RAPID + TCT Exhibitor Innovation Award The RAPID + TCT Innovation Award recognizes the most innovative new products or services exhibited at RAPID + TCT that are judged to have the greatest potential impact on the industry. Finalists will be notified during the first day of RAPID + TCT so that they can display “RAPID + TCT Exhibitor Innovation Award Finalist” ribbons in their booths. The winning exhibitor will be notified and presented with the award during the second day of RAPID + TCT. 2019 Exhibitor Innovation Award Nominations Open Deadline: April 25, 2019 Submit Nomination Award Details Entries may include products or services. Advisors for SME’s Additive Manufacturing Community will review all entry forms received and will select semi-finalists prior to RAPID + TCT. Judges from SME’s Additive Manufacturing Community will visit the semifinalists during the first day of the RAPID + TCT exposition to interview the appointed company representatives and to review the entries. Finalists will be notified and presented with “RAPID + TCT Exhibitor Innovation Award Finalist” ribbons by the end of the first day of RAPID. A committee of judges consisting of advisors for SME’s Additive Manufacturing Community* as well as outside independent judges will convene on the second day of the event to select and announce the winning entry. *SME’s Additive Manufacturing Community judges commit to nondisclosure and confidentiality of submitted information prior to RAPID + TCT. Recent Award Winners MELD Manufacturing MELD Manufacturing, Christiansburg, Virginia, holds more than a dozen patents for the MELD technology, a truly novel and innovative process for metal manufacturing. Traditional processes melt metal, introducing weakness and other issues. MELD makes the material malleable without melting, offering stronger, better-quality parts. Previous Award Winners
