JIG competition 2023: Metal Champions

Listen up tech students! It's time to put your creativity and abilities to the test and measure each other as masters of Metal!

If you feel like a welding guru or are just interested in metalwork, this is for you! The purpose of the competition is to find the best jig masters who know how to design jigs for us, so that they make metal work easier and much more fun. You can participate in the race alone or in a small group.

What’s best, the three best jiggers will be rewarded! 700* euros for the winner, 400* euros for the second place and 200* euros for the third place.

Participation is easy! You can use FabLab fabrication machines to prepare your ingenious plan. You have a budget of 50 euros available for FabLab materials. For FabLab working you can get 2 hours of sparring help from student supervisor.

HT Laser organizes Q&A session on Friday 17.3. at 11 am in FabLab. There is an opportunity to hear in more detail about the competition and ask questions about the tasks.

Register to the competition by 19.3. Registrations: fablabtampere@tuni.fi. We will provide more detailed information about product cases for registered competitors.

The last date for returning the competition works is 11.4. Create a manufacturing plan and user manual for your jig and let us know how it makes production more effortless. Show us what crazy ideas and solutions you have.

The purpose of the competition is to create innovative, practical and efficient jig models.

The award ceremony will be held on April 19, where the currently selected works will be presented.

By participating in the competition, you will receive recognition and win cash prizes. This is your chance to shine and say that you are the “Master of Metal”.

The competition is targeted for students only.

Join this fun and challenging competition and take home a prize!

*The prize is paid as gross income, you need to have a tax card, which shows your tax rate.

HT Laser organizes the competition in co-operation with FabLab Tampere.