Altair Announces Winners of 2023 Altair Enlighten Award - Seite 2

• Winner: ArcelorMittal – Use of Biomass for Carbon-Neutral Steelmaking
• The ArcelorMittal Port-Cartier pellet plant became the first in the world to substitute pyrolytic oil for heavy fuel oil on a continuous basis. By using this biofuel, produced locally by BioÉnergie AE Côte-Nord Canada, ArcelorMittal not only reduces its emissions but builds a true regional energy ecosystem by uniting the two great resources of the Côte-Nord region, iron and forest. 
• Runner-up: Brose Antriebstechnik GmbH, Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Berlin – Reman-Drive - Remanufactured E-Bike Drive
• Brose introduced a remanufactured, lower-cost drive that saves 21 kilograms (46.2 pounds) of carbon emissions per unit, while maintaining quality standards. The process recovers and restores previously sold, worn-out, or non-functional products to "like new" conditions and saves material, costs, and carbon emissions. 
• Honorable Mention: Kasai Kogyo Co. Ltd. – Kasai Hi-Papia, Kasai Original Sustainable Material
• Kasai Hi-Papia (KHP) is composed of 100% recycled polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and pure talc. In addition, material scrap from the KHP manufacturing process is reused. KHP has helped spread the recycling plastic market and reduce the amount of material needed by fabric manufacturers. KHP's adaptable production system enables higher flexibility to support different recyclable plastic contents in various regions.

Responsible AI

• Winner: Volteras – A Novel Way to Connect the Electric Vehicle Ecosystem
• Volteras's API gives businesses access to electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem data with a two-week integration that would take organizations years to integrate otherwise. Its products allow organizations to reduce energy waste and emissions, better manage EV fleets, optimize charging across home chargers using its smart charging algorithms, and more.

Enabling Technology

• Winner: Toyota, BASF Corp, and US Farathane – World's First Adoption of Resin Frame for IsoDynamic Seat
• Toyota converted more than 17 multi-piece steel parts into just one molded part, thus using far less raw material and decreasing waste. In addition, the process also generated an estimated 20% cost reduction and a 30% weight reduction. In addition, this is the world's first adoption of lateral, vertical, and horizontal dynamic motions with adjustable dampers for the driver and passenger seats in off-road vehicles.
• Runner-up: NIO – HPDC Material and Processing Methods for Efficient Structural Design
• With the goal of minimizing environmental impact, NIO used a new alloy material that doesn't require heat treatment, and used a more accurate, more efficient laser cleaning process. These changes reduced part mass by 31%, reduced part count by 98% (turning 54 stamped parts to one), and slashed manufacturing time by 60%.

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