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Winner of the manus® award
These are the winners of recent years
It is small, maintenance-free and fulfils an important function: the plastic plain bearing. In millions of machines, vehicles, devices and systems, it performs its service for years. Since 2003, this inconspicuous component has been the focus of the manus® award. Here you can take a look at the winners from previous years.
manus award 2023
Golden manus®
**J&**M Manufacturing uses iglidur® plain bearings to keep the coulter maintenance-free for customers and prevent lubricant from entering the floor.
Silver manus®
The exoskeleton from Aufratech makes working with high-pressure cleaners easier for its user. In use here are drylin® linear technology and iglidur® plain bearings.
Bronze manus®
The company Fiedler uses drylin® linear technology in a high-pressure cleaner for municipal vehicles. Water and dirt? No problem.
Green manus®
The ball coupling KS80 from Rockinger contains a wear insert made of iglidur® high-performance plastic and therefore requires no lubrication.
manus award 2021
Golden manus®
In 2021, Kässbohrer received the golden manus® for the use of plastic plain bearings in the oscillating and tensioning axles of a tracked vehicle.
Silver manus®
To make felling safer for forestry workers, Forstreich GmbH has developed a skin wedge with maintenance-free bearing points.
Bronze manus®
With spherical bearings, plain bearings and linear guides made of plastic, Arcora realises a maintenance-free solar shading façade system with shape memory alloy.
Green manus®
Finbin received the green manus® 2021 for its intelligent waste bin. It compresses waste and notifies the management system when it is full.
manus® award 2019
Golden manus®
iglidur® plain bearings and drylin® liner guides are used by ToolTec Ltd. in this cleaning device for underwater risers and pipes. Low-maintenance bearings despite harsh environment.
Silver manus®
The silver manus® was awarded to CEC Catamarans GmbH in 2019 for the use of plastic bearing technology in a sports catamaran. Important requirement: it must be lubrication-free.
Bronze manus®
Kempf uses 3D-printed sliding elements in an accelerator ring. This throttle ring enables drivers who cannot use their legs to accelerate at the steering wheel.
manus® award 2017
Golden manus®
Various plastic bearings are used in Pathway 's exoskeleton . It prevents tension in the neck, shoulders and back during work.
Silver manus®
The robot arm from Ocean Innovation System is submersibleto a depth of 500 metres and can be used in salt water without any problems thanks to its plastic bearings.
Bronze manus®
A team from the University of Bremen developed this rocket module, which can be used to record the movement and position of space debris so that it can then be collected.
manus® award 2015
Golden manus®
drylin® linear guide and iglidur® bearings are used in this robot for inserting cochlear implants. Maximum precision and lubrication-free operation are required.
Silver manus®
The silver manus® 2015 went to Mai International GmbH and its machine for stripping screed. It saves the screed layer back and knee strain.
Bronze manus®
This laser-based 3D printing machine creates individual metal parts from titanium, aluminium, steel or even gold. Aerosud ITC uses high-temperature plastic bearings here.
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