Stratasys, one of the two biggest corporations in the realm of industrial additive manufacturing and home 3D printing has announced the victors of their tenth annual Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge. Industry experts Todd Grimm of T.A. Grimm & Associates, Patrick Gannon of Thogus/RP+M, Tim Shinbara of the Association for Manufacturing Technology and our very own, ever omnipresent Rachel Park, Editor of your favourite 3D printing news source 3D Printing Industry, served as judges
Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq: SSYS) is a name that no-one working in the 3D printing industry will need an introduction to, plus home hobbyists will be familiar with the corporation at the very least because of their acquisition of the world’s most popular home 3D printer brand, MakerBot. The organisation continues to play a strong role in socially beneficial applications of the technology, and not just via the roll-out of MakerBot 3D printers in a wide variety of educational institutions. The Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge is a global contest that offers students in middle school, high school, college, and art and architecture programs an opportunity to redesign an existing product, or to create a new product, to improve the manner in which a specific task is completed.
Stratasys is awarding first place winners a USD$2,500 scholarship, with second-and third-place winners both receiving a $1,000 scholarship. The entries were evaluated for their creativity, the mechanical soundness of the designs, and how realistically achievable the final product would be. The following designs were selected independently of Stratasys by the aforementioned industry experts:
College Engineering
First place: Rabidus Arachnid; Andreas Zailo and Nathan Pacholk, Okanagan College – Kelowna; British Columbia, Canada
Second place: Up-Right; Eddy Kwok and Lily Huang, Ryerson University; Toronto, Ontario
Third place: Cane[a]ction; Tiffany Tse and Kate Gonashvili, Ryerson University; Toronto, Ontario
Art and Architecture
First place: Xiphias Concept Chassis; Wallace (Penn) Scott; Lehigh University; McLean, Va.
Second place: Parametric Facade Design of High-Rise Tower; Ka Ian Ng; City University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong
Third place: 3D Printed Pintograph; Max Meaker; Western Washington University; Renton, Wash.
Middle/High School Engineering
First place: Socket Gun Attachment; Marco Angione; Catholic Central High School; Windsor, Ontario
Second place: Swing-down Wheels; Kyle Nevling; Hinsdale Central High School; Hinsdale, Illinois
Third place: Downhill Mountain Bike Seat; Daniel Linkinhoker; Montville High School; Oakdale, Conn.
Extreme Sports Bonus Category
JetFlag (For a Kayak); Franklin Ostrow; Grand Haven High School; Grand Haven, Mich.
You can catch more detailed descriptions, and a range of photographs and videos of the interesting winning designs on the Stratasys website here.
