Sustainable Product
Winner: DuPont
DuPont™ BETAMATE™ Broad Bake Adhesive Technology
Runner-up: Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Turanza EV Tire
Enlighten Award Past Participants
Since its inception a decade ago, the Enlighten Award has showcased some of the industry’s finest innovations that reduce weight, minimize waste, and drive sustainability and reuse initiatives. The Enlighten Award is coveted by the world’s foremost manufacturers and boundary-pushing new startups alike – all determined in their goal to give rise to the future of vehicle lightweighting technology. Below you can explore and hear testimonials from past participants, runners-up, and winners in the most recent award ceremonies.
2024 Award Winners
Click here to download the 2024 Enlighten Award Winners Summary to learn more about these incredible projects.
Sustainable Process
Winner: BMW M GmbH, AUTOMOTIVE MANAGEMENT CONSULTING GmbH (AMC), Bcomp Ltd., Gradel Lightweight Sàrl, LASSO Ingenieurgesellschaft
BMW M Visionary Materials Seat
Runner-up: Toyota Manufacturing Canada, PPG Industries
EPIC200X Electrocoat
Module Lightweighting
Winner: Syensqo, General Motors
High-Performance Thermoplastic Battery Module Structure
Runner-up: Toyota Motor Company, US Farathane, 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, BASF Corporation
Large Hydraulic Tanks for Compact Excavators via BASF’s Ultramid Polyamide
Future of Lightweighting
Winner: WEAV3D Inc., Braskem, 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™ Polyurethane Solutions
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Sustainable Product
Winner - Passenger Vehicle: Polestar
Winner - Class 8 - Nikola Corporation
Runner-up: Lucid Motors
Sustainable Process
Winner: ArcelorMittal
Runner-up: Brose Antriebstechnik GmbH, Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, and Berlin
Honorable Mention: Kasai Kogyo Co. Ltd.
Responsible AI
Winner: Volteras
Sustainable Material
Winner: Ford Motor Company
Runner-up: Nucor Corporation
Enabling Technology
Winner: Toyota, BASF Corp., and US Farathane
Runner-up: NIO
Module Lightweighting
Winner: Toyota, Adient, and Multimatic
Runner-up: Nemak
Future of Lightweighting
Winner: Marelli
Runner-up: Solvay Specialty Polymers
Honorable Mention: Michigan Technological University for Auto/Steel Partnership
Honorable Mention: WorldAutoSteel and Ricardo plc
2022
Sustainable Product
Winner: Ford Motor Company
Runner-up: Lacks Enterprises
Sustainable Process
Winner: Nemak
Runner-up: ArcelorMittal
Sustainable Material
Winner: Ford Motor Company
Runner-up: Nucor Corporation
Enabling Technology
Winner: Shiloh Industries and General Motors
Runner-up: Bionic Mesh Designs GmbH
Runner-up: Human Horizons
Future of Lightweighting
Winner: McMaster University and Nemak
Runner-up: Adient Design & Technology
Runner-up: Yanfeng International
Honorable Mention: csi entwicklungstechnik GmbH, AMC, BMWM, and DITF
Module Lightweighting
Winner: BASF Corp., Toyota, and L&L Products
Runner-up: Bocar Group
2021
Future of Lightweighting
Winner: American Axle & Manufacturing
Runner-up: Shiloh Industries
Lightweighting Enabling Technology
Winner: ArcelorMittal
Runner-up: JAC Group
Module Lightweighting
Winner: Stellantis, BASF, L&L Products
Runner-up: Rassini Suspensions
Sustainable Process
Winner: Faurecia
Runner-up: Henkel, Nihon Parkerizing
Sustainable Product
Winner - Component: Magna International
Winner
- Vehicle: Ford Motor Company
Runner-up: SAIC GM Wuling Automovile Co., Ltd.
Hear From Past Winners
Dow Inc. Wins Responsible AI Enlighten Award
Dow Inc. won the 2024 Altair Enlighten Award in the Responsible AI category for their achievement in sustainable SPECFLEX™ polyurethane solutions focused on developing and using cleaner raw materials and unique design principles to optimize performance.
Testimonial
Ford's Thoughts on Relationship with Altair for Lightweighting
John Viera, Global Director, Sustainability and Vehicle Environmental Matters at Ford Motor Company, gives his thoughts on the relationship with Altair and its importance as the company continues to drive down vehicle weight.
Testimonial