2022 ACE Awards Finalists
Awards for Composites Excellence (ACE), a prestigious composites industry competition, recognize outstanding achievement and innovation in technology, manufacturing, and product development. The American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA), host to the long-standing awards program, will present six awards in three categories at CAMX. Categories include Design, Manufacturing, and Market Growth. CAMX is excited to present the finalists for the 2022 Awards for Composites Excellence. These awards are sponsored by Composites One.
Design Category Finalists
Innovation in Green Composites Design
This award is presented to the composites product that clearly demonstrates a team approach and effort that brings together knowledge, resources and talent to produce an incredible example of the best use of composites materials that solves a problem. Here are the 2022 entries.
- Bidirectional Fabric (0º /90º) Made of Recycled Carbon Fiber and Thermoplastic Filaments | Blackfabric ‣
- Fiberglass-Graphene-Polypropylene 3D Printing Filament Made from Decommissioned Wind Turbine Blades | Windfall, Inc. ‣
Most Creative Application
This award is presented to the composites product that clearly demonstrates a novel design that incorporates low-cost materials for high-volume applications or with high performance applications with low-volume materials which delivers a product that is innovative and has the potential to either significantly impact existing or open new markets. Here are the 2022 entries.
Manufacturing Category Finalists
Equipment and Tooling Innovation
This award is presented to the equipment, tooling, production aid, or software that is designed to improve manufacturing production, environmental sustainability, or product quality and performance in composites manufacturing. The entry must demonstrate improvement or efficiency in the manufacturing of a specific end-use composites product. Here are the 2022 finalists.
- Heat-Sealing Module - HSM for Zünd Digital Cutting Systems | Oak Ridge National Laboratory/ Manufacturing Science Division ‣
Material and Process Innovation
This award is presented for a material or process that best contributes to efficient manufacturing and product sustainability. The entries should demonstrate use of innovative materials, production techniques or methods that result in better quality, reduced production costs, increased production rates and volume, or reduced life cycle costs. The entry must demonstrate its application in the manufacturing of a specific, end-use composites product
- Carbon Fiber Products Manufacturer | Devna Composite Inc ‣
- Fiberglass-Graphene-Polypropylene 3D Printing Filament Made from Decommissioned Wind Turbine Blades | Windfall, Inc. ‣
- One Step, Recyclable Thermoplastic and Panel Development for Aerospace Cabin Interiors | Diab ‣
- Peel&Paint Surfacing Film for Thermoset and Thermoplastic Composite Substrates | Henkel ‣
- Print the Unprintable. CIM 500 Casting Material for Automated Tooling | Massivit 3D ‣
- ShapedTape - A Material Processing Solution Designed as a Direct Replacement for Slit Tape | Century Design Inc ‣
Market Growth Category FINALISTS
Composites Sustainability
Here are the 2022 finalists.
- Additive Manufacturing of High-Performance 3D Carbon Reinforcement with Recycled Carbon Fibers for Thermoset Composites | University of Delaware Center for Composite Materials ‣
- Recycled Fiberglass Textile Yarn for Filament Winding of Launch Vehicle | TPI Composites, Inc. ‣
Infinite Possibility for Market Growth
This award is presented to the composites product that demonstrates the potential to significantly increase the use of composites in existing markets or generate the greatest impact to open new and emerging markets for composites. This product exemplifies innovation, creativity, and commercialization leading to market growth. Here are the 2022 Finalists.
- Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Beam for Semi-Trailer Truck Ultralight Fifth Wheel | Strongwell ‣
- Fire Resistant Utility Pole System - Providing Innovative Wildfire Protection using Engineered FRP Composite Technologies | Creative Composites Group ‣
- Functional Graphene Products by MITO Materials Increase Lightweight and Performance Capabilities in Skis and Beyond | MITO Material Solutions ‣
- Modular Overclad Composite Panels for Envelope Retrofits | The University of Tennessee Knoxville ‣