2024 Altair Enlighten Award Winners Announced

USA/India, August 7, 2024 – Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR), a global leader in computational intelligence, has announced the winners of the 2024 Altair Enlighten Award. In partnership with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), this prestigious award recognizes outstanding achievements in sustainability and lightweighting within the automotive industry.

The Enlighten Award celebrates innovations that reduce carbon footprints, lower water and energy consumption, and promote material reuse and recycling. This year’s award has been highlighted by EV Magazine as a top sustainability award in 2024.

“The Enlighten Award is the leading recognition of sustainable technology in the automotive industry. We are thrilled to honor organizations that are shaping a sustainable future,” said James R. Scapa, founder and CEO of Altair.

Alan Amici, President and CEO of CAR, emphasized the importance of the award in showcasing groundbreaking automotive technology. “This award brings together industry leaders to recognize significant advancements in sustainability,” he said.

The 2024 winners include:

Sustainable Product:

• Winner:DuPont for BETAMATE™ Broad Bake Adhesive Technology
• Runner-up:Bridgestone Americas for Turanza EV Tire

Sustainable Process:

• Winner:BMW M GmbH and partners for the BMW M Visionary Materials Seat
• Runner-up:Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada and PPG Industries for EPIC200X Electrocoat

Module Lightweighting:

• Winner:Syensqo and General Motors for High-Performance Thermoplastic Battery Module Structure
• Runner-up:Toyota Motor Company and partners for Toyota Tacoma Second-Row Composite Seat Structure

Enabling Technology:

• Winner:CompositeEdge GmbH for Next-Gen Sustainable High-Performance Structures
• Runner-up:Teijin Automotive Technologies for Fully Automated Preforming Process

Future of Lightweighting:

• Winner:WEAV3D and partners for Cost-Effective Lightweight Vehicle Body Structures
• Runner-up:Carsolia Composites Corporation for Composite Suspension Coil Spring

Responsible AI:

• Winner:Dow Inc. for Sustainable SPECFLEX™ Polyurethane Solutions

The winners were honored at the CAR Management Briefing Seminars on August 6, 2024. For more information about the Enlighten Award, visit Altair’s Enlighten Award.