Thepurmundus challenge是一场年度比赛，邀请全球的设计师和工程师参加基于主题的3D打印设计竞赛。
Held since 2012 by German rapid prototyping companyCIRP GMBH，比赛旨在将各种各样的想法，创意产品和创新项目汇集在一起，并有资格提交的任何设计问题。奖项将获得最佳产品design in keeping with the competition’s current theme.
With submissions for the purmundus challenge 2020 now open, this year’s theme is “Geometry and Material in Harmony”. Entrants will be whittled down to apre-selection of finalists, who will head to the Formnext trade fair from 10 to 13 November 2020 in Frankfurt, where the winners will be selected by an international panel.
Shifting the focus of manufacturing and design
Last year’s theme was “超越3D打印”, which asked for submissions that demonstrated the “enormous potential of additive manufacturing” with smart innovations in various different markets.
In accordance with the theme for 2020, participants are asked to incorporate into their submissions, “harmony as a state, and as a desire for the coherence and consummation of geometry and material”. Looking for innovative ideas on how 3D and 4D printing can be used in product design and manufacturing, the theme presents a significant focus on material efficiency, reusability and recycling.
完整招标文件的摘录表明，在设计2020年条目时，法官希望您考虑什么：“行业目前正在朝着“订购”未来迅速发展。不是只是为了修改主要的概念，而是要从可用的无数选项中开发出个人量身定制的概念。但是，鉴于资源稀缺，紧急环境问题和巨大的投资瓶颈，将来应该关注什么？”
As such, submissions should highlight concepts such as innovative materials that have led to new ideas and products, product ideas that have required the development of new materials, combinations of materials, sustainable materials and more.
除了设计和创新水平,panel will also assess the benefit in terms of usefulness, economy and aesthetics. The purmundus organizers also encourage entrants to consider methods and materials that have not yet become established, are still the subject of research or are yet to be invented.
“All common 3D and 4D printing processes may be used to produce the entries. They mustn‘t simply be dogmatically produced any old way. Here, they can conceivably merge 3D and 4D printing with other semi-finished and other production methods or implement indirect process chains.”
Designs will be assessed based on 9 different criteria, design, degree of innovation, relation to announcement, appropriateness of design for 3D or 4D printing, potential in comparison to conventional production, economic potential, societal potential, relevance and user experience.
Previous winners of the purmundus
Winners from previous editions of the purmundus challenge include the 3D printedStealth KeyfromUrban Alps, which took thetop prize in 2019. It was recognized for its innovative use of metal 3D printing to offer a maximum security solution. It is a fully customized mechanical key which has a cylindrical covering hiding the unlock code under robust, narrow projections.
Second place for the 2019 purmundus challenge was awarded to Nicole Hone’s4D printed hydrophytes, thanks to its innovative approach to organic movement design. Hone created a set of five futuristic aquatic plants using multi-material 4D printing. The added dimension of time in 4D printing means the plants are able to react to physical stimulus, either contracting or blossoming depending on the situation.
对于2020年的Purmundus挑战，这些设计将由国际专业人士的陪审团来评判，包括拉夫堡大学，大众汽车公司，北京科技大学Hypertunnel Limited的代表，仅举几例。
The total prize pool for the competition adds up to €6,000. The winner receives a prize of €3,000, the runner-up prize money of €2,000 and third place prize money of €1,000. In addition, the first three award winners will receive access to the Altair Inspire Studio software.
The award ceremony to honor the winners will take place during Formnext 2020 on 12 November 2020 in Frankfurt. The deadline for submissions is on 21 September 2020, with finalists notified on 6 October 2020.
The nominations for the2020 3D印刷行业奖are now open. Who do you think should make the shortlists for this year’s show? Have your say now.
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