2025 Manus Awards: Showcase Your Innovative Plastic Bearing Application and Win Up to €5,000

2025 Manus Awards: Showcase Your Innovative Plastic Bearing Application and Win Up to €5,000

Are you leveraging the unique qualities of iglide? plastic bearings in your project? Do you have an innovative application that benefits from self-lubricating, maintenance-free polymer bearings? If so, now’s your chance to gain global recognition by entering the 2025 Manus Awards!

The Manus Awards celebrate creative, real-world applications of plastic bearings across industries. We want to hear your story – how did igus bearings help you overcome engineering challenges or improve sustainability in your design? Whether it’s reducing CO? emissions, lowering maintenance costs, or providing reliable performance in challenging conditions, we want to showcase your achievements.

A panel of industry experts will select four winners in various categories:

Golden Manus: €5,000 prize money Silver Manus: €2,500 prize money Bronze Manus: €1,000 prize money Green Manus: €3,000 prize money

In addition to the prize money, winners receive a comprehensive marketing package worth €10,000, the in-house igus agency will produce a user report in an industry medium (DACH and international) and professional video material of the application.

Highlights from 2023 Manus Awards Winners:

2023 Gold Manus – Coulter for Nitrogen Applicators by J&M Manufacturing, USA J&M Manufacturing won the Gold Manus for their innovative nitrogen applicator, which uses lubrication-free iglidur? Gpolymer bearings in place of traditional bronze bushings. Farmers using nitrogen as a fertilizer often face narrow time windows during the growing season, making frequent maintenance impractical. The igus bearings allowed J&M to design a maintenance-free applicator that saves farmers valuable time, as there’s no need to re-grease the bearings daily. Resistant to dirt and wear, these bearings are ideal for harsh agricultural environments, enabling faster operation and greater field coverage. The solution not only increased productivity but also reduced environmental impact by preventing lubricant contamination.

2023 Silver Manus – EXO N Exoskeleton by Aufratech, France Aufratech received the Silver Manus for their EXO N exoskeleton, designed to ease the strain of using high-pressure cleaners. This innovative tool uses drylin?linear technology and iglidur? J3 plain bearings to guide the heavy lances while keeping the user’s back straight. The slim design integrates igus components to provide translational and rotational guidance, while also balancing the weight of the equipment. The result? A more comfortable, efficient experience for the user, with added corrosion resistance and vibration damping, ideal for applications in the food industry, agriculture, and landscaping.

2023 Bronze Manus – High-Pressure Cleaner for Municipal Vehicles by Fiedler Maschinenbau und Technikvertrieb GmbH, Germany The Bronze Manus went to Fiedler Maschinenbau und Technikvertrieb GmbH for their innovative high-pressure cleaning vehicle, used by municipalities for cleaning roads, pavements, and public spaces. Equipped with a drylin? W double rail and pillow blocks, the vehicle’s telescopic spray boom can reach a 500mm extension on each side, making it highly efficient in cleaning wide areas. The igus components are resistant to water, sand, gravel, and other environmental factors, ensuring a long service life in challenging conditions while enhancing cleaning speed and precision.

2023 Green Manus – KS80 Ball Coupling by ROCKINGER Agriculture GmbH, Germany ROCKINGER Agriculture won the Green Manus for their KS80 ball coupling with an iglidur? wear insert, an innovation that eliminates the need for lubrication in agricultural trailer couplings. This coupling system uses igus wear-resistant plastic, which includes embedded solid lubricants that provide self-lubrication over time, reducing maintenance and preventing grease pollution in soil and crops. By implementing this technology, ROCKINGER Agriculture estimates that they could save up to 8 tons of grease per year across Germany, showcasing the environmental and operational benefits of sustainable engineering.

Why Enter the 2025 Manus Awards?

• Gain international recognition for your innovative engineering solutions.
• Win cash prizes and a manus trophy.
• Get featured as a leader in sustainable, maintenance-free technology.

How to Enter:

1. Submit your application by January 17, 2025.
2. The expert jury will review applications on February 19, 2025.
3. Winners will be awarded at the official ceremony.