1st Place – Pentatonic Thermoplastic Composite Battery Enclosure
| Innovation: | 1st full thermoplastic BEV traction battery enclosure, significant cost reduction |
| Sustainability: | Reduced CO2 footprint during component manufacturing and vehicle use |
| OEM/Year: | – |
| Raw Material Producer: | LANXESS Performance Materials GmbH |
| Material: | Base material PA6 GF45, PA6 consolidated composite material |
| Mold Maker: | Deckerform Unternehmensgruppe |
| Machinery Manufacturer: | Dieffenbacher GmbH Maschinen- und Anlagenbau |
| Part manufacturer: | Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG |
| Other Participants: | – |
2nd Place – Coolant Piping System for E-Mobility Applications
| Innovation: | First validated PP mono-solution as a flexible coolant line for BEV applications |
| Sustainability: | Reduced: energy requirements, CO2 emissions of raw material, weight; improved recyclability |
| OEM/Year: | – |
| Raw Material Producer: | ContiTech (piping), LyondellBasell (connector) |
| Material: | PP GF30 laser-transparent black/ PP GF30, modified PP monolayer |
| Tool Manufacturer: | – |
| Machine Manufacturer: | – |
| Part Manufacturer: | ContiTech AG |
| Other Participants: | JoinPlas GmbH |
3rd Place – Polymeric Oil Pump Gear for Automotive Transmission
| Innovation: | Significant vehicle noise reduction; replacement of critical gearbox component |
| Sustainability: | Weight reduction, less energy consumption |
| OEM/Year: | – |
| Raw material manufacturer: | Solvay SA |
| Material: | PAI (Torlon 4275) |
| Tool Manufacturer: | – |
| Machine Manufacturer: | – |
| Part Manufacturer: | Allegheny Performance Plastics, LLC (High3P GmbH) |
| Other Participants: | Getec Getriebe Technik GmbH |
4th Place – Hybrid Demonstrator
| Innovation: | Highest strength and stiffness at lowest weight; true 3D composite part |
| Sustainability: | Reduces weight and fuel consumption, recyclable, use of recycled products possible |
| OEM/Year: | – |
| Raw material manufacturer: | Solvay SA |
| Material: | PEKK (APC PEKK-FC), PEEK (Ketaspire KT-880) |
| Tool Manufacturer: | – |
| Machine Manufacturer: | – |
| Part Manufacturer: | Allegheny Performance Plastics, LLC (High3P GmbH) |
| Other Participants: | – |
5th Place – Crash Shield
| Innovation: | First time such a component has been made with plastics; highly stressed areas are locally optimized |
| Sustainability: | Using 100% renewable energy for manufacturing resin, component fully recyclable |
| OEM/Year: | – |
| Raw Material Producer: | Solvay Specialty Polymers |
| Material: | Amodel® AS1145 HS BK |
| Tool Manufacturer: | – |
| Machine Manufacturer: | – |
| Part manufacturer: | – |
| Other Participants: | – |