This year’s manus® is the third manus® award to be announced worldwide. 467 entries from 34 countries participated with their applications. They competed for the gold, silver and bronze manus®.
The aim of the polymer plain bearings awards is to award applications that stand out due to their technical and economic efficiency and have the courage to be creative. Maintenance-free polymer plain bearings enable solutions that unite apparent opposites: technical improvements and cost reductions. The jury would like to support innovative applications with polymer plain bearings across all industries.
This year’s Gold award winner is a system that assists doctors with keyhole cochlea implant surgery to treat inner ear deafness and profound deafness.
The winner of this year’s Silver manus® award is a machine that makes it easier to draw off screed.
This year, Bronze goes to a laser-based 3D printing machine that prints metal parts made of titanium, aluminium, steel or even gold.
This system washes car underbodies.
This turbine is used wherever power is used but no mains connection is available.
This test system is used in bottling plants and checks whether only bottles of the same size are on the conveyor belt.
These conveyor rollers are mainly used in industrial systems.
These cylinders are used in the lifting mechanism of tipper vehicles.
This binding is used on so-called splitboards.
This crane crab runs on a reconditioned crane girder.
With this production machine, small plastic spray bottles must be guided from a rotary table through a small opening onto the conveyor belt.
This movable touchscreen system has been developed for quality checks in the company’s factories.
The height of these handrails can be adjusted according to individual requirements.
This machine is used to grind stainless steel tanks.
This stitching machine is used in the textile industry.
This fitness equipment works almost silently.
This robot stacks industrial containers on top of each other.
This kiteboard has to be able to cope with heavy impact as well as with humidity and soiling.
This bicycle frame was developed as a bachelor thesis at Aachen University.
This robot can be used for the maintenance and repair of medium- and high-voltage overhead lines.
This machine is used to split tree trunks.
This product ejector is used in packing and filling machines.
This front grille is fitted underneath the radiator grille and can be moved during travel.
This aerodynamic steering system is used on hovercrafts.
This handling and contacting module is used for the automatic electrical measurement of individual boards in the temperature testing cabinet.
This lift system can lift weights of up to 100 kilograms and needs to be able to adjusted gradually and accurately.
In this decontamination insulator, syringe sets were packed in a sterile way.
This large format camera works absolutely precisely.
This turnstile is principally used in sports fields.
This centrifugal clutch with polymer bearings is used in two-stroke racing machines.
This coin changer provides change faster than other devices of its kind.
This device checks the authenticity of banknotes and is used in ticket machines for example.
This wind vane is used in a wind control system on sailing boats.
This measuring device is used in geotechnical laboratories and performs mechanical tests at rock samples.
This 3D printer prints reliably and precisely.
This bicycle pedal offers its owner excellent protection from theft.
This device is used for testing stainless steel pipes.
This wire-cutting machine cuts pipes for the oil and gas industry.
This 3D printer was constructed with almost no ready-made components.
This vacuum nozzle gets into even the tiniest of corners.
These wave and tidal power plants produce energy from sea wave movements.
This power amplifier is so gigantic you can even walk into it.
This 3D printer can be folded.
This ski touring binding provides optimum walking comfort and stability combined with maximum release safety.
With this 3D printer, the working area is moved using a lifting mechanism.
The door of this shower cubicle is extremely easy to open and close
This under-carriage is used in agricultural machinery as an alternative to air-filled tyres.
This steering mechanism is used in a racing car.
This 3D printer is favourably priced and very easy to install.
This invention allows women to walk much more relaxed in high heels.
This system is used as a current collector
This machine puts caps on products of different sizes.
This robot is called “Porton Man” and tests protective clothing for the British military.
This Newton‘s cradle is set up in parks and has been designed to teach young people about the laws of physics.
This awning spans the whole inner courtyard of a hotel and offers protection from sun, rain and wind.
This machine drills holes in plastic plates and deburrs the edges.
This robot checks the weld seams on pipes.
This workout device is used for optimum training of the leg muscles.
This training system supports people with neurological defects or spinal cord injuries during rehabilitation measures.
This robot cleans aquariums fully automatically and removes algae and soiling from the inside of the glass walls.
This 3D printer enables the fast creation of polymer prototypes.
This column is used to store hoses or cables without twisting.
This device allows automatic lowering of urns at burial.
This device supports the levelling of dry fill material.
This device cuts figures and elements out of polystyrene blocks.
This washing machine is used in vehicle production.
This cooling and outgassing paternoster is used in an extrusion line for hot water insulation hoses.
This filling line is used to fill meatloaf mixture into baking dishes.
This machine is used in football training for both field players and goalkeepers.
This ring motor is used in underwater vehicles and boats.
This wardrobe is round and extremely spacious.
This toothed belt conveyor is used by a window manufacturer.
This industrial machine is used for manufacturing matches and is thus permanently exposed to humidity and chemicals.
This machine produces wafers.
This machine cleans print sleeves.
This ball joint can be applied in the robotics for applications with low or moderate load.
This mobile robot is used during rescue operations following serious catastrophes such as earthquakes and bomb or gas explosions.
This universal turning lathe has a movable and foldable protection cap.
This half-automatic gear simplifies biking.
This measuring system is used on press braking machines.
This table football game guarantees plenty of exciting matches with friends.
This stretching machine allows 50 percent of raw material to be saved with film/foil products.
This office swivel chair encourages you to move while you are working.
This system is used for calibrating thermometers.
This CNC machine mainly mills polystyrene.
This hydraulic press runs more smoothly than before.
This workout device is used for training muscles.
This stacking system guides and stores trays of different sizes depending on requirements.
This machine cuts, folds web, and print etiquettes.
and the first one that is variably adjustable in its width.
iglidur plain bearings in the agile Cargobike MK1 require only little installation space and reduce production costs.
This production machine is used in the pharmaceutical industry.
With this tool, dirt on surfaces under water can be simply removed.
This machine brings seeds for corn, soya or sunflowers to the field to be tilled.
The drive power of this Segway similar vehicle is directly transmitted to the wheels.
This robot is used for the canalization of the house connection area.
The cinema seat can be optimally positioned for spectators.
This system examines the quality of rubber caps for pharmaceutical bottles.
Until today, conventional metal bearings were used in the spring-operated mechanism of this distribution switch.
This sex furniture is a real quick-change artist
In this water tank, plastic parts are cooled after its production in an injection moulding process.
This motor robot allows providing audio- and video information also under conditions that are hazardous to health and dangerous to life.
This machine packs lettuce, cabbage and broccoli automatically into a foil.
In this machine, cables are automatically included via linear conveyor into the production process.
This machine automatically positions traffic cones on the road and increases the safety of road workers with it.
This keyboard guidance puts an end to crumbs and wobbly keys
Patients are moved into an ambulance by this hydraulic lift system.
Traffic cones can be dropped on the road with this ramp without the street workers having to lean out of the vehicle.
This machine decorates cakes.
This precision cutting machine is used for steel machining.
This scissor lift needs to withstand high loads.
This fair booth brings the fascination of mechanical construction closer to children and young people.
This wellness module consists of a sliding seat, three water basins and is used in the fish therapy.
This mobile washing plant cleans shopping carts.
With the help of this rotating table, 360° videos of objects can be created.
If turned, this furniture appears to be a hiding place for a small safe.
This pump permanently pumps water into a storage container that is used to delete forest and wild fire.
This robot is used for inspecting aircraft and carries out thermographic crack tests on the body shell.
These robots have an excellent grip.
This telescopic pole is made up of four tubes.
These ten scissor-type working platforms are used in a sawmill.
This sunshade can be adjusted automatically.
This bicycle stand is used wherever parking space is tight.
This chair can be used to sit older or weaker persons up again after a fall without a great deal of strength being necessary.
In this packing system, a robot places picks up dishwasher tabs from a tray and places them in the end packaging.
This sand yacht reaches a speed of up to 90 km/h.
Sitting on this stool will keep you moving and train body tension and back muscles.
This system turns tree trunks into handy pieces of firewood.
The pods on this carousel move up and down constantly during the ride.
This 3D printer is only 10 centimetres high but can print objects with the highest quality.
This presentation system makes jewellery come alive and is a real eye-catcher.
This sunshade system is made up of lots of slats and is used both on private and public buildings, which are equipped with an architecturally sophisticated double facade, which saves energy on top.
This test system is used in a bottling plant to check the bottles filled there.
This robot has a total of six independently controlled toothed belt axes, which are arranged in pairs at 120 degrees to one another.
This system can be used to determine the optimum position for a bike rider.
This equipment can be used to determine mutations in human genetic material before they lead to clinical symptoms.
This music instrument is a combination of didgeridoo and trombone.
This machine produces plastic parts using the injection moulding method.
PCBs for computers are automatically soldered in this machine.
This device checks the stability of filled paint buckets.
This visualisation system is just perfect for museum exhibitions.
This bracket is used for recordings with 3D cameras.
This sliding seat makes it easier for ski jumpers to get to their starting position.
This line is used for filling medication into bottles and fitting a screw cap to these.
This walking trainer is used for rehab work with children who have cerebral movement disabilities.
This sculpture is located in a chapel in a salt mine.
This machine is used for cutting foam blocks.
This forklift now works reliably.
In this packing machine, the boxes are discharged at the end of the process via the ejector unit by means of a pivoting movement.
This press previously used bronze bearings to guide the pressure plate.
This dynamometer is used for tensile and compression tests on springs, for example.
This monoski permits disabled or people with reduced mobility to ski.
This camera fixture has been mounted to the front of an automobile.
This system creates waves in public and private swimming pools.
In this solar airplane, metal parts are installed only if there is no other possibility.
This forklift is subject to strokes and vibrations every day.
A heating plate moves inside this hot sealing machine.
With this instrument, the projection screen is always with you.
This machine cuts clinker veneers for house facades.
This device loosens the soil in vines.
This gluing gun is used in the production process of the British newspaper “The Independent”.
This device is used to lift paper rolls.
In this production in the Music Theatre Poznan, a laboratory table on stage needed to be extended in the middle of the scene.
This dissolver with automatic oscillation is used in the paint, chemistry and plastic industry to test existing recipes or to develop new ones.
This veneer dryer is used in the wood processing industry to dry and smooth veneers.
Testing the effectiveness of fertilizers or pesticides can be performed with this device.
With this device, plastic bags are welded.
This device analyses and evaluates the biomechanical features of the human hamstrings.
This drilling machine is mounted on a trailer and is used to drill holes into concrete or asphalt.
This wave generator is basically made of plastic.
With this cigarette machine, hand-made cigarettes can be made in no time at all.
The figures are used in shop windows to play violin and cello.
This piston pump is predominantly used in the oil, gas, petrochemical industry or the area of shipbuilding.
This sliding roof covers fanlight windows and serves as sun protection if required.
This 3D printer runs quietly and precisely.
This off-road vehicle is permanently on the way in a dirty and humid environment.
This bicycle has no steering wheel and still can be steered precisely.
This printer prints objects up to one metre of height.
This robot is used for automatic cleaning of building facades with smooth surface such as marble, granite or glass.
This handbike looks good, also far away from well-built roads.
This telemetric and navigation device is used in remote-controlled deep-sea vehicles.
This bike can be folded together in no time.
The trailer of this hospital bed can be turned about 90° to the left or to the right.
In this machine, parts are taken via handling system from a compactor and delivered for further processing.
In this experimental setup, the free fall of objects is simulated with and without magnetic brake.
This knee joint prosthesis works permanently friction-free even in humid or dirty environments in comparison to other prostheses on the market.
The welding head of this welding set can be height-adjusted.
This binding for skiers is lightweight and stable at the same time.
This tripod is absolutely stable on every ground.
This fully cladded tricycle weighs 28 kg only.
This massage couch can be easily adjusted in height and inclination.
This automatic abseiling and rescue equipment is mainly used for work on wind turbines.
This bracket makes every television set a real eye-catcher.
This machine uses a high-power laser to cut different materials.
This heating thermostat can be moved easily long-term and no longer requires lubrication.
This robot hand can grip properly.
This photovoltaic system is tracked for optimum solar energy yield.
This vehicle is a mixture of bicycle and stepper.
This ventilation system guarantees a healthy indoor climate at all times.
Such delta robots are used for pick-and-place operations in industrial manufacturing applications.
This system checks pipelines in petrochemical systems for breaks and cracks.
This machine engraves codes on the surface of high-pressure steel tanks.
This artificial bird moves like its natural counterpart.
This motorcycle is usually to be found driving off the beaten track.
This foundry tool often caused problems in the past.
This quadrocopter with swivelling arms is particularly lightweight. Wherever possible, the developers used light plastic parts.
This automatic machine is used in the pharmaceutical, biological, chemical and medical industries rather than laborious pipetting by hand.
This device is used for physiotherapy treatment for back problems.
This drill is used for civil engineering applications.
This robot uses focussed ultrasonic waves for the non-invasive treatment of children suffering from a stroke or epilepsy.
In the past, the crankshafts of these model boats often scratched and became corroded.
This machine is used for heat riveting.
These wipers are driven pneumatically.
This printer is precise and very lightweight.
This prosthetic knee joint disposes of a quick exhaust valve.
The rear part of a Jaguar X300 becomes designer furniture.
This pump is used to pump water from small tube wells in developing countries.
This system is used to inspect sewers and pits.
This machine is used to test silicon breast implants for durability.
This electromagnetic locking system allows opening doors by telephone.
This illumination is installed at a workbench and can be folded if required.
Cocktails are automatically mixed with this machine.
