From carwash to medical device – the winners of the local manus India

By admin March 16, 2016 11:49 am IST

Local manus India: awards for exciting bearing applications
Three out of 73 submissions awarded at Auto Expo 2016
The global manus award ceremony was held for the seventh time at the Hannover Messe 2015. Developers from all over the world submitted 467 applications, demonstrating the creative potential when it comes to using polymer bearings. With 73 enteries India was the leading country with the highest number of participants. The three most exciting applications out of 73 Indian submissions received the “local manus India” award at the occasion of Auto Expo 2016. The golden manus with prize amount Rs.1,00,000 was given to ATS ELGI. This company relies on lubrication-free polymer plain bearings from igus at its carwash underbody sprayer. A diagnostis screening device for breast cancer from Tuscano Equipments private Ltd won the silver manus (Rs.75,000). The bronze manus award (Rs.50,000) went to SRG Machines Pvt Ltd for egg sorting machines.