Young talents and their projects in the exciting finale at Motek

At this year’s Motek, in addition to numerous new products, norelem once again provided a platform for young inventors and presented the “Engineering Newcomer” award for the 11th time. The winners were announced at an award ceremony and had the opportunity to present their projects to a wider audience.

On Wednesday, 9 October at 2 p.m., the time had finally come: after the gathered spectators had joined in the countdown, the norelem Academy announced the winners of Engineering Newcomer 2024. The winning teams introduced themselves and presented their project and accepted their prizes to much applause.

This year, there were over 100 international participants and more than 20 project submissions from fields as diverse as renewable energy, disaster prevention, CNC, automation, smart living, thermoelectronics and e-mobility.

Competition of creative minds
The design competition offers pupils and students at universities, technical colleges or universities of applied sciences the opportunity to have their self-developed engineering and development projects or theses assessed by a high-calibre jury of experts. All ideas are assessed for their innovative and practical value, their market opportunities, the intelligent and cost-effective use of standard and purchased parts and their practical handling. The evaluation criteria also include the use of norelem’s extensive CAD library, in which all relevant geometric and technical features of the components used are available for download. Last but not least, the technological realisation and professional presentation of the projects, for example in social media, also play an important role.