Materialica Technology + Design Award 2024: Monosandwich from Mercedes Benz wins in the Co2-Efficiency category

The expert jury of the MATERIALICA Technology + Design Award 2024 selected the most innovative and sustainable products and projects from a total of more than 30 submissions as finalists for this prestigious award. It is the only one in the world positioned at the interface of design, technology and materials. The category winners were honoured in the exclusive ambience of the Westin Grand Hotel Munich on 15 October. In the CO2 Efficiency category, Mercedes Benz overtook its competitors with the CO2-optimised monolithic sandwich composite system Monosandwich. The engineers responsible, Johannes Gebhard and Benno Stamp, summarise the advantages: ‘The monosandwich embodies a future-oriented solution for increasing resource conservation in vehicle interiors. It was developed in response to the pressing issues of sustainability and CO2 reduction in the automotive sector and combines lightweight construction, the use of recycled materials and recyclability with economical process engineering. The basis of the monosandwich is a 100% recycled PET foam core, which enables a weight reduction of up to 40% thanks to its bone structure. Cover layers made from an innovative mixture of bico- and monofibres, which are also made from up to 100% recycled PET, provide the required rigidity for the composite system. The consistent use of just one plastic enables mechanical recycling without separating the layers at the end of the product life cycle. This closes the material cycle and lays the foundation for reuse in the vehicle.

The members of the MATERIALICA Technology + Design Award 2024 jury: The high-calibre jury of experts represents a cross-section of the industry, from science to companies and publishing, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation of all submissions for the Materialica Design + Technology Award and the eMove360° Award for Electric & Autonomous Mobility. Here is an overview: Holger Czuday, Head of Automotive Cluster Bayern Innovativ GmbH; Burkhard Holder, Global Director for Trends, Innovation and International Networks of the VDE Group; Prof. Christian Labonte, Manager Design Experience, Audi AG; Prof. Michael Lanz, Managing Partner, designaffairs; Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Lienkamp, TU Munich, Head of the Faculty of Automotive Engineering; Robert Metzger, CEO & Publisher, MunichExpo Veranstaltungs GmbH; Prof. Peter Naumann, Dean of Munich University of Applied Sciences, Department of Industrial Design; Prof. Dr. -Ing . Ing. Karl Reiling, Landshut University of Applied Sciences, Chair of Adhesive Bonding Technology and Composite Materials; Prof. Dr Holger Ruckdäschel, Head of the Chair of Polymeric Materials at the University of Bayreuth, Managing Director of Neue Materialien Bayreuth GmbH; Nina Saller, Director, XbeyondS; Dr Martin Vetter, Head of Team MOTION Division Mobility TÜV Süd

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