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manus® award 2025
12th competition for plastic bearing applications
Take part now and win €5,000!
Have you rethought your approach to plain bearings? Have you replaced lubricated metal bearings with lubrication-free plastic plain bearings, linear plain bearings or spherical bearings? Excellent! This sustainability transformation is your ticket to the manus award.
This globally unique competition has been awarding prizes for creative applications using polymer plain bearings since 2003. We offer you a platform for your application and worldwide attention. We also award prize money of up to €5,000.
What are we looking for?
We talk to engineers every day and often hear that the pressure is constantly increasing. It's not just about cost efficiency, but also about continuously improving the carbon footprint of products, for example by dispensing with lubricants. In a recent study with RWTH Aachen University, we were able to demonstrate for the first time how successfully plastic plain bearings tackle both challenges.
That is why we are now particularly interested in finding out how the use of these bearings has impacted your company as part of the 12th manus award.
- What technical problems have you been able to solve by using polymer bearings?
- How have polymer bearings improved the sustainability of your application?
- What impact has the change had on costs?
Procedure
You have until 17 January 2025 to submit your application for the manus award.
Jury meeting
The jury will meet on 19 February to vote on the winners of the 2025 manus award. The selection is based on five categories - idea, function of the plain bearing, savings, impact and differentiation.
Award ceremony
The date of the award ceremony will be announced in good time. All award winners will be informed in advance.
What you can win
All winners can look forward to prize money, a manus trophy and a marketing package worth €10,000. The in-house igus agency will produce a user report in an industry medium (DACH + international) and professional video material on their application.
The golden manus
Prize money of €5,000
The silver manus
Prize money of €2,500
The bronze manus
Prize money of €1,000
The green manus
Prize money of €3,000
The jury of experts
Register now for the manus 2025
Seize the chance to win up to €5,000, a manus trophy and a marketing package worth €10,000.
Winners of the manus award 2023
The highlights of the last manus awards
We received numerous entries from all over the world for the last manus competition. You can take a look at the highlights in our online catalogue.
The winners of the past years
The manus award has been in existence since 2003. A wide variety of applications have been submitted over the years. Here you can take a look at the winners from previous years.
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I look forward to answering your questions
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