This year saw the inaugural presentation of the IMB Innovation Awards by Koelnmesse and the VDMA. International experts were asked to select winners in the field for the best marketable innovations in the processing of flexible materials.
In the category for “International Research Establishments”, the prize was won by the Institute of Technical Design at the Technical University of Dresden for the development of a machine that automates the manufacture of car covers.
And the prize in the category for IMB exhibitors went to the Kaiserslautern company PFAFF Industrie Maschinen AG for a programmable welding system featuring full parameter control via touch screen.
The patron of the award was Janez Potocnik, EU Commissioner for Science and Research.
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