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2023 SME Additive Manufacturing Community Awards

Each year, SME awards the top additive manufacturing minds for achievements in the industry. This year, we acknowledged three awards at RAPID + TCT for achievements that have been implemented or deployed in a commercial/industrial environment, outstanding use cases of AM adoption and implementation, and a technology and an application that solves an existing problem or unique approach.

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AM Industry Achievement Award

The AM Industry Achievement Award was developed to recognize an individual, team or company for outstanding accomplishments that have had significant impact within the additive manufacturing industry or in any industry through the application of additive manufacturing technologies.

Aubin AM Case Study Award

The Aubin AM Case Study Award looks to recognize innovative case studies using AM technologies. The purpose of the award is to recognize outstanding use cases of AM adoption and implementation and to provide inspiration to others in their journey of AM application. 

AM Start-Up Technology Award

Have you developed a technology or application that solves an existing problem or unique approach?  Does it have potential to serve a large or niche market? Tell us more! 

Digital Manufacturing Challenge Award

This annual competition invites student designers to use their imagination to arrive at an innovative design, which exploits the geometric capabilities of direct digital manufacturing (DDM) to the fullest. Entries are welcome from school student teams.