On January 19, 2016 during the bauma Media Dialog, in Munich, Klaus Dittrich, chairman & CEO of Messe München, announced the 15 nominated companies for the bauma Innovation Award 2016. The winners will be honored in a ceremony at the Allerheiligen Hofkirche in the Munich Residenz, on the evening before bauma opens.
The Innovation Award is presented in 5 categories: Machinery; Components; Construction Process/Construction Work; Research; and Design. In total 118 applications were received from Germany and abroad. The jury has now selected 3 new developments in each category to go forward to the final round. All of the nominated innovations offer significant practical benefit and economic potential, they are sustainable and they make a contribution towards energy- and resource-efficiency and/or towards the humanization of the workplace.
The nominated companies for the bauma Innovation Award 2016 are as follows:
Category 1: Machinery
The Kramer 5055e, Kramer-Werke GmbH
Autonomous Vibratory Plate, Ammann Schweiz AG
Mobile Battery Mold, Weckenmann Anlagentechnik GmbH & Co KG
Liebherr Energy Storage, Liebherr Components Biberach GmbH
Category 3: Construction Process/Construction Work
Reinforcement of a steel bridge, Leonhard Weiss GmbH Co KG
Pipe-laying equipment RVG 1.0, Harald Gollwitzer Spezialtiefbau GmbH
Building (yard) logistics 4.0 for SMEs, Johann Augel Bauunternehmung GmbH
Category 4: Research
Concrete-3D-Printing Technology, TU Dresden, Dept. of Construction Machinery Technology
STEAM Hybrid Excavator, RWTH Aachen
MIDOS for offshore foundations, Bauer Maschinen GmbH in cooperation with the University College of Dublin
Category 5: Design
Concept Cab - The Future Genius, TU Dresden
Mecalac MWR, Mecalac France
Triple-Boom System, Tadano Faun GmbH
The Innovation Award is being presented in 2016 for the 11th time. The competition is a joint project held under the auspices of the VDMA (German Engineering Federation), the HDB (German Construction Industry Association), the ZDB (Central Association of the German Construction Industry), the BBS (German Building Materials Association) and bauma.
Watch the video: Category "Machinery"
Watch the video: Category "Components"
Watch the video: Category "Construction Process/Construction Work"