The initiative rewards essentially the most revolutionary tasks in areas associated to environmental sustainability. FAE Know-how will manufacture the digital board prototypes for the highest three winners.

The competition is organized in collaboration with FAE Know-how S.p.A. an Modern SME working within the design, prototyping, engineering, and manufacturing of built-in digital options, publicizes the launch of the competition “MY Maker PCBA: your electronics for a greater planet“ in collaboration with “Maker Faire Rome – The European Version” and Farnell.

The initiative goals to gather and reward the perfect revolutionary tasks associated to electronics serving sustainable growth. Participation is free and open to makers, corporations, organizations, startups, associations, foundations, and people of authorized age, each Italian and overseas, who can submit their entries by 12:00 PM on September 15, 2023. The analysis of essentially the most beneficial proposals might be performed by a specifically chosen analysis committee, which is able to meet and announce the winners by September 25, 2023. Manuel Lobati, Innovation Supervisor at FAE Know-how, is among the many committee members appointed by the competition organizers.

As a part of the eleventh version of “Maker Faire Rome – The European Version,” which is able to happen in Rome from October 20 to 22, 2023, and through which FAE Know-how is a companion, the corporate will supply the winners the chance to current their revolutionary concepts inside the FAE Know-how house. A devoted sales space might be supplied, that includes stay gaming stations, demos, and augmented actuality impressed by digital system growth actions. Moreover, FAE Know-how will produce the digital boards developed based mostly on the profitable tasks.

Gianmarco Lanza, President and CEO of FAE Know-how, feedback: “FAE Know-how believes in fostering steady synergy with revolutionary ecosystems, of which Maker Faire Rome and its group are a first-rate instance. Notably when innovation goals to generate a optimistic influence by way of sustainability, as within the case of ‘MY Maker PCBA: your electronics for a greater planet.’ Defending the planet and bettering high quality of life are central parts of this contest and signify a number of the best challenges of the current and future. Digital expertise is an more and more important instrument to allow concrete options. For FAE Know-how, it’s significantly vital to suggest this initiative inside a outstanding platform for the European maker group like Maker Faire Rome.”

Gabriele Braga, Director of Advertising and Gross sales at FAE Know-how, feedback: “The conclusion of a prototype represents a strategic second in digital design, and it turns into much more advanced for makers, particularly when figuring out an acceptable technological companion inside finances constraints. By the competition, FAE Know-how goals to make the conclusion of essentially the most revolutionary concepts accessible, reaffirming its dedication to innovators, startups, companies, and creatives by supporting the creation of recent options and know-how. This dedication takes on a particular that means throughout Maker Faire, the place we place ourselves as innovation facilitators.”

The competition’s theme, “Electronics for a greater Planet,” covers areas similar to agritech, round financial system, sensible cities, mobility, electrification, and extra. The analysis standards will embrace the diploma of innovation, growth, scalability, and replicability of the challenge proposal, in addition to its technical feasibility, effectivity, and effectiveness by way of bettering environmental sustainability. Individuals are required to submit an concept accompanied by a whole digital challenge together with diagrams, materials lists, and Gerber development recordsdata. FAE Know-how will produce the Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBAs) for the profitable entries. The competition is open to makers, together with people and firms lively in academia (college students, researchers, professors), engineering, startups, artwork, and technological innovation, who function in open design and participatory modes to create revolutionary digital options.

Lorenzo Tagliavanti, President of the Rome Chamber of Commerce, states: “This initiative absolutely embodies the spirit of Maker Faire Rome, which is the flexibility to have interaction all innovation fans, significantly younger individuals, in addition to companies, universities, and analysis establishments, in virtuous paths of co-design and studying. Our truthful is inclusive, making expertise accessible to everybody, not simply trade professionals. The targets of the competition align completely with a number of the key themes of the upcoming Maker Faire Rome in October, specifically electronics, sustainability, and round financial system: concepts for a greater world.”