{"id":2538,"date":"2014-05-14T16:23:31","date_gmt":"2014-05-14T16:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/2538-enter-the-prototype-to-product-3d-printing-contest.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T17:34:35","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T17:34:35","slug":"enter-the-prototype-to-product-3d-printing-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/enter-the-prototype-to-product-3d-printing-contest","title":{"rendered":"Enter the Prototype to Product 3D Printing Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/form1_with_part_transparent.png\">Have a great idea for a product or a new, improved version of one that already exists? If so, here&#8217;s your chance to bring your idea to life. And there&#8217;s no more efficient way to do so than iterating your design with a desktop 3D printer and sending it to Shapeways to make the final product.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>That&#8217;s why we&#8217;re so excited to have partnered with <a href=\"http:\/\/formlabs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Formlabs<\/a> to bring you this game-changing contest. So you can introduce your product to the world.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>From now <strong>until Monday, June 30<\/strong>, enter to <strong>win a Formlabs 3D printer and enough 3D printing credit at Shapeways<\/strong> to take your ideas from prototype to product.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><u>Winning entries will receive:<\/u><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\">Grand Prize:<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\"> Formlabs 3D Printer and $500 worth of 3D Printing with Shapeways<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\">First Prize:<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\"> (2 winners) &#8211; $150 in Shapeways printing credit&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\">Second Prize:<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\"> (4 winners) &#8211; $50 in Shapeways printing credit&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Every entrant receives $10 in Shapeways 3D printing credit<\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\"> <\/span>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<div><strong>All entrants receive $10 in Shapeways printing credit!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;Get all the juicy details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/contests\/prototype-to-product-formlabs\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>What are you waiting for? 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