer Ultimaker,
European Association of the Machine Tool Industries CECIMO and AddLab, the shared facility for 3D
metal printing. The winners in both categories take home the latest Ultimaker 2 3D printer and the
top 3 in both categories get a free one year licence of Altair’s Inspire software. Also the award
winning designs will be printed in metal.
We have made this manual to create a fair and level playing field and to make sure you have all
information you need to participate in the Additive World Design for Additive Manufacturing
Challenge. If you have any questions left, please don’t hesitate to contact Ms. Irina Schatorjé (+31 40
2180660 or [email protected]).
On behalf of the Additive Industries team and its partners, I wish you good luck in designing your
Additive Manufacturing masterpiece.
Best regards,
Additive Industries
Ir Daan A.J. Kersten, CEO
Eindhoven, The Netherlands, October 2015
2. Why participate?
Besides the fact that we are looking forward to welcoming you to this Design for Additive
Manufacturing Challenge, we think this is a once in a lifetime opportunity if:
• you are looking to expand your skills and capabilities in the field of design for additive
manufacturing
• you want to prepare for the industrialisation of 3D printing
• you want to get help in improving your design skills and visit the AddLab
• you want to own a metal version of the designed part, printed in AddLab
• you want to be able to use the Altair solidThinking Inspire software for free for one year
• you like to win a free seat at the VIP table during the Additive World Awards Dinner
• you think you should win one of two state-of-art “Ultimaker 2” consumer printers
Industry experts agree on the importance of additive manufacturing in the future of industrial
manufacturing. The Economist even coins it the 3rd Industrial Revolution. This challenge allows you to
prepare for an important role in this new domain of design for manufacturing.
3. How to participate?
How to participate in the Additive World Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge?
In order to participate in the Design Challenge, please follow the step-by-step process below:
1. Register online (easy & free) for the Additive World Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge
(click here)
2. Receive this Design Challenge manual, containing examples and the rules of the game
3. Start your (re)design process and get support from the AddLab team
4. Submit your design, including a motivation for your design (deadline is February 29, 2016)
5. Selection of the finalists (3 per category, March 7, 2016)
6. Announcement of the winners at the Additive World Conference IV (March 23, 2016)
How to submit your design?
If you want to participate in the Additive World Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge, we’d
like you to submit the following:
Your submission form
Your ‘Design for Additive Manufacturing’ (STL file)
Motivation for your design (250-500 word written description) including:
- Picture/drawing of the original design
- Reason why you selected your product or part
- Room for improvement or weakness of the existing design
- Description of the design (unique features, added value of additive manufacturing)
- Which tools and/or help you have used in this challenge
- Motivation why you should win this Design Challenge
Finalists (3 in each category) will be asked to present their design and motivation at the 4th
Additive World Conference in Eindhoven, The Netherlands on March 23. If traveling is difficult, a
video presentation can be submitted.
Please submit your design for the Additive World Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge in one
of the following two ways:
1. (preferred) Submit your entry by e-mail (files larger than 10MB via www.wetransfer.com or
similar) to [email protected]
2. Mail your entry on a USB stick (or similar) or CD/DVD to:
Additive Industries b.v.
Additive World Design Challenge
P.O. Box 30160
NL 5600 GA, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
3. Who can participate?
The Additive World Design for Additive Manufacturing is open to everyone except for any person
employed by Additive Industries, one of the AddLab Partners, the judges or one of the partners in
this challenge, Ultimaker, Altair and CECIMO. Not only individual professional designers and students
may submit their designs but also groups and/or teams can participate (but they have to share the
prize).
The design should be the original work of the person(s) listed on the submission form. Each
submission should comply with the Additive World Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge
requirements & rules.
4. Requirements & Rules
When you participate in the Additive World Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge, we would
like to ask you to follow the requirements & rules below. By submitting your design for this
challenge, you accept the conditions stated in these Requirements & Rules. Moreover, you agree to
accept the decisions of the judges and warrant that the information you provide is true, accurate and
complete and that you are eligible to participate in the competition
Requirements
Your design should be an industrial part (the original may be an assembly) or (future)
industrialised product
The product should fit in the bounding box of 250x250x250 [mm], minimum feature size or wall
thickness should be 0,25 [mm]
The material specified should be Stainless Steel (316L) or when functionally needed Titanium (Ti-
6AL-4V-Eli)
No (or minimum) assembly should be needed, limited post processing may be applied for
reduction of surface roughness and/or support removal
The design should be 3D printable, if you want to be sure, participate in the AddLab Support
Sessions
Rules
Each participating person can only submit one design
The design should be entirely the original work of the person(s) listed on the submission form
and has not been in production or otherwise previously published or exhibited
The participant warrants that the work nor its use infringes the intellectual property rights
(whether a patent, utility model, functional design right, aesthetic design right, trade mark,
copyright or any other intellectual property right) of any other person or company
Team entries are welcome (maximum 3 members per team). When a team wins, the prize will be
transferred to the team leader who is solely responsible for sharing it among team members
If one or more of the team members is a professional designer, the team can only submit in the
‘professionals’ category
In order to be able to qualify as a student participant, the person must be enrolled as a student in
an educational institution during Q1 2016
The design submitted must include an STL file
Any entry that could be used as a weapon, or is a replica of a weapon, will be considered
ineligible for the challenge
By submitting an entry (including designs, motivations, descriptions, videos and/or images) to
this challenge, you grant Additive Industries a non-exclusive, royalty free, unlimited in the time,
worldwide license to Additive Industries to display the design you submitted and/or a
reproduction of this design for marketing purposes. Additive Industries has the right to
reproduce in 3D, to take photographs/pictures and reproduce the pictures of the design on any
media for marketing purposes
Only complete entries (see for details ‘How to participate?’) can participate in the challenge
Applicants are not entitled to any compensation or reimbursement for any costs. The applicant’s
participation shall not constitute employment, assignment or offer of employment or assignment
Prizes must be accepted as awarded. No cash alternatives or substitutes will be offered. The
decision of the jury will be final
5. Planning & important dates
The 2d edition of the Additive World Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge has been officially
launched in the Dutch Design Week on October 22, 2015. Below important dates are listed.
Opening of Challenge: October 21, 2015
Deadline for submissions: February 29, 2016
Announcement of finalists: March 7, 2016
Selection of the winners: March 23, 2016 (Additive World Awards Dinner)
In order to assist the participants in the Additive World Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge
to make the best design possible, Additive Industries’ AddLab (www.addlab.com) is offering help.
During the AddLab Support Sessions, participants can come to AddLab or contact the AddLab design
team by telephone or webmeeting for support in topology optimization (with Altair solidThinking
Inspire) or to evaluate the printablilty.
The AddLab design team has blocked their calendars for support. Please schedule a support session
in advance by e-mailing to [email protected] or call +31 (0)40 2180660. We will
confirm your timeslot (maximum of 30 minutes per timeslot, 2 timeslots per participant/team).
6. Judging
A panel of independent expert judges will evaluate the winning entries in both categories. The names
of the judges will be published on the www.additiveworld.com website.
7. What can you win?
Besides eternal fame, the finalists will be invited to present their designs at the third edition of the
Additive World Conference in Eindhoven. The jury will select the winners based on the submitted
design and the presentation. The finalists are invited to the Additive World Award Dinner where the
winners are announced.
The participants in the Additive World Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge can win the
following:
All finalists get a one year free licence of Altair solidThinking Inspire topology optimization
software
All finalists are invited to join the Additive World Conference and Additive World Awards Dinner
at no cost
The winners in both categories take home the latest Ultimaker 2 3D printer
The award winning designs will be printed in metal in AddLab (may be scaled down)
8. Questions
If you have any questions left after reading this manual. Please have a look at our website
www.additiveworld.com or contact Ms. Irina Schatorjé ([email protected] or +31
(0)40 2180660).