The nominations for the bauma Innovation Award 2016 have now been made. Klaus Dittrich, chairman and CEO of Messe München, announced the 15 nominated companies and their innovations on the occasion of the bauma Media Dialog on 19 January in Munich. The winners will be honored on the evening before bauma starts, in a ceremony at the Allerheiligen Hofkirche (Court Church of All Saints) in the Munich Residenz. bauma opens its doors from 11 to 17 April, at the Messe München exhibition center.
The Innovation Award is presented in five categories: Machinery; Components; Construction Process/Construction Work; Research; and Design. In total 118 applications were received from Germany and abroad. The jury has now selected three new developments in each category to go forward to the final round. All of the nominated innovations offer significant practical benefit and economic potential, they are sustainable and they make a contribution towards energy and resource-efficiency and/or towards the humanization of the workplace.
The trade journalists attending the bauma Media Dialog will be asked to participate in the judging by voting for their favorites. The nominated companies for the bauma Innovation Award 2016 are as follows:
Category 1: Machinery
The Kramer 5055e, Kramer-Werke GmbH
Autonomous Vibratory Plate, Ammann Schweiz AG
Mobile Battery Mold, Weckenmann Anlagentechnik GmbH & Co KG
Category 2: Components
SONO Water-Cement Analyzer, Imko GmbH
Intelligent Crane Fiber Rope, Teufelberger Seil GmbH
Liebherr Energy Storage, Liebherr Components Biberach GmbH
Category 3: Construction Process/Construction Work
Reinforcement of a steel bridge, Leonhard Weiss GmbH Co KG
Pipe-laying equipment RVG 1.0, Harald Gollwitzer Spezialtiefbau GmbH
Building (yard) logistics 4.0 for SMEs, Johann Augel Bauunternehmung GmbH
Category 4: Research
Concrete-3D-Printing Technology, TU Dresden, Dept. of Construction Machinery Technology
STEAM Hybrid Excavator, RWTH Aachen in cooperation with Volvo CE
MIDOS for offshore foundations, Bauer Maschinen GmbH in co-operation with the University College of Dublin
Category 5: Design
Concept Cab – The Future Genius, TU Dresden
Mecalac MWR, Mecalac France
Triple-Boom System, Tadano Faun GmbH
The Innovation Award is being presented in 2016 for the 11th time.
Further information on the Innovation Award is available at: