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Dyndrite is launching a student competition related to metal additive manufacturing by leveraging the company’s next-generation LPBF Pro software, the company reports. The winner(s), selected by Dyndrite and announced at ICAM 26, will receive up to $10,000 in grants to continue Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) research. ICAM 2026 is scheduled for September 28-October 2, 2026 in Orlando, FL.
“ICAM brings together the people and organizations that are truly pushing the boundaries of metal additive manufacturing, from industry leaders across multiple sectors to the researchers and young minds shaping what comes next,” says Harshil Goel, founder and CEO at Dyndrite. “We support ICAM because it sits at the intersection of industrial reality and future innovation. That combination is critical to advancing metal AM from a promising technology to scalable, trusted production.”
The competition invites university students to leverage the Dyndrite LPBF Pro software platform to push beyond constraints by exploring new design freedoms and novel toolpath strategies.
“Metal additive manufacturing will not scale on legacy software, legacy assumptions, or locked-down workflows,” says Steve Walton, head of Product at Dyndrite. “The next breakthroughs will come from engineers who think algorithmically about manufacturing. This competition is about empowering students to explore that future, and rewarding the most compelling ideas.”
The Dyndrite Student Competition will award a total of $10,000 in grant funding to winning individuals or teams that demonstrate innovative thinking in LPBF. Open to students within North America, Europe, Japan, Korea, and Singapore, participants are encouraged to think beyond legacy workflows and explore how software-defined manufacturing can unlock performance, scalability, and qualification efficiency, according to Dyndrite.
ASTM ICAM is viewed as a premier technical conference for industrial additive manufacturing, bringing together leaders from aerospace, defense, energy, automotive, academia, and government.
The Dyndrite Student Challenge is an industry-sponsored competition designed and administered by Dyndrite. Student presentations are hosted at ICAM as part of its broader technical program. The competition’s design, evaluation, and awards are managed independently by Dyndrite and do not represent ASTM or ICAM positions.
Students interested in learning more about the Dyndrite Student Competition can click here.
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