{"id":42448,"date":"2024-10-28T15:12:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T14:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/?p=42448"},"modified":"2024-10-28T15:28:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T14:28:26","slug":"avk-innovation-award-2024-the-winners-have-been-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/en\/avk-innovation-award-2024-the-winners-have-been-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"AVK Innovation Award 2024 – the winners have been announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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We congratulate all the winners of this year’s AVK Innovation Award and are really pleased that so many members of our network are among the winners!<\/strong><\/p>

The winners of the prestigious Innovation Award for Fiber Reinforced Plastics from the AVK Industrievereinigung Verst\u00e4rkte Kunststoffe were presented in Stuttgart this year. The award goes to companies, institutes and their partners in each of the three categories \u201cProducts and Applications\u201d, \u201cProcesses and Procedures\u201d and \u201cResearch and Science\u201d for outstanding composites innovations. An expert jury of engineers, scientists and trade journalists evaluates the submissions in the three categories based on criteria such as level of innovation, degree of realization and sustainability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Category \u201cInnovative products and applications\u201d<\/strong><\/p>

First place in the \u201cInnovative products and applications\u201d category went to thoenes\u00ae Dichtungstechnik GmbH<\/strong>, RAUCH Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH<\/strong> and the Institute for Lightweight Construction and Plastics Technology<\/strong> at TU Dresden with their innovation \u201cSustainable fertilizer spreader frame: lightweight construction with thermoplastic carbon-PA6 hollow profiles<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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As part of the Le\u00b2Gro project, an innovative lightweight fertilizer spreader frame with a span of more than 36 meters was developed. The construction consists of thermoplastic, continuous fiber-reinforced hollow profiles, which are manufactured using an advanced tube blowing process. This design reduces the weight of the frame by 43% from 2000 kg to 1140 kg, which reduces both fuel consumption and the ground pressure load and increases the payload capacity. In addition, the improved manufacturing technology enables greater efficiency in production and allows the integration of functions such as material conveying directly through the boom in the end section.<\/p>

The frame is connected by innovative metallic node structures which, in combination with thermoplastic load introduction elements, create a rigid and durable truss structure. The overall prototype was tested in 2024 and the aim is to launch it on the market in the coming years. The technology not only offers potential for agricultural engineering, but also for other industries such as tent construction or special machine construction.<\/p>

The focus is also on sustainability: in addition to reducing CO\u2082 emissions through lower fuel consumption, the material is more impact-resistant, easier to repair and recyclable, which further increases the service life and environmental friendliness of the product.<\/p>

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The \u201cGREEN GUARD bicycle box – modular, versatile and sustainable for the mobility of tomorrow<\/strong>\u201d from Mitras-Composites Systems GmbH<\/strong> and project partner Leichtbau-Zentrum Sachsen GmbH<\/strong> took second place.<\/p>

A unique bike box due to its properties:<\/p>