BODY INTERIOR
| Part Designation: | Instrument Panel |
| Innovation: | Decoupling of Surface and Substrate Requirements |
| Vehicle / Year: | BMW 5 Series Touring BMW E63 SOP March 2005 September 2004 |
| Material: | Leather, PUR Cut Foam LFI Carrier PUR |
| Raw material manufacturer: | Bayer AG Wörwag Intier IMC-Slush |
| Tool Manufacturer: | Galvanoform Gesellschaft für Galvanoplastik mbH |
| Machine Manufacturer: | Kiefel AG |
| Part Manufacturer: | Intier Automotive Eybl Interiors GmbH |
BODY EXTERIOR
| Part Designation: | Panoramic Roof |
| Innovation: | Composite Construction PU-LFI with Back-foamed Film |
| Vehicle / Year: | Opel Zafira B, A3370 |
| Material: | PU-LFI (Module Carrier), PC Multi-layer Film (Outer Skin Surface) |
| Raw Material Manufacturer: | GE Plastics (Lexan SLX), Bayer AG (PU-LFI), BASF AG (PA-ABS+GF) |
| Tool Manufacturer: | Wilhelm Funke GmbH & Co.KG, GEISS AG |
| Machine manufacturer: | Engel Austria, Krauss-Maffei Kunststofftechnik GmbH, GEISS AG |
| Part Manufacturer: | Webasto AG |
POWERTRAIN
| Part Designation: | Clean Air Duct with Integrated HFM |
| Innovation: | Reduction of Structure-borne Noise Emission from Thin-walled Plastic Parts |
| Vehicle / Year: | DaimlerChrysler Vehicles with V6 Diesel Engine, February 2005 |
| Part Manufacturer: | WOCO Group |
ELECTRONICAL PARTS
| Part Designation: | Trim Part with Surface-integrated Switches and Illumination |
| Innovation: | Surface-integrated Switches and Haptic Feedback upon Actuation |
| Vehicle / Year: | BMW 5 Series End of 2006 |
| Raw Material Manufacturer/ Material | Votteler Lackfabrik GmbH & Co.KG, Bayer AG |
| Tool Manufacturer: | Dräxelmaier Systemtechnik Vilsburg |
| Machine Manufacturer: | Krauss-Maffei Kunststofftechnik GmbH |
| Part Manufacturer: | DAS Dräxelmaier Automotive Systems GmbH. |
INNOVATION-AWARD (Body Exterior)
| Part Designation: | Structural Foam Parts A-/B-/C-Pillar Support Carrier |
| Innovation: | Topological Development of Components with the Aid of Numerical Simulation Tools (Optistruct) |
| Vehicle / Year: | BMW 5 Series Touring May 2004 |
| Raw Material Manufacturer/ Material | CORE Products SAS Epoxy Foam, Core 5214 |
| Part Manufacturer: | CORE Products SAS |
GRAND INNOVATION-AWARD (Body Exterior)
| Part Designation: | Coolant Pipe |
| Innovation: | Projectile Injection Technology (PIT) |
| Vehicle / Year: | BMW 3 Series E90 All-wheel Drive 2005 |
| Raw Material Manufacturer/ Material: | Rhodia Engineering Plastics Srl. PA 6.6 GF 30 |
| Tool Manufacturer: | Röchling Automotive Engineering Leifers GmbH |
| Part Manufacturer: | Röchling Automotive Engineering Leifers GmbH |
