2012 winners

13 COMPANIES REWARDED FOR JEC EUROPE 2012 INNOVATION AWARDS

Category: Aeronautics

Winner: EADS (France)

New non-destructive testing system for the inspection of composite parts used in the aeronautic industry.

Category: Biocomposites

Winner: KOMPETENZZENTRUM HOLZ GMBH, WOOD K PLUS (AUSTRIA)

A new composite material 100% based on renewable resources, shaping complex 3D geometries.

Category: Construction

Winner: ACCIONA INFRAESTRUCTURAS (SPAIN)

The world’s longest stress ribbon bridge, using pre-tensioned CFRP cables as the main load-bearing members.

Category: Industry

Winner: AIRBORNE (NETHERLANDS)

An innovative spoolable pipe concept, made of thermoplastic composite designed for the oil & gas industry.

Category: Materials

Winner: SIGMATEX LTD. (UK)

Recycling process of waste carbon fibre from various processing technologies to develop yarns, tapes and fabrics.

Category: Process

Winner: FRAUNHOFER ICT (GERMANY)

Production process for lightweight structures based on sandwich structures and spraying of resins, typically fibre-reinforced polyurethane.

Category: Software

Winner: MAGESTIC SYSTEMS INC. (USA)

Numerical modeling and simulation of a manufacturing process, advising on the performances and costs of the project.

Category: Sports & Leisure

Winner: MUNICH COMPOSITES GMBH (GERMANY)

A completely different bicycle frame concept, using the braiding technique with a very high productivity and potential for automation.

Category: Automotive

Winner: AXON (UK)

A carbon fibre composite system which weighs 50 kg for a city car to 80 kg for a medium saloon car, delivering a high strength and stiffness while retaining a low weight and great tailorability at lower cost.

Category: Railway

Winner: TCI (FRANCE)

Noise suppressor designed and used in the railway environment by the staff during the train manufacturing.

Category: Marine

Winner: ASTILLEROS SANTA POLA, S.L (SPAIN)

New combination of a ceramic material with the composite laminate, using vacuum bag technology for boat's structures with high anti-ballistic and lightweight properties.

Category: Wind Energy

Winner: GAMESA (SPAIN)

The first modular composite blade and the largest wind turbine blade in the world with aircraft regulations for the intermediate joint, that may be erected in onshore complex terrain.

Category: Special Prize

Winner: LG HAUSYS (KOREA)

All-carbon composite structure with an excellent recyclability for an electric vehicle battery pack module (BPM) by extrusion compounding and compression moulding for mass production in the automotive industry.

Check out the JEC Innovation Awards Program 2012