Grand Award
Body Exterior – Nierenblende
| Innovation: | True 3D appearance behind glass, seamless radome (function integration), novel surface for exterior application (including self-healing effect) |
| Sustainability: | PUR with self-healing properties, lower power consumption at equal heating performance |
| Vehicle manufacturer/Year: | BMW July 2021 |
| Raw material manufacturer: | Covestro, Votteler |
| Material: | Makrolon AG2677 |
| Tooling manufacturer: | Summerer Technologies |
| Machine manufacturer: | Engel Deutschland |
| Part manufacturer: | BMW |
| Other participants: | Oerlikon Balzers, Acsys Lasertechnik |
Grand Innovation Award
Power Train – Getriebeträger
| Innovation: | New winding process: continuous carbon fiber is deposited freely in space, closely following the final contour |
| Sustainability: | Carbon fiber recyclable, lightweight construction, resulting in lower energy consumption and pollutant emissions in production and operation |
| Vehicle manufacturer/Year: | Mercedes AMG October 2020 |
| Raw material manufacturer: | Hexion Germany, Toray Carbon Fibers Europe |
| Material: | Epikote Resin Trac 06398 with Epikure Curing Agent 943, T620SC-24000-50C |
| Tooling manufacturer: | Mercedes-Benz |
| Machine manufacturer: | Mercedes-Benz |
| Part manufacturer: | Mercedes-Benz |
| Other participants: | – |
Innovation Award
Enabler Technology – Injection-moulded parts with integrated media tempering
| Innovation: | Component provides tempering via flow-through coarse-cell core |
| Sustainability: | Utilization of existing cooling circuits |
| Vehicle manufacturer/Year: | BMW |
| Raw material manufacturer: | Sabic Innovative Plastics |
| Material: | PP LGF 20 SABIC® STAMAX 60YK270E / PP513MNK10EE |
| Tooling manufacturer: | – |
| Machine manufacturer: | – |
| Part manufacturer: | BMW – Werk Landshut |
| Other participants: | – |
Sustainability Award 1st Place
Body Interior – Upper pillar trims
| Innovation: | Appearance, processability and crash safety (ductility) of the regenerated yarn equivalent to virgin material |
| Sustainability: | Use of 100% recycled material that can be recycled again after use |
| Vehicle manufacturer/Year: | Audi |
| Raw material manufacturer: | almaak international |
| Material: | Decorative fabric Draft recyclate, PC/ABS (Anjacom PC/ABS R050/75S) |
| Tooling manufacturer: | – |
| Machine manufacturer: | – |
| Part manufacturer: | Montaplast |
| Other participants: | Lear Corporation |
Sustainability Award 2nd Place
Enabler Technology – Front-end carrier overmoulding
| Innovation: | Upcycling, same material quality as virgin material, manufacturing process remains unchanged, CO2 reduction potential |
| Sustainability: | ChemCycling™ – chemical plastics recycling, circular material economy, conservation of fossil resources |
| Vehicle manufacturer/Year: | Prototype |
| Raw material manufacturer: | BASF |
| Material: | PA6 GF30 (from recycled raw materials) / Ultramid® B3WG6 CCycled® Black 00564 |
| Tooling manufacturer: | – |
| Machine manufacturer: | – |
| Part manufacturer: | – |
| Other participants: | Jaguar Land Rover |
Sustainability Award 3rd Place
Body Exterior – Abgasblende
| Innovation: | Development of new polypropylene compound, foamed visible part |
| Sustainability: | Weight reduction through use of foamed component |
| Vehicle manufacturer/Year: | BMW August 2020 |
| Raw Material Manufacturer: | LyondellBasell |
| Material: | Hifax TYC 2182F |
| Tooling manufacturer: | Eschmann Textures International |
| Machine manufacturer: | – |
| Part manufacturer: | REHAU |
| Other participants: | – |