2024 Altair Enlighten Award Winners Announced

DuPont, BMW M GmbH, Dow Inc., Toyota, General Motors, and others creating sustainable, lightweight future

TROY, Mich., Aug. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR), a global leader in computational intelligence, has named the winners of the 2024 Altair Enlighten Award. Presented in association with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), the award honors the greatest sustainability and lightweighting advancements that successfully reduce carbon footprint, mitigate water and energy consumption, and leverage material reuse and recycling efforts.

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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2024 Altair Enlighten Award Winners Announced

2024 Altair Enlighten Award Winners Announced

MADRID, Sept. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- From 8 to 10 October, Fruit Attraction will be hosting its 16th edition with a great line-up of activities, consolidating itself as the benchmark event for the sector on a global level. The fair, organised by IFEMA MADRID and FEPEX and with Andalusia as its Guest Region, has recorded the highest participation levels in its history with 2,146 exhibiting companies from 56 countries, representing an increase of 7% over last year, 70,000 square metres of floor space and the expected attendance of more than 100,000 trade visitors from 145 countries.

In total, for the first time, 10 halls of the Madrid Trade Fair Centre will be hosting the wide range of fruit and vegetables on offer at this edition, which means an increase in occupancy of more than 9% compared to 2023. In this way, Fruit Attraction 2024 will turn the city of Madrid into the world epicentre for the marketing of fresh produce.

These highly positive figures highlight the growing interest of the fruit and vegetable sector in participating in the largest business hub of the industry, and its support for promoting Fruit Attraction as a fundamental lever for internationalisation and as a meeting point for all professionals involved in the entire supply chain.

On this occasion, the Fresh Produce Area accounts for almost 70% of the fair, with a 6% increase in exhibition area compared to the previous year, as well as the Auxiliary Industry Area, which represents 24% and shows a 4% increase. The Fresh Food Logistics Area has also recorded an increase of more than 26%. A new addition this year is that Hall 1 will be dedicated to Innova&Tech, the new area that brings together the Biotech Attraction and Smart Agro sectors, aimed at innovation, research and technological development companies.

National participation accounts for 55% of the fair. The Spain's great strength as a global leader in the fruit and vegetable market is reflected by the presence of almost all the autonomous communities producing fruit and vegetables in the country, confirming Fruit Attraction as an effective tool for generating business opportunities and accessing new international markets.

The international segment also recorded a significant growth. On this occasion, it accounts for 45% of the total occupancy of the fair and represents an increase of 22.5% of the exhibition area. Likewise, the number of exhibitors has grown by 18%, with the incorporation of 102 new companies.

One of the main objectives of Fruit Attraction is to offer a platform for international expansion and promotion. In this sense, IFEMA MADRID, with the collaboration of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and ICEX, is once again activating the International Buyers Programme, which will attract over 700 buyers from 70 countries, , bringing a special dynamism to the trade fair business operations. 

In addition to this, there are the 'Guest Importing Countries' with the spotlight on China and Saudi Arabia at this edition. Fruit Attraction therefore will open up and promote trade relations with these markets, backed up by a full programme of round tables, guided tours of the fair and B2B sessions.

The avocado will be this year's star product, with several initiatives being focused on this superfood whose success has grown notably in Spain in recent years, both in terms of cultivation and exports. Also, the Global Avocado Congress and the Walnut and Pecan Congress will be held within the framework of the fair.

In addition to these events, Fruit Attraction 2024 offers a complete programme of activities highlighting the Biofruit Congress, Biotech Attraction and the 5th Fresh Food Logistic The Summit .

The Innovation Hub returns, an area dedicated to innovation and business developments in the sector, featuring nearly 40 products. It will host the Innovation Hub Awards, which have become a key event in supporting entrepreneurial initiatives within the industry. For the first time, Fruit Attraction will present the Award for Best Stand."

Fruit Attraction 2024 will once again have the backing of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food at its opening ceremony, which will be presided over by Minister Luis Planas.

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Fruit Attraction celebrates the largest edition in its history positioning Madrid as the global epicenter of the fruit and vegetable industry