- SPE announced finalists for its 45th-annual Automotive Innovation Awards Competition
- Oldest and largest recognition event in the automotive and plastics industries
- All pictures and detailed project description
The Automotive Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) announced the finalists for its 45th-annual Automotive Innovation Awards Competition, the oldest and largest recognition event in the automotive and plastics industries. Category and Grand Award winners will be announced at the Automotive Innovation Awards Gala on November 11, 2015 during the annual SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Gala at Burton Manor in the suburbs of Detroit.
Automotive Innovation Awards Competition 2015 Finalist
(click on pictures for project details)
Category: Aftermarket
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Transparent lightweight wind deflector
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Interior Floormat
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Category: Body Exterior
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Emblem front-camera deployment mechanism
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Push-to-release exterior serviceability fastener
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Charge-port bezel
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Category: Body Interior
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Tablet holder
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Active glove box system
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Rear-seat folding head restraint
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Compact driver’s side bin
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2-Shot molded crash pad garnish with 3D patterns
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Category: Chassis/Hardware
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Door protection device
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Engine-room partition wall
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Category: Environmental
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PCR cam cover
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Underbody aero shields
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Natural fiber-reinforced PP
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Category: Materials
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Ultralight Class A body panels
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Rear lamp reflector
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Category: Powertrain
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External air oil separator
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Transmission heat exchange cradle
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Category: Process/Assembly/Enabling Technologies
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IMX instrument panel
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Press bonding with edge folding & CNC deco stitch
(source: SPE)