JOIN POLYMAKER PRINT-IN-PLACE CONTEST
Polymaker challenges your printing skills with the Print-in-Place 3D print contest
Win MANY AMAZING FILAMENTS by sharing with us your prints! #polymakerprintinplace
The 20 submissions with the most likes on the Polymaker Instagram page (as of March 31st) will be the winners.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Step 1: Print an articulated model (Known also as Print-in-Place 3D models with moving parts). It can be your own design or your favorite one from the 3D printing community. Print it using any Polymaker material from our portfolio.
Step 2: Take some original, creative, fun pictures of your model.
Step 3: Share your favorite pictures of the print-in-place print on this form: https://forms.gle/Vzq6BmLY6HsK53dz8
PRINT DETAILS
Print-in-Place 3D models must be printed in any Polymaker material
Print must be articulated meaning it should be more than one-piece and movable pieces (See examples on the banner above)
Can be printed in one single print or assembled
More than one material in the same print is allowed
Details can be hand painted
JUDGING
Polymaker will receive all the entries through the linked google form:
https://forms.gle/Vzq6BmLY6HsK53dz8
The entry period will last 14 days and goes from
Monday 14th of March 2022 until Sunday 27th of March 2022 11:59pm EST.
All entries will be published and collecting likes on Polymaker Public Instagram @polymaker_3d. Publications will start with the first entry and last publication will be made on the 28th of March 2022
The 20 submissions with the most likes on the Polymaker Instagram page (as of March 31st) will be the winners.
The ranking of the winner will be set by the most likes to the least.
Every entry can contain from 1 to 3 pictures.
PRIZES
Grand prize: 5 spools of your choice
2nd place: 4 spools of your choice
3rd place: 3 spools of your choice
4th to 10th: 2 spools of your choice
11th to 20th: 1 spool of your choice
The competition will close at Midnight (EST) on the 31st of March, and we will be announcing the winner the following day!
Follow @polymaker_3d to follow the contest and check out all the entries!
NOTE
For any questions or issues creating your entry, you can contact contest@polymaker.com.cn
All participants of this contest are eligible for a 10% coupon at us.polymaker.com
A coupon code will be sent out via email when winners are announced on March 31st, 2022
OFFICIAL RULES
- Eligibility: Polymaker Print-in-Place contest is open to the legal residents worldwide and is void where prohibited by law. Employees of Polymaker (the "Sponsor") are not eligible to participate in the contest.
- Agreement to Rules: By participating, you agree to be fully unconditionally bound by these Rules, and you represent and warrant that you meet the eligibility requirements set forth herein. In addition, you agree to accept the decisions of Polymaker, as final and binding as it relates to the content.
- Polymaker Print-in-Place contest period: Entries will be accepted online starting on 03/14/2022 at 12:00 am and ending 03/27/2022 at 11:59 pm. All online entries must be received by 03/27/2022 at 11:59 pm. All times are EST. All entries will be published by 03/28/2022. Entries will be collecting likes until 03/31/2022 at 11:59 pm.
- How to Enter: The Polymaker print-in-place contest must be entered by submitting an entry using the online form provided on this site. The entry must fulfill all contest requirements, as specified, to be eligible to win a prize. Entries that are not complete or do not adhere to the rules or specifications may be disqualified at the sole discretion of Polymaker. You may enter only once, and you must fill in the information requested. You may not enter more times than indicated by using multiple e-mail addresses, identities, or devices to circumvent the rules.
- Prizes: The approximate retail value of all prizes is 1000USD. The prizes are: 36 spools of Polymaker materials. You are not guaranteed to win a prize and your chance of winning is dependent on the total number of eligible entries received. Actual/appraised value may differ at the time of prize award. The specifics of the prize shall be solely determined by the Sponsor. No cash or other prize substitution permitted except at Sponsor's discretion. The prize is nontransferable. Any and all prize-related expenses, including without limitation any and all federal, state, and local taxes shall be the sole responsibility of the winner. No substitution of prize or transfer/assignment of prize to others or request for the cash equivalent by winners is permitted. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission for Polymaker to use the winner's name, likeness, and entry for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.
- Odds: The odds of winning depend on the number of likes your picture receive in Polymaker Instagram account.
- Winner selection and notification: Winners of the Polymaker print-in-place contest will be selected by the Sponsor according to the number of likes of the entries published on Polymaker Instagram account. Winners will be notified via e-mail to the e-mail address they entered the contest with within five (5) days following the winner selection. Polymaker shall have no liability for a winner's failure to receive notices due to winners' spam, junk e-mail or other security settings or for winners' provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information. If the selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim the prize within 15 days (about 2 weeks) from the time award notification was sent, or fails to timely return a completed and executed declaration and releases as required, prize may be forfeited, and an alternate winner selected. The receipt by the winner of the prize offered in this contest is conditioned upon compliance with any and all federal and state laws and regulations. ANY VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES BY ANY WINNER (AT SPONSOR'S SOLE DISCRETION) WILL RESULT IN SUCH WINNER'S DISQUALIFICATION AS WINNER OF THE CONTEST AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS WINNER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED.
- Rights Granted by you: By entering this content you understand that Polymaker, anyone acting on behalf of Polymaker, or its respective licensees, successors and assigns will have the right, where permitted by law, without any further notice, review or consent to print, publish, broadcast, distribute, and use, worldwide in any media now known or hereafter in perpetuity and throughout the World, your entry, including, without limitation, the entry and winner's name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness, image or statements about the contest, and biographical information as news, publicity or information and for trade, advertising, public relations and promotional purposes without any further compensation.
- Terms: Polymaker reserves the right, in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest should (in its sole discretion) a virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, fraud or other causes beyond its control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes. In such case, Polymaker may select the recipients from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by Polymaker. Polymaker reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the contest or website or violates these Terms & Conditions.
- Polymaker has the right, in its sole discretion, to maintain the integrity of the contest, to void votes for any reason, including, but not limited to; multiple entries from the same user from different IP addresses; multiple entries from the same computer more than that allowed by Polymaker rules; or the use of bots, macros or scripts or other technical means for entering. Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Polymaker reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
- Limitation of Liability: By entering you agree to release and hold harmless Polymaker and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers and directors from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from (i) such entrant's participation in the contest and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof, (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any computer, cable, network, hardware or software; (iii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions or telephone or Internet service; (iv) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (v) electronic or human error which may occur in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries.
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- Winners List: For the names of the winners, please contact us at contest@polymaker.com.cn and in the body of the email type 'Please e-mail me the winners list for the Polymaker print-in-place contest '.
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Complete your carnival with your own 3d printing ideas! Be the lucky winner of your most desired spools! Our giveaway starts right now!
Here we invite you to join us in this year’s festival! During this spooky season, unleash your creativity in 3d printing to print your own Halloween decorations! Whether you are a great fan of gothic movies or a normal guy with lots of inspiring ideas in your mind, now is the time for you to transform your ideas into reality! Let’s give it a try!
The setting rules are as follows:
The entire festival time range: from this moment to 31st October 2021 11:59 pm
Festival themes: Print anything related to Halloween, whether you choose to print a pumpkin, a creepy figurine, your fantasy costume decorations, masks, home decorations, anything that popped out of your mind will be served as your printing ideas!
Giveaway rules: Please print anything you want with our spools and share with us your print images, videos, interesting stories, or memorable moment in your printing process. You may print one or more kinds of stuff in your spools but please keep in mind that each social media user will only be able to upload your print items once only! Please share our official post on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and don’t forget to @polymaker (@Polymaker.3D on Facebook, @Polymaker_3D on Twitter, @polymaker_3d on Instagram). Hashtag won’t be counted!! We will select only one user to be the top winner and give him/ her a free chance to choose the most desired two spools and one of our trendiest products --- PolyLite™ PLA Glow in the dark blue.
Warm tips: We are looking forward to getting inspired by your original designs on Halloween so please don’t take it casually and upload other users’ works to us! (It won’t be counted!) All content shall not be involved with violence, pornography, political conflict, religion, and gender discrimination issues. Foul languages are prohibited.
Selection rules and winner contact details: The top winner will be selected from print’s innovativeness and aesthetic senses, usefulness. We will notify this winner via our official post on 10th November and @this lucky one. This winner shall provide us his/her email address in 3 days. If this user submits his/her information overdue, that will be considered as surrendering top prize automatically.
We wish you all the luck in this spooky season and we are looking forward to witnessing your creative prints from now!
Best Regard
Polymaker
The 2021 "Polymaker Cup" China (International) 3D Printing Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, sponsored by Polymaker and hosted by the 3D Printing Service Center of Shanghai Jiaotong University Student Innovation Center, was successfully held, on October 13, 2021. 45 teams showed creative ideas and exquisite design works. After two rounds of preliminary selection and on-site rematch, there are 32 teams made it to the finals.
Polymaker is a well-known name in the 3D printing industry – the company based in Shanghai, develops and manufactures a large variety of materials for material-extrusion based 3D printing. Their products have won multiple awards and are widely used by a large spectrum of professional and industrial users.
Polymaker’s global sites
Shanghai Jiao Tong University is a major public research university in China. It is one of China's oldest universities and is a member of the C9 League, standing for top national universities of China. It is also designated a leading institution in the Double First Class University Plan, Project 985, and Project 211.3D Printing Service Center of Shanghai Jiaotong University Student Innovation Center (SIC), integrates diverse disciplines to form an innovative platform driven by industry-leading applications, enabling students to expand their mindset from multiple perspectives through seminars, practice, competitions, etc., to increase practical opportunities and to fully stimulate their creativity.
Applying 3D printing in education has a wide variety of important uses in universities.
3D printing has changed the manufacturing world for the better. Many manufacturers use 3D printing or additive manufacturing technologies to produce airplane parts, prosthetic limbs, and even 3D-printed medications.
In education, 3D printing technologies facilitate improved learning and skills development. 3D printing itself sparks greater creativity and collaboration in solving problems.
“Polymaker has sponsored many university projects around the globe as we always believe that today’s students are the future of additive manufacturing. We were super excited to have sponsored the Competition, and the innovation and creativeness of the student participants are a lasting inspiration to our team. ”—Dr.Xiaofan Luo, CEO of Polymaker
Polymaker shoulders the mission of "Simplify Creation" and takes an active part in promoting the application of 3D printing technology in STEM education. This competition aims to develop students’ interest in 3D printing technology and guide them to combines theory with practice then help them to better use 3D printing technology. The ability to design and physically create small models can be invaluable to students.
There were many outstanding and impressive designs and printed models in the competition, with different sources of inspiration, using various types of 3D printing materials and technologies. From the optimization and upgrading of transportation tools, to the innovation of robot design; from the medical applications to the design of household goods and stationery, the creativity emerges from different aspects, including technology, art, health, and other fields.
Students combine their own inspiration and creativity with 3D printing technology, use 3D printing technology to solve practical problems, and convert creativity into reality, so the concept of future diversity and advanced technology will be integrated and developed together.
The competition has successfully finished and inspired many students about using 3D printing in their learning and research career. Polymaker looks forward to seeing more and more students combine what they have learned with cutting-edge technology to implement the creations.
About Polymaker
Polymaker is a developer and manufacturer of 3D printing materials committed to innovation, quality and sustainability. Its award-winning product portfolio has enabled numerous individuals and companies to better create and make. Headquartered in Changshu, China, Polymaker has multiple office locations in Shanghai, Utrecht and Houston ready to serve customers across the globe.
Firstly, we want to thank all the participants who printed hooks and entered the Polymaker hook tournament. The participants will compete for amazing prizes.
By the closing date, we received 180 3D printed hooks, which are currently en-route to our headquarters ready for battle! Once all the hooks have been received we will audit them to see if they comply with all the rules and announce all participants who qualify.
We have been amazed by the creativity and engineering skills of our contestants, we believe it's going to be a very fierce battle. The design styles can be categorized into more than 6 design categories. Which will be the strongest? Let’s wait and see….
On the 15th October, we will perform a random draw to select who will compete against who and announce the disqualifications. This information will be shared through a video on our YouTube channel.
We will also post the Battle Brackets (all hook that will participate and who they will go against) on Polymaker Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.
All hook battles will be recorded and uploaded to our YouTube channel where participants can watch their hooks progress. We will present from the qualifiers, the 64th, all the way to the final.
All dates and content will be updated on our social media, stay tuned!
There will be more events link to the hook tournament so don’t forget to follow us on our social media so you don’t miss out.
We invited the 3D printing community to show off their engineering skills and design the strongest 3D printed hook to compete in a head to head tensile strength battle.
During this single-elimination tournament, two hooks will be linked together and pulled apart until one of them breaks or let go. From the qualifiers to the final, only one will survive! However, the top 3 hooks will all be rewarded with prizes.
We have received entries from 27 countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Ukraine, United Kingdom.
How to watch the battles:
You can follow the battles on Polymaker YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Polymaker/videos
Dates of releasing new battles:
The 1st video was released on 10th Nov. Now, every Tuesday and Thursday we will release a new video until the final battle held on the 8th December.
If you missed the chance to enter a hook into the competition you can still win spools as a tournament spectator!
Here is how it works:
Click the gleam.io link and complete the 4 actions to submit your guess on the Polymaker Hook Tournament winner. The earlier you submit your guess the more spools you can try to win!
After the release of the final video on 8/12/20 we will draw the winner from the people who guessed the right hook:
Submit your guess before 11/17/20 9pm (GMT+8)
You will win 50 spools of your choice!*
Submit your guess before 11/24/20 9pm (GMT+8)
You will win 30 spools of your choice!*
Submit your guess before 12/1/20 9pm (GMT+8)
You will win 10 spools of your choice!*
Submit your guess before 12/8/20 9pm (GMT+8)
You will win 5 spools of your choice!*
*within Polymaker portfolio (only spools £1kg)
**Shipping included only for US, EU, China, Australia, Japan, Canada and Mexico.
Here is the link to enter and have fun:
https://gleam.io/zN1dv/polymaker-hook-tournament
we also recommend you to read this blog from 3DWithUs, and you can also follow the battles from there.
(click the picture above to read the article)
Alexander Senger from the Polymaker community created an awesome battle bracket with the pictures of each participant. You can also refer to this link for the updated brackets: http://latesthookcontest.s3-website.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/
Backstage pictures leaking:
Polymaker is hosting a 3D Printed Hook Tournament.
We invite the 3D printing community to show off their engineering skills and design the strongest hook!
During this single-elimination tournament, hooks will face each other in a tensile strength contest until one of them breaks or let go. From the qualifiers to the final, only one will survive! However, the top 3 hooks will be rewarded with the below prizes.
We will start accepting entries from August 25th to September 25th.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel to follow the tournament
https://www.youtube.com/c/Polymaker
There are several factors that could influence the overall strength of the 3D printed hooks. The obvious one is the material choice however in this tournament we want to focus on your design and printing skills so the material will be fixed for everyone. Other factors are:
Design:
As the hook has to be an open geometry, the design choices are crucial to prevent unnecessary deformation and take full advantage of the 50g of material you are allowed to use. The size and shape of the hook are free as long as it follows the other specifications and the hook has to be only one piece!
Slicing:
Although the STL file will give you the shape of your hook, the slicing part is also important to take advantage of certain printing settings which will enhance your hook strength.
Printing:
Finally, the printing process is the final step, properly maintained hardware and proper printing environment will ensure that the hook is printed as intended!
Several post-processing ways could improve the hook strength however no post-processing is allowed in this tournament.
What are the characteristics of the hook?
- Printed in PolyMax™ PLA (any color)
- Printed with a 0.4mm nozzle
- The weight should not exceed 50g
- The hook must allow two quick links to attach on both sides for the test (if not intuitive please attach a quick drawing of where to attach the quick links with the hooks)
- The hook must be open, it cannot contain any complete “holes”
- No post-processing (Coating, polishing, painting, annealing...)
- No internal reinforcement (steel bars, carbon fibers, ...)
*EDIT: 09/15/20 Due to the receiving of a few inquiries we would like to highlight that support removal IS indeed a post-processing step. Please note that if you have any doubts about the rules we would recommend to check with us prior to start designing the hooks.
*EDIT: 09/18/20 After receiving 2 entries a little bit on the edge of the rules which we have not predicted, we would like to highlight that the spirit of the tournament was mainly around a tensile strength battle. Although we admire the creativity and effort, we will not accept "hooks" which will make the two metal S-hook hooked on themselves since this way there will be no tensile strength applied to the PLA hook
How are we going to test the hooks?
- The two hooks will be hooked to each other as well as to the tensile test machine by metallic “s” hooks (the metallic “s” hooks are described in the following image).
- A tensile force will slowly increase until one of the hook let go or breaks.
Check this demo video for the hook battle setup
Who can participate?
- All individuals interested in participating in the tournament are welcome
- Companies can also send an official hook to represent them (only one design per company, the hook will be named after the company but it must be sent under the name of a person and this person will receive the prize in case of reaching the final)
How many hooks to send?
3 exactly same hooks have to be printed:
- The first hook will be used for the 64th, 32nd, 16th, 8th and quarter-final
- The second hook will be used for the semi-final
- The third hook will be used for the final or the secondary final.
How to send the hook?
- Here are the 5 addresses you can send the 3 hooks to:
US:
Contact: Cody McKenzie / Number: +1 8437079015
Address: Polymaker LLC, 29 Plantation park DR STE 503 Bluffton, SC 29910 - 9005
EU:
Contact: Luke Taylor / Number: +31 302819683
Address: Polymaker B.V, Vondellaan 106, 3521 GH Utrecht, The Netherlands
China:
Contact: Oriana Serra / Number: +86 2155970153
Address: Polymaker, 1018 Miyun Road, building 701, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200092
Japan:
Contact: Wada San / Number: +81 08010926514
Address: Higashiikebukuro 5-73 Bldg Nagashima 6F Toshima-Ku, Tokyo 170 0013
Australia:
Contact: Michael Tyson / Number: +618 8464 0554
Address: 1 / 1265 Main North Road, Para Hills West, SA 5096
- Put the hooks in a bag with the participant name.
- Before sending the 3 hooks please fill in the following form to record your entry:
- We accept all hooks and the packages sent before September 25.
The first 128 hooks will join the formal contest. But we have to weigh them and check if the hooks meet all the requirements.
If we have another 128 hooks that meet the requirements, we will do a bigger contest and include them all.
If any of the first 128 hooks are disqualified, we will choose the hooks from the rest based on its entry recording form submission time.
Check the latest update of this tournament from this article:
Watch the video to learn how to participate in the Hook Tournament.
Don't worry if you don't know how to design a hook. You can quickly master the designing skill on polymaker.ptt.live
Check out how you can make your hook stronger
CNC Kitchen will quickly tell you about the contest, how you can enter and what we can learn for rock climbing equipment to create the strongest hook in this video above.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MUWrVKxeqI&t=
Check the video from The 3D Print General
Who has the strongest 3D printed Hook? Join the Game!
Subscribe to our YouTube channel (Polymaker) to follow the videos of the tournament, will broadcast the battles from the 64th to the final. You can also check the status of the tournament on Facebook (Polymaker.3D), Twitter (Polymaker_3D), and Instagram (polymaker_3D).
We would love to invite you to join Polymaker Easter Contest to win Polysher & PolySmooth! Plus you will receive a 20% discount on our website for participating in the contest.
2 Prizes: each consists of 1 Polysher & 2 PolySmooth
Bonus: any participant can get a 20% OFF coupon for Polymaker website
Step 1:
Print an egg (or any objects related to the Easter), post the picture on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter and tell us the story behind it. Use the hashtag #polymakereaster and tag us before 12th April.
Step 2:
Take a screenshot of this post and send it to us by private message along with: Complete Name, Email, City and Country.
Step 3:
Every person who does this will receive a 20% OFF coupon for any of Polymaker product on our website and will enter the contest for the Polysher™ and PolySmooth™.
Step 4:
We will pick 2 winners.
The whole world is facing an unprecedented challenge. Medical staff are fighting against the COVID-19 by devoting themselves to the frontline. We common people are fighting against it by being in quarantine to prevent spreading it. We understand that it is boring to be unable to meet with family, friends, classmates, and colleagues during the quarantine. We hope 3D printing can accompany you through this difficult time and do something special for the Easter holiday.
Polymaker has recovered to full production capacity and has shipped products around the world already. We will do our best to maintain the supply of materials and provide sufficient products for all Polymaker customers.
We are looking forward to your participation in Polymaker Easter Contest!
Models can include, for example, objects related to every kind of elements in nature: wood, stone, crystals, plant materials. For example, you can recreate the appearance of a tree trunk or the effect of ripples that spread over the water. Our best advice: observe nature and create a beautiful and useful object from your observations.
- Publish one or more 3D models in connection with the theme of the competition about the Organic Shapes. The model can be divided into several parts (but not too many, so that it can be easily printed in 3D). The object must be beautiful, useful or both.
- Mention in the description of your design the hashtag: #POLYMAKERCHALLENGE
- Submit your 3D model on Cults for free with the Creative Common CC-BY License.
- Share your creation around you in order to get as much "Likes" as possible on your page (only the real "I like" featured on Cults3D will be counted).
How will the Winners be Selected?
Participants will be judged on the creativity of their 3D file, on the originality of their photographic staging and on the number of Likes they will receive on their Cults page.
- Originality of the 3D model: 10 points
- Beauty and Usefulness of the creation: 10 points
- Photo staging: 5 points
- Number of Likes: 5 points
A jury will select the 3 winners. The jury is composed of Luke Taylor Marketing Manager at Polymaker, Nicolas Tokotuu Product Manager at Polymaker, Sean Aranda known as The 3D Print General on Youtube and Axelle from Heliox Lab on Youtube.
- 1st prize: 1 desktop post-processing unit Polymaker Polysher™ and 10 spools of PolySmooth™
- 2nd prize: 1 desktop post-processing unit Polymaker Polysher™ and 5 spools of PolySmooth™
- 3rd prize: 1 desktop post-processing unit Polymaker Polysher™ and 2 spools of PolySmooth™