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AN OIL-BURNING double-shell "mono-concave" flame bowl for decorative purposes, presented by Mono,
Industriestrasse.
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MONO GENERAL MANAGER Wilhelm Seibel Jr. (centre) accepts the award from Wendelin Wiedeking (left ), the
master of ceremonies of the competition, and Karl-Ulrich Koehler, Chairman of the Board of the Steel
Information Centre (right).
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Stainless steel products figure in seven German Steel Innovation Awards
By Ulrich Heubner
Nickel Magazine, July 2006 -- The German Steel Innovation Awards, which are presented every three years, attracted 620 entries in 2006. The awards are intended to encourage the use of steel over a broad range of products. Fourteen prizes are awarded in five categories: architecture, building and construction; design with steel; research and development; steel products with improved or new applications; and a special prize for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Stainless steel products were involved in seven awards:
- An oil-burning double-shell "mono-concave" flame bowl for decorative purposes (pictured here), presented by Mono, Industriestrasse 5, D- 40822 Mettmann, Germany
- A special rain shower installation for luxury bathrooms, presented by Aloys F. Dornbracht GmbH & Co. KG, Köbbingser Mühle 6, D-58640 Iserlohn, Germany
- A wire fabric "media mesh" designed to cover the facades of buildings and, due to integrated illuminated diodes, to carry changing colours or messages, visible over long distances, presented by GKD - Gebr. Kufferath AG, Metallweberstrasse 46, D- 52353 Düren, Germany
- A particle filter for diesel cars (making use of a ferritic heat-resistant steel)
- A "ContiSupportRing" for car wheels, allowing continuing driving to a certain extent with a deflated wheel, presented by Continental AG, Jädekamp 30, D-30419 Hannover, Germany
- A simple quick-connect coupler for riser pipes above water wells, presented by Beckert Brunnentechnik GmbH, Industrieweg 11, D-99734 Nordhausen, Germany
- The handrails of a pedestrian bridge in Leverkusen, Germany
The 2006 German Steel Innovation Awards were presented at a well-attended ceremony at the Philharmonic Hall in Essen, Germany on January 22, 2006. Mr. Wendelin Wiedeking, CEO of Porsche AG, was the master of ceremonies.
Ulrich Heubner is a consultant to the Nickel Institute.
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