Engineering Newcomer

Commitment to young engineers

Since 2014, together with norelem, Cadenas and the
Federal Working Group for Technical Colleges for the best young talent project
in the field of engineering & development. Are you a pupil or student
at a university, technical school or university of applied sciences? Then don't waste any time
and register now for our renowned design competition!

Whether you worked on your project or thesis alone or in a team
- take the opportunity to measure yourself against other talents and put your skills
put your skills to the test! In addition to attractive prize money for you and your
educational institution, there is also plenty of recognition, attention
and career opportunities!

Register now, submit your project and participate until July 31, 2025
take part - we look forward to your ideas! 💡

Information at a glance

Who can take part?

Pupils and students from universities, technical colleges and universities of applied sciences alone or in teams (also possible internationally in English).

Welche Projekte kannst
du einreichen?

We are looking for your innovative engineering and development projects or theses with technological benefits and market opportunities.
and market opportunities.

How can you take part?

Your participation takes place online Send us pictures, videos or CAD data and your documentation for your project by July 31, 2025.

What can you win?

An expert jury will evaluate your project and determine the winners. There are great prizes to be won
for you and your educational institution.

The chance to win your prize

The award ceremony will take place at the norelem stand at this year's Motek 2025 in Stuttgart will take place. Here you will have the chance to present your project to a wide audience.

The evaluation criteria

Engineering Newcomer
  • Innovation & creativity
    What makes your project special?
  • Technological benefits & market opportunities
    Does your idea have future potential?
  • Use of standard & purchased parts
    How cost-efficient & flexible is your solution?
  • Function & handling
    How well does your concept work?

The competition procedure

Example projects

Rudolf Diesel Technical College Nuremberg

TAC-Roll - the hose reel

Development of a hose winding system that offers a resource-saving and time-efficient alternative to the conventional handling of fire hoses.

Vocational college for technology, media, Mönchengladbach

Wire rope device

Construction of a wire rope device for controlled unwinding with high safety, flexible alignment and good corrosion resistance and slip resistance.

Rudolf Diesel Technical College Nuremberg

LaWiCrane

With the LaWiKran solution, lifting loads weighing up to 200 kg onto the trailer is child's play. A 5 m outreach and a cable winch make the LaWiKran a real all-rounder.

Technical college, Mittelland, Switzerland

Pro.tec - Rescue robot

Further development of a rescue robot with the help of sensors and digital technologies to increase accuracy and operational capability.

HTL-Neufelden

PowerStack Multi 1600

The space-saving solution for fast and secure storage of Euro pallets and stacking frames. Modularly extendable up to 7 meters and can also be used outdoors thanks to a weatherproof roof segment.

HTBLA Eisenstadt, Austria

Epoxy resin mixing plant

Design and construction of a system for color mixing and filling of epoxy resins in small quantities.

Technical school Munich

High temperature 3D printer

The HTPx3 high-temperature 3D printer with tool changer prints all common filaments easily and precisely at up to 450°C extruder temperature and 120°C build chamber temperature.

Award ceremony 2024

Test software

MDESIGN for your project


Free MDESIGN for EngineeringNewcomer participants
Contents: MDESIGN explorer, MDESIGN mechanical, MDESIGN bolt, MDESIGN shaft, MDESIGN bearing, MDESIGN gear, MDESIGN weld, MDESIGN process.

- Single-user license, hardware-bound (term until 30.09.2025)

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