30 Finalists Selected for The JEC Innovation Awards 2019

Paris, France (Feb. 7, 2019)—JEC Innovation Awards celebrate the fruitful cooperation between players of the composite community. Over the past 15 years, the JEC Innovation Awards have brought in 1,800 companies worldwide. 177 companies and 433 partners have been rewarded for the excellence of their composite innovations. The JEC Innovation Awards reward composites champions, based on criteria such as partner involvement in the value chain, technicality or commercial applications of innovations.

3D Printing: A New Category In 2019
30 finalists have been selected by an international jury of experts from more than a hundred applications. They compete in 10 categories, among which is the new 3D printing one. “The JEC Innovation Awards program is emblematic and recognizes pioneers in composite innovation. 3D printing plays a new role in our industry. The combination of lightweight, resistant materials that allow great design freedom, with a technology that allows complex shapes, is of interest to manufacturers. Many manufacturers have started using it to print automotive parts, aircraft parts or building walls,” said Franck Glowacz, innovation content leader at JEC Group. 

A Prestigious International Jury

• Anurag Bansal, manager, global business development, Acciona Infraestructuras
• Christophe Binetruy, professor, EC Nantes
• Robert Buchiger, chief executive offucer (CEO), Sunlumo Technology
• Grahame Burrow, global president, Magna Exteriors
• Dominique Dubois, CEO, Carboman Group
• Karl-Heinz Fueller, manager, hybrid materials/concepts/AMG, Daimler
• Sung Ha, professor, Hanyang University
• Murat Oguz Acan, chief operating officer, composites/construction/business development, Kordsa
• Henri Shin, director, research and development, composites innovation center, Kolon
• Kiyoshi Uzawa, professor/director (Ph.D), Innovative Composite Center

The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, March 13, at 4.30 pm at the Agora stage of the JEC World 2019 exhibition. Access to the ceremony is free. For more information, visit jeccomposites.com.