Tag: Pitch It Fab It

  • Pitch It, Fab It, Win It

    Pitch It, Fab It, Win It

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    Pitch It Fab It competition: April 14th, 2020, 6pm – 8pm (free pizza + refreshments!)

     

    Do you have a product in early stage development that could benefit from a solid engineering push?

    Are you in need of a prototype that your customers can touch, feel and experience?

    With a single pitch, you can walk away with up to $5,000 in-kind services, materials, and expert mentoring to work with UVM Instrumentation and Model Facility (IMF).[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][image_with_animation image_url=”8199″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text]The winner of 2020’s Pitch It Fab It will receive:

    – Precision machine and mechanical design consultation
    – High-resolution 3D printing using hard and flexible materials
    – Support for sourcing the parts and materials needed to build their prototype

    Past winners have included laboratory devices, kitchen products, specialty bartending apparatus, educational holography, farm equipment, robots for kids and more.[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][image_with_animation image_url=”8200″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text]Want to enter? Get the pitch deck template and submit it here: https://generatorvt.com/pitch-it-fab-it/

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  • Pitch It, Fab It

    Pitch It, Fab It

    Call to innovative Vermonters!

    Do you have a product in early stage development that could benefit from a solid engineering push? Are you in need of a prototype that your customers can touch, feel and experience?

    Join UVM’s Instrumentation and Modeling Facility (IMF) and GENERATOR for an evening of invention and ingenuity. Dubbed ‘Pitch It, Fab It’ this fast and interactive evening of pitches is aimed at exciting the IMF to collaborate with you on your idea.

    Event Date: Wednesday, October 17 | 5:30 – 7:30pm
    Event Location: Generator is located at 40 Sears Lane, Burlington, VT 05401
    Deadline for Submissions: October 5th, 2018
    Check out a VIDEO about the competition!

    For 45 years IMF has designed and fabricated custom instruments and innovative prototypes for UVM researchers, emerging technology companies, and Vermont inventors. Here’s your chance to access the tools and minds on tap at IMF.  Learn more about IMF HERE

    Work with UVM Instrumentation and Model Facility (IMF to Design and Fabricate a Killer Product. With a single pitch, a team can walk away with up to $5,000 in-kind services, materials and expert mentoring for:

    • Precision machine and mechanical design consultation
    • High-resolution 3D printing using hard and flexible materials
    • And the parts and materials needed to build your prototype

    Past winners have included laboratory devices, kitchen products, specialty bartending apparatus, educational holography, farm equipment, robots for kids and more.

    HOW TO ENTER

    Prepare a pitch deck of SIX (6) slides that includes:

    1. Who you are, what’s your passion?
    2. Problem – What’s the challenge you’re tackling?
    3. Context – What makes this challenge significant?
    4. Solution – What’s your big idea?
    5. What does your model look like?
    6. How will you use the IMF?

    CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PITCH DECK TEMPLATE

    Populate a product description and share the link for your pitch deck.  Applications will be denied without the pitch. (Don’t worry, everything under your “details” tab is only seen by the judges and a live audience. If you have any questions, just click that little blue question mark on the right). You will receive an email from the competition hosts when you are accepted to the PITCH OFF. Pitch your product in 5 MINS or less to a panel of IMF-invited judges on Wednesday, October 17 at 5:30PM. Award decisions will be made that night, on the spot, by a panel of IMF and Generator judges.

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    SCORING

    Pitches will be judged for their:

    • Clarity
    • Innovation
    • Feasibility

    TIMELINE

    All awardees have the opportunity to begin work immediately and are expected to maximize their use of the IMF facility to get their product prototype developed efficiently.

    Sponsors: UVM Instrumentation and Modeling Facility, UVM Office of the Vice-president for Research

    Thank You for Your Support

  • 2018 Pitch It, Fab It Winner

    2018 Pitch It, Fab It Winner

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    You Will Lose Your Marbles For

    This Year’s Pitch It, Fab It Winner

    [/heading][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text]Generator was full of applicants and supporters of Pitch It, Fab It last week on April 18th.  There were many great pitches for innovative and fun items.  We are proud to announce that Generator member and lifelong tinkerer, Todd Taylor is the recipient of this year’s Pitch It, Fab It competition with his marble maze kits.

    I’m a marketer by day and a dad to a creative 4 year old girl. She’s my Chief Inspiration Officer for the tinkering that I do at the Generator. One day last fall, she and I were playing with marbles and paper towel tubes, and inspiration struck! I started brainstorming how to make cardboard blocks and ramps that would fit together like Lego pieces. My vision is to turn this into flat-pack, pre-cut cardboard toy kits that fold and assemble into interlocking ramps for marbles. They would create a system of play that offers boundless possibilities and numerous STEM learning opportunities. The pieces would pop out of die-cut sheets and easily fold into sturdy blocks – no glue needed! Once assembled, pieces could be arranged and constructed into countless formations. And because they are made of cardboard, you could easily add your own, homemade ramp elements and chain reaction elements using found parts. Cardboard invites you to cut, glue and decorate it in your own unique way, offering a full STEAM learning experience through creative, open-ended play. I owe a big shout-out to Ben and Pete at Cardboard Teck Instantute, as well as many folks in the maker community, for the inspiration and support!

    -Todd Taylor

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  • Pitch It, Fab It 2018

    Pitch It, Fab It 2018

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    Do you have a product in early stage development that could benefit from a solid engineering push? Are you in need of a prototype that your customers can touch, feel and experience? Join UVM’s Instrumentation and Modeling Facility (IMF) and GENERATOR for an evening of invention and ingenuity. Dubbed Pitch It, Fab It! this fast and interactive evening of pitches is aimed at exciting the IMF to collaborate with you on your idea.

    For 45 years IMF has designed and fabricated custom instruments and innovative prototypes for UVM researchers, emerging technology companies, and Vermont inventors. Here’s your chance to access the tools and minds on tap at IMF.  Learn more about IMF HERE. Work with UVM Instrumentation and Model Facility (IMF) to Design and Fabricate a Killer Product. With a single pitch, a team can walk away with up to $5,000 in-kind services, materials and expert mentoring for:

    • Precision machine and mechanical design consultation
    • High-resolution 3D printing using hard and flexible materials
    • And the parts and materials needed to build your prototype

    Event Date: Wednesday, April 18th | 5:30 – 7:30pm
    Event Location: Generator, 40 Sears Lane, Burlington, VT 05401
    Deadline: April 13th, 2018

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  • Pitch It, Fab It Winner is Lance Macomber!

    Pitch It, Fab It Winner is Lance Macomber!

    Pitch It, Fab It Spring 2017

    The Judges Have Chosen!

    There were some great candidates at the 2017 Spring Pitch It, Fab It! It is great to see so many people in our community working diligently on different ways to improve or create products to better our experiences in this world.  lance developed a prototype for a mechanical hand bottle washer that he believes solves many of the limitations of current solutions in the bottle washing market. This product has potential to benefit mothers, brewers – anyone with a high volume of bottles to wash. Good luck, Lance!