A for automatic
telescope, B for boring device, C for cross trainer ... right through the whole
alphabet, over 400 submissions competed for the 2013 manus award. Motion
prevails in all these machines and equipment - and that is precisely where the
lubrication-free plain bearings are used. The application phase for the 2015
manus continues until 20 February 2015, the competition where special
applications with plastic plain bearings are recognised and rewarded. The
awards carry prize money worth up to Euro 5,000 and will be presented at the
2015 Hanover Show.
They perform their service millions of times in the
truest sense of the word "silent". But since they are so
inconspicuous, they attract little attention to themselves. To counteract this,
the manus award was introduced for the first time in 2003, and in the last
competition, 437 participants from 33 countries competed. Now, after twelve
years, it will be the seventh time that applications using plastic plain
bearings will be examined, applications are characterised by technical and
economic efficiency and the creativity of the developer. "With this
competition we want to support innovation and award bold applications,
regardless of the industry," says Gerhard Baus, authorised officer for
plain bearings at igus GmbH. "Among the winners of the 2013 manus award
were the developers of a pneumatic rotary piston engine or a friction clutch,
as well as the designers of a cross-country skiing exercise machine." An
array of inventions from a sausage toaster to a foldable car were presented at
the competition.
Participants can apply online with a short text, images
and videos of their application. This joint initiative of igus GmbH, Institut
für Verbundwerkstoffe (Institute for Composite Materials), the
Industrieanzeiger (industry indicator) and the Fachhochschule Köln (University
of Applied Sciences Cologne) invites all developers and designers from around
the world to participate. After the application phase an independent jury will
select the winners. Whether for applications for the industry or individual
pieces, the only requirement is that at least one built prototype of the
proposed application must exist.
Award ceremony at
the Hanover Show
The prize-giving ceremony of the manus award will be
held at the Hanover Show on the booth of igus GmbH. The winners of the contest
will be rewarded with a prize of up to Euro 5,000. Visit www.manus-award.com and get all
information, applications competing in the past years and a link to our online
registration.
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The manus award goes into the seventh round -
the application phase runs until 20 February 2015. (Source: igus GmbH)
About igus India
igus® operations in India started in the year 1998 with head quarters in
Bangalore. igus offers widest range of products that includes polymer bearings, igubal® spherical bearings, DryLin® linear
bearings & guide systems enable them to serve the whole industrial
establishments in India from a small work shop to huge industrial
establishments.
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