Trade fair wood 2019: Entry record
With more than 50 projects on the occasion of the trade fair Holz 2019, this year's award registers a record number of entries. This trend also reflects a high level of innovation in the industry. The announcement of the winners will take place on October 15, 2019 during the official opening of Holz 2019 (Messe Basel).
The expert jury headed by Erich Zeller (member of the trade fair advisory board) has nominated six projects for the Wood Innovation Award 2019 on behalf of the Holz trade fair. As part of the Innovation Award, innovations, trends and forward-looking further developments in the woodworking industry will be honored for the fourth time. The six nominated projects impressed the jury with their high degree of innovation, their benefits for the industry and their cost-effectiveness.
Awards will be given to projects that offer a technology-, process- or product-oriented innovation on the topic of wood. Companies and organizations that will present their innovations at Holz 2019 have participated in the competition. The aim of the award is to provide a suitable stage for wood as a material and for the innovative strength of the individual suppliers, thus underlining the economic importance of the sector.
Six companies nominated for the Innovation Award
The jury of experts from the fields of carpentry, wood construction, education/research, machine and tool trade, materials, and IT/digitalization selected a shortlist of ten innovations from the large number of applications, from which six projects were nominated.
Nominees are (from A-Z):
- EPUR SAS, Rodome (F), OAKBOT: The agile robotic woodworking milling machine
- HAWA Sliding Solutions AG, Mettmenstetten (CH), HAWA Suono - for sound-insulating sliding doors
- HM-Spoerri AG / Felder-Group, Bachenbülach (CH), Format- 4 gluebox - PUR edge banding without glue pot
- Lamello AG, Bubendorf (CH), Cabineo 8, M6, Wear-free carcase connector
- SWISS KRONO AG, Menznau (CH), BE.YOND (particleboard) - As nature intended
- Timber Structures 3.0 AG, Thun (CH), TS3 - Large areas made of wood
Award ceremony at the official opening of the wood
The winners will be announced during the official opening of Holz 2019 on the first day of the fair, October 15, 2019. Three of the nominated innovations can look forward to gold, silver or bronze. For the first time, a special jury prize will be awarded for exceptional projects.
The best list of this year's entries and brief portraits of the six nominated companies can be found at www.holz.ch/innovationspreis
