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Grand Award – Body Interior
Instrument panel, door trim elements & armrest (textile)
| Innovation: | Innovative textile interior design for any conceivable look, abrasion-resistant & partially structurally reinforced, leather-free |
| Sustainability: | Textile surfaces made of 90% rPET fibers, 100% recyclable; yarns Ökotex and ISCC+* certified; CO2-neutral in accordance with Scope 1 & Scope 2 |
| First use: | Mini Countryman II 2024 |
| Raw Material Manufacturer: | EMS-Chemie AG |
| Material: | Grilon KE-135 (CoPES; PET) |
| Tool Manufacturer: | – |
| Machine manufacturer: | Karl Mayer Stoll Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH |
| Part manufacturer: | Strähle+Hess GmbH Inteva Products |
| Other parties involved: | BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG |
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Grand Innovation Award – Chassis Unit/Structural Component
Integrative sustainable thermoplastic roof cap
| Innovation: | Hybrid molding process combining heating and forming of organosheets with thermoplastic injection molding; integrated features |
| Sustainability: | Optimized energy and material consumption, weight reduction (15%) and fewer components, fully recyclable thermoplastic |
| First use: | Mercedes-Benz CLE Cabriolet May 2024 |
| Raw material manufacturer: | Envalior Deutschland GmbH |
| Material: | PA6-GF50 (BKV 50H2,0) organosheet Tepex Dynalite 102 RG600(x) 47% roving glass PA6 consolidated composite laminate PP GF30 |
| Tool manufacturer: | Siebenwurst Werkzeugbau GmbH |
| Machine Manufacturer: | Engel Austria GmbH |
| Part manufacturer: | Röchling Automotive |
| Other parties involved: | Valmet Automotive |
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Innovation Award –
Enabler Technology part & component design
Battery module with UD-tape cell pre-tensioning
| Innovation: | “All-PP solution” with UD tape replaces metal parts; injection-molded pre-tensioning technology saves weight and increases safety |
| Sustainability: | HFFR material 100% recyclable; low CO2 due to PP compound; no TIM required, recycled content >40%; material savings through simulation |
| First use: | Study for Audi AG |
| Raw material manufacturer: | Borealis Polyolefine GmbH |
| Material: | Polypropylene / Fibremod™ FF311SF 9502 |
| Tool Manufacturer: | – |
| Machine manufacturer: | Fill Ges.m.b.H. |
| Part manufacturer: | Borealis Polyolefine GmbH – prototype tool |
| Other parties involved: | Transfercenter für Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Audi AG |
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Innovation Award – New Mobility
Pyrotechnic battery disconnect switch (BEV and PHEV)
| Innovation: | Novel safety solution for BEV / PHEV made of flame-retardant high-performance plastic, high level of detail, short cycle times |
| Sustainability: | – |
| First use: | End of 2023 |
| Raw material manufacturer: | Akro-Plastic GmbH |
| Material: | Akromid C3 GF 30 1 FR black (7343) |
| Tool manufacturer: | T.S.T. S.r.l. Plastics Technologies |
| Machine Manufacturer: | – |
| Part manufacturer: | Joyson Safety Systems Aschaffenburg GmbH |
| Other Participants: | – |
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Sustainability Award – 1st place
Enabler Technology part & component design
Mono-material seat cover
| Innovation: | ALL components (textiles, adhesives, nonwovens, fastening elements, etc.) made of PET; simpler and more ergonomically comfortable assembly/disassembly |
| Sustainability: | Easy to recycle thanks to mono-material design, closing the sustainability loop and recycling approx. 160,000 m² of cutting waste into new yarn each year |
| First use: | Future electric vehicle for Audi AG |
| Raw material manufacturer: | – |
| Material: | PET |
| Tool Manufacturer: | – |
| Machine Manufacturer: | – |
| Part manufacturer: | AUNDE Group SE |
| Other parties involved: | ITA Technologietransfer GmbH |
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Sustainability Award – 2nd place
Body Interior
Cupholder
| Innovation: | Recycled-content-based material with 30% post-consumer content meets stringent interior emissions and odor requirements |
| Sustainability: | 30% PCR, 28% lower CO2 footprint (1.3 instead of 1.8 kg CO2 eq/kg), first visible application of marine recycled material in injection molding |
| First use: | Mini F67 |
| Raw material manufacturer: | LyondellBasell K.D. Feddersen GmbH & Co. KG |
| Material: | CirculenRecover PPC TRC 2179N C12A83 |
| Tool Manufacturer: | – |
| Machine Manufacturer: | – |
| Part manufacturer: | – |
| Other parties involved: | BMW Group |
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Sustainability Award – 3rd place
Enabler Technology materials & technologies
Mycelium-based sun visor
| Innovation: | Mushroom-based material and cactus leather replace PU or PP with PVC coating; lighter, more comfortable, improved safety in accidents |
| Sustainability: | Visor made of mycelium and cactus leather is 17% lighter, saves 25% CO2 (0.759 kg CO2/component), enables easy separation and recycling |
| First use: | Volvo XC60 not yet defined |
| Raw material manufacturer: | Grown.Bio |
| Material: | GIY-Mix Grown.Bio |
| Tool manufacturer: | EDAG Engineering GmbH |
| Machine Manufacturer: | – |
| Part manufacturer: | EDAG Engineering GmbH |
| Other parties involved: | Autosattlerei Schwab |
