1st Place – 2K Clean Air Duct with Bellows
| Innovation: | First one-piece, space-saving bellows, steel/elastomer replacement with thermoplastic |
| Sustainability: | Weight reduction, component count from 10 to 1, recyclable due to same material group |
| Vehicle Manufacturer/Year: | Mercedes-Benz June 2021 |
| Raw Material Manufacturer: | DSM Engineering Materials |
| Material: | PBT-GF30 ( Arnite TV4 261 A), TPC-ET (Arnitel PL 381-H) |
| Tool Manufacturer: | Vogel+Heppner |
| Machine Manufacturer: | – |
| Part manufacturer: | Montaplast |
| Other Participants: | Mercedes-Benz |
2nd Place – Gear Selector Module
| Innovation: | Electro-hydraulic modular design, simplified assembly, function integration |
| Sustainability: | 40% weight reduction, fewer process steps, resource conservation, 100% recyclable |
| Vehicle Manufacturer/Year: | Hyundai 2020 |
| Raw Material Producer: | EMS-Chemie |
| Material: | PPA GF 50 (Grivory HTVS-5X1) |
| Tool Manufacturer: | FTE automotive / Valeo PAS, Eberhard Meyer |
| Machine Manufacturer: | – |
| Part Manufacturer: | FTE automotive / Valeo PAS |
| Other Participants: | – |
3rd Place – Plastic Coolant Tubes
| Innovation: | Metal replacement, light-weighting, better chemical resistance and mechanical properties |
| Sustainability | Weight reduction in the cars |
| Vehicle Manufacturer/Year: | Audi 2018 |
| Raw Material Manufacturer: | Solvay Speciality Polymers |
| Material: | PPS (Ryton XE 3500 and 5430 / R4-270 BL) |
| Toolmaker: | – |
| Machine Manufacturer: | – |
| Part Manufacturer: | Various |
| Other Participants: | – |