2024 Altair Enlighten Award Winners Announced

Throughout its 12-year history, this prestigious Enlighten Award has become a coveted prize sought after by the automotive industry's most forward-thinking companies. It was also recognized by EV Magazine as a top 10 sustainability award in 2024.

"The Enlighten Award is the leading award highlighting the automotive industry's finest innovations in sustainable technology. We are thrilled to once again recognize the organizations creating a more sustainable future," said James R. Scapa, founder and chief executive officer, Altair. "This year's winners can consider themselves the best innovators meeting those challenging targets."

"Each edition of the Enlighten Award showcases the products, processes, and organizations that are ushering in the next generation of groundbreaking automotive technology," said Alan Amici, president and chief executive officer, Center for Automotive Research. "We cannot wait to recognize this year's winners, and we are once again thrilled to present this award in conjunction with Altair and the rest of our valued partners."

Below is the complete list of all winning organizations, runners-up, and honorable mentions.

Sustainable Product 
Winner: DuPont – DuPont™ BETAMATE™ Broad Bake Adhesive Technology

Runner-up: Bridgestone Americas – Turanza EV Tire

Sustainable Process
Winner: BMW M GmbH, AMC GmbH, Bcomp Ltd., Gradel Lightweight Sàrl, and Lasso Ingenieurgesellschaft – BMW M Visionary Materials Seat

Runner-up: Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada and PPG Industries – EPIC200X Electrocoat

Module Lightweighting 
Winner: Syensqo and General Motors – High-Performance Thermoplastic Battery Module Structure

Runner-up: Toyota Motor Company, US Farathane, and BASF Corporation – Toyota Tacoma Second-Row Composite Seat Structure

Enabling Technology
Winner: CompositeEdge GmbH – Next-Gen Sustainable High-Performance Structures

Runner-up: Teijin Automotive Technologies – Fully Automated Preforming Process Enabling Complex CFRP Part

Honorable Mention: Bemis Manufacturing Company and BASF Corporation – Large Hydraulic Tanks for Compact Excavators via BASF's Ultramid Polyamide 

Future of Lightweighting
Winner: WEAV3D, Braskem, and Clemson Composites Center – Cost-Effective Lightweight Vehicle Body Structures 

Runner-up: Carsolia Composites Corporation – Composite Suspension Coil Spring by Carsolia

Responsible AI 
Winner: Dow Inc. – Sustainable SPECFLEX^TM Polyurethane Solutions

As the world demands safer, more efficient and innovative products and processes, Altair aims to transform design and decision making by applying AI-powered engineering, high-performance computing, and optimization throughout product lifecycles. By helping customers accomplish this, Altair helps to reduce the environmental impact of goods and services across a broad array of industries worldwide. Altair's software technology and consulting services are by their very essence at the core of designing a healthier and more sustainable future for humanity. To learn more, visit https://altair.com/sustainability.

The Enlighten Award winners will be announced in an awards ceremony at the CAR Management Briefing Seminars on August 6, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. EDT. For more information about the Enlighten Award, visit https://www.altair.com/enlighten-award/. 

Partners for the 2024 Enlighten Award include Auto Bild Japan, Autocar Professional, Automobil Industrie, Auto Messe Web, Auto Messe Web Worldwide, Center for Automotive Research, Google Cloud, Korean Society of Automotive Engineers (KSAE), SAE Automotive Engineering, and Tech Briefs.

About Altair 
Altair is a global leader in computational intelligence that provides software and cloud solutions in simulation, high-performance computing (HPC), data analytics, and AI. Altair enables organizations across all industries to compete more effectively and drive smarter decisions in an increasingly connected world – all while creating a greener, more sustainable future. To learn more, please visit www.altair.com. 

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