Altair Enlighten Award 2022 open for entries

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On Feb. 8, Altair Engineering (Troy, Mich., U.S.) opened the 2022 Enlighten Award for submissions. In its tenth year, the Enlighten Award is presented annually in conjunction with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR, Ann Arbor, Mich., U.S.), and showcases the latest and greatest decarbonization innovations — including lightweighting efforts — throughout the vehicle lifecycle.

Past winners (see 2021 and 2020) of the Enlighten Award include General Motors, Ford, Stellantis, Harley-Davidson, Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, Ferrari, JLR, Mercedes, BMW, SAIC, SGMW and many more.

“We’re thrilled to celebrate a decade of the Altair Enlighten Award and look forward to seeing what groundbreaking and sustainable innovations emerge from the nominations,” says James R. Scapa, founder and CEO, Altair. “The Enlighten Award was created to acknowledge and showcase the world’s best innovations in sustainability, which is core to our guiding philosophy. When we push each other to reduce waste, improve efficiency and consume less, everyone benefits.”

The Enlighten Award categories are:

Sustainable Product: Emissions, lightweighting and safety advances in a production vehicle or major system module.
Sustainable Process: Material reuse/recycling and water conservation advances in manufacturing.
Module Lightweighting: Mass reduction of a vehicle module, subsystem or component.
Enabling Technology: Technology advancement that enables vehicle lightweighting, including a material, production process, design method or joining technology.
Future of Lightweighting: Process, material or technology not in production, but has significant potential to advance vehicle lightweighting.

“The need for lightweight, sustainable vehicles and components is greater than ever and continues to grow. We’re honored to present the Enlighten Award together with Altair to celebrate the industry’s latest innovations,” adds Carla Bailo, president and CEO, CAR. “We look forward to the Award’s tenth anniversary and anticipate many more milestones in the future.”

To learn more about the Enlighten Award or to submit an entry, visit this link. Entries must be received by May 31, 2022. Final judging will occur in June and the winners will be announced in an awards ceremony on August 2, 2022 at the annual CAR Management Briefing Seminars (MBS).