BODY INTERIOR
| Part designation: | MINI R56 door parts Lower Bezel piano black |
| Innovation: | First-time Print Mould Design (PMD) in car interiors |
| Vehicle / Year: | MINI R56 (BMW AG) September 2006 |
| Material: | Senotop pianoblack 8337 1 mm |
| Raw material manufacturer: | Senco Europe GmbH |
| Tool Manufacturer: | Schöfer GmbH |
| Machine Manufacturer: | Engel Austria GmbH |
| Part manufacturer: | Burg Design GmbH |
BODY EXTERIOR (2 Winners!)
| Part designation: | Body module DC/smart |
| Innovation: | Exterior skin parts for the first time in PP/EPDM in MIC with single-layer coating |
| Vehicle / Year: | DC/smart January 2007 |
| Material: | PP/EPDM, Daplen ED 230 HP |
| Raw material manufacturer: | Borealis GmbH |
| Tool manufacturer: | Schneider Form GmbH, Karl Krumpholz GmbH & Co.KG, R.S.Mecanica S.r.i. |
| Machine manufacturer: | Krauss-Maffei GmbH |
| Part manufacturer: | Plastal GmbH |
BODY EXTERIOR (2 Winners!)
| Part designation: | Engine rear lid |
| Innovation: | Special CFRP layer structure |
| Vehicle / Year: | Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder 2006 |
| Material: | CFRP/Epoxy |
| Raw material manufacturer: | Saertex Wagner GmbH & Co.KG |
| Tool manufacturer: | ACE GmbH |
| Machine manufacturer: | ACE GmbH |
| Part manufacturer: | ACE GmbH, VW AG Konzernforschung, Audi AG |
INNOVATION AWARD (Body Exterior)
| Part designation: | smart fortwo panoramic roof including shading system |
| Innovation: | Injection compression molding process with parallelism control |
| Vehicle / Year: | smart fortwo April 2007 |
| Material: | 1K Makrolon AG 2677 (PC), 2K Bayblend DP T95 MF (PC+ABS+Mineral) |
| Raw material manufacturer: | Bayer Material Science AG |
| Machine manufacturer: | Battenfeld Vertrieb Deutschland GmbH |
| Part manufacturer: | Webasto AG |
INNOVATION AWARD (Body Exterior)
| Part designation: | Fender module |
| Innovation: | Gap reduction, improvement of passive pedestrian protection |
| Vehicle / Year: | BMW X5 October 2006 |
| Material: | HIFAX TRC790B, Celstran, Daplen L341 |
| Raw material manufacturer: | Basell USA, Ticona GmbH, Borealis Polyolefine GmbH |
| Tool manufacturer: | Schneider Form GmbH |
| Machine manufacturer: | ATS Automation Tooling Systems, MSI |
| Part manufacturer: | Plastic Omnium Auto Exterior, USA |
GRAND INNOVATION AWARD (Body Interior)
| Part designation: | Rear seat backrest |
| Innovation: | Energy absorption using EPP (sandwich structure) |
| Vehicle / Year: | BMW 5 Series for new 5 Series |
| Material: | EPP |
| Raw material manufacturer: | Borealis GmbH, JSP International |
| Tool manufacturer: | BMW Werkzeugtechnik GmbH, Schraml Metallverarbeitung GmbH |
| Machine manufacturer: | Frimo Freilassing GmbH |
| Part manufacturer: | BMW AG, Landshut Plant |
GRAND INNOVATION AWARD (electronical / optical Parts)
| Part designation: | Sun Sensor |
| Innovation: | Conductor tracks (metallized material) molded onto base body |
| Vehicle / Year: | Mercedes Benz C-Class April 2007 |
| Material: | Liquid crystal polymers LCP, Vectra E820i PD, Vectra E130i |
| Raw material manufacturer: | Ticona GmbH |
| Tool manufacturer: | Harting Mitronics AG |
| Part manufacturer: | Hella Fahrzeugkomponenten GmbH, Harting Mitronics AG |
