Altair, a global leader in computational intelligence, has announced the winners of the 2024 Altair Enlighten Award, presented in partnership with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR). This award celebrates significant achievements in sustainability and lightweighting within the automotive industry, focusing on innovations that reduce carbon footprints, minimize water and energy consumption, and promote material reuse and recycling. The winner in the Sustainable Product category is DuPont’s BETAMATE™ broad bake adhesive technology, which contributes to reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in vehicle body manufacturing. This is achieved by allowing adhesives to cure at lower temperatures, resulting in energy savings through reduced e-coat oven temperatures and shorter oven cycles. The Enlighten Award, now in its 12th year, is highly coveted and recognized as one of the top sustainability awards in the industry, even being listed among EV Magazine’s top 10 sustainability awards for 2024.
James R. Scapa, Altair’s founder and CEO, emphasized the award’s role in highlighting the industry’s finest sustainable innovations and expressed pride in recognizing organizations that are creating a more sustainable future. Alan Amici, CAR’s president and CEO, echoed this sentiment, noting that each year’s award showcases cutting-edge products, processes, and organizations pushing the boundaries of automotive technology. He expressed excitement about honoring this year’s winners and the ongoing partnership with Altair and other key stakeholders in the industry.
DuPont
2024 WINNER
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT
DuPont™ BETAMATE™
Broad Bake Adhesive Technology
BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS
2024 RUNNER-UP
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT
Turanza EV Tire
BMW GMBH, AMC GMBH,
BCOMP LTD., GRADEL
LIGHTWEIGHT SÀRL, & LASSO
INGENIEURGESELLSCHAFT
2024 WINNER
SUSTAINABLE PROCESS
BMW M Visionary Materials Seat
TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING
CANADA AND PPG INDUSTRIES
2024 RUNNER-UP
SUSTAINABLE PROCESS
EPIC200X Electrocoat
SYENSQO AND
GENERAL MOTORS
2024 WINNER
MODULE LIGHTWEIGHTING
High-Performance Thermoplastic
Battery Module Structure
TOYOTA MOTOR COMPANY,
US FARATHANE, AND
BASF CORPORATION
2024 RUNNER-UP
MODULE LIGHTWEIGHTING
Toyota Tacoma Second-Row
Composite Seat Structure
CompositeEdge GMBH
2024 WINNER
ENABLING TECHNOLOGY
Next-Gen Sustainable
High-Performance Structures
TEIJIN AUTOMOTIVE
TECHNOLOGIES
2024 RUNNER-UP
ENABLING TECHNOLOGY
Fully Automated Preforming
Process Enabling Complex
CFRP Part
BEMIS MANUFACTURING
COMPANY AND
BASF CORPORATION
2024 HONORABLE MENTION
ENABLING TECHNOLOGY
Large Hydraulic Tanks for
Compact Excavators via
BASF’s Ultramid Polyamide
WEAV3D, BRASKEM, AND
CLEMSON COMPOSITES CENTER
2024 WINNER
FUTURE OF LIGHTWEIGHTING
Cost-Effective Lightweight
Vehicle Body Structures
CARSOLIA COMPOSITES
CORPORATION
2024 RUNNER-UP
FUTURE OF LIGHTWEIGHTING
Composite Suspension Coil Spring
by Carsolia
DOW INC.
2024 WINNER
RESPONSIBLE AI
Sustainable SPECFLEX™
Polyurethane Solutions
