Image Gallery: 2013 Auto Innovation Award Winners

Nov. 12, 2013
The 43rd annual SPE Automotive Innovation Awards gala held last week in Livonia, Mich., recognized automotive innovation and the use of plastics in ground transportation across eight categories. Teams made up of OEMs, polymer producers, and tier suppliers were nominated based on their criteria and why their part or system deserved the title of “Year’s Most Innovative Use of Plastics.” Click through the gallery for each winning design. 

The 43rd annual SPE Automotive Innovation Awards gala held last week in Livonia, Mich., recognized automotive innovation and the use of plastics in ground transportation across eight categories. Teams made up of OEMs, polymer producers, and tier suppliers were nominated based on their criteria and why their part or system deserved the title of “Year’s Most Innovative Use of Plastics.” Click through the gallery for each winning design. 

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Richard Dryden

Richard Dryden is a writer with experience in print and online media as well as social media. He has contributed to Machine Design and Hydraulics & Pneumatics

 

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