2024年5月6日，上海—— 近日，Polymaker荣获 2024年TCT亚洲展“最佳应用奖——最佳工业案例”， 凭借其 PolyCore™系列产品在3D打印建筑模版领域的优秀表现。这一荣誉不仅是对Polymaker在创新和卓越方面的认可，也是对其在3D打印行业中持续领导地位的肯定。
随着3D打印技术的不断创新和进步，这一技术被逐渐应用于建筑行业。此次获奖案例正是Polymaker在建筑领域的深耕之作：利用3D打印的高精度和大尺寸优势，Polymaker选用旗下 PolyCore™ 系列材料，浇筑制作完成了Polymaker（及苏州聚复科技股份有限公司）长达5米，宽0.4米，总高2米的品牌墙。
墙体从飘落的雪花中汲取设计灵感，打造凹凸立体的造型；上海建工集团下属上海市机械施工集团有限公司为更好铸造这一项目，还与上海酷鹰科技有限公司联合研发出一体化打印装备，并将其充分应用于品牌墙的打印工作之中 ，彰显了3D打印将创意想象付诸实践的实力，为建筑行业注入了智能制造的新活力。
这一墙体的建成意义重大。上海市机械施工集团有限公司方面表示：“超大幅面异形混凝土模板3D打印技术的应用，依托“十三五”及“十四五”国家项目课题研究成果，将为市政及建筑工程中异形混凝土模板模具的快速、高精度制造带来革命性的变化。与传统模具相比，这一技术有效降低了制造成本与施工周期，推动了传统建筑向数字化、工业化、智能化、低碳化的转型。”
正因如此，Polymaker才能在亚洲地区最具影响力的增材制造盛会TCT亚洲展上脱颖而出，赢得“ 最佳应用奖之最佳工业案例奖项, 进一步巩固了Polymaker在建筑领域的地位并丰富了其产品组合。有关此案例的详细信息，请点击“采用PolyCore™打印的建筑模型案例”。
“我们对荣获TCT亚洲展最佳工业案例奖感到非常荣幸。这不仅是对我们团队不懈努力和持续创新的肯定，也为建筑行业的发展带来新启示。Polymaker一直是将3D打印应用于建筑领域的先行者，为包括室内设计和室外建筑在内的建筑行业提供多款粒料产品，并成功打造 上海桃浦公园景观桥、, the 成都流云桥拉卡环岛雕塑等项目。未来，品牌还将继续致力于技术创新和产品优化，为建筑行业带来更多智能制造的可能性，让建筑焕发智能制造之美。”——Polymaker CEO 罗小帆博士
除最佳工业案例奖外，Polymaker还在TCT亚洲展十周年之际获得了十年老友称号。这一荣誉代表了Polymaker与TCT亚洲展的长期合作和密切关系，以及品牌在3D打印行业中的持续贡献。
未来，Polymaker将继续秉承卓越品质和创新精神，不断拓展增材制造领域的边界，为客户和合作伙伴提供卓越的解决方案，最终推动增材制造技术的发展。
Polymaker rises to the top to take home the Creative Application Award at this year's TCT360 exhibition in Birmingham, UK. The LEGO Go-Kart created by Matt Denton in partnership with Polymaker impressed this year's judges and was a crowd favourite at the award ceremony, gaining lots of cheers even before the winner was announced. The Creative Application Finalist selection was filled with some fierce competition such as: Stratasys, BMW, Shapeways, Ricoh 3D and Gravity Industries among many other impressive projects.
Polymaker win 2022 Creative Application Award
The first fully-electric ridable giant LEGO Go-Kart from Matt Denton. Scaled up 3D printed LEGO blocks printed on desktop FFF printers assembled into a fully working electric Go- Kart.
While the aesthetics of the Go-Kart are inspired by the LEGO Technics kits #1972 released in 1985. It was the electrification that created a challenge that required an original solution to a design that was not intended for human transportation. The use of desktop 3D printing enabled Matt to print all the bricks needed to assemble the Go-Kart with only a few non-3D printed parts, such as motors, brakes, and electronics. The end result is something that looks like it shouldn't drive, but when it does it's guaranteed to put a smile on your face.
Matt Denton and the LEGO Go-Kart
The realisation that a fully functional Go-Kart can be 3D printed on your desktop and assembled with parts you can buy online will inspire people to think inside the blocks. Creativity can be applied to old concepts the same as new.
Absolutely everyone loves it, Matt has brought a childhood toy to life like something out of a pixar movie. Even the folks at LEGO spoke to Matt saying they love what he's doing. Matt displayed the Go-Kart on the Polymaker booth at FormNext 2021, the crowd response has been overwhelmingly positive with many people stopping to take pictures and ask Matt questions. Matt's YouTube videos have gained over 1.8 million views related to the Go-Kart project.
Sjoerd & Gisela collect the Creative Application Award at the TCT award ceremony
All materials for the Go-Kart were supplied by Polymaker. Matt choose a wide range of filaments as the material needs differed from brick to brick. The chassis bricks were printed in PolyMax™ Tough PLA, the gears in PolyMax™ Tough PETG, the axles in PolyMax™ Tough PC, the tyres in PolyFlex™ TPU95. Finally, PolyLite™ PLA was used for some cosmetics parts. The combination of materials allowed Matt to take advantage of the mechanical properties of a wide range of filaments which were all compatible with his desktop printing setup.
Matt with all the 3D printed LEGO bricks3D printing is the only way to create this Go-Kart. Even if you paid the ludicrous amount of money for the tooling of these giant blocks, a solid injection moulded brick would be too heavy. 3D printing allowed Matt to have a number of slight variations to the bricks so that they could hide bearings or route cables without spoiling the aesthetic. With a desktop 3D printer over 95% of all the parts were printed at home by Matt on a 300mm x 300mm x 300mm print bed.
Electric vehicles are the way forward as we reduce our carbon emissions. Showing people that they can print their own vehicles at home reduces heavy emitting big industry and localizes manufacturing. This, in turn, eliminates the need to ship products around the globe further reducing emissions. 3D printing gives the ability to manufacture locally and this project is a great example of what can be achieved with inexpensive desktop 3D printers at home in your bedroom.
The classic design touches a special place in our younger hearts, reminding us of a simpler time when our creativity could run free. Everyone who played with LEGO when they were a child is instantly reminded of the familiarity of this project. A large scale model on its own would still invoke this feeling, but the fact that this isn't just a model, its a rideable electric vehicle which adds even more charm to the project.
Just as the original technics kit from 1985 inspired Matt to take up engineering. He now hopes that this new generation armed with 3D printers can realize their potential by following in Matt's footsteps. The ability to design and customize parts enabled Matt to create the Go-Kart without spoiling the LEGO aesthetic. Matt's videos break down the individual parts and he explains the design choices he made. With over 20 years working in the special effects industry for TV & Film, Matt's experience paired with a fun project provides an engaging educational and problem-solving demonstration.
Matt has already posted his next video which involves some PolyMax™ PC drifting sleeves. The 3D printed sleeves will fit over the rear tyres greatly reducing the grip that the PolyFlex™ TPU95 provides, instead, the rear wheels can spin with less friction allowing Matt to drift the Go-Kart around.
Matt will reprint the PolyMax™ PETG gears to give a higher speed ratio necessary for drifting.
Wear Damage on the PolyMax™ PC drifting sleeves after intense usePoly