For over 50 years, the TecPart Innovation Award has recognized outstanding technical plastic products that excel through innovation, intelligent design, and sophisticated manufacturing.
This year, one of the eight awards presented at K 2025 in Düsseldorf went to electrical components manufacturer Wiska for the development of TriShot, the world's first cable gland manufactured entirely as a 3K injection-molded part. VDWF member Formconsult from Schmalkalden played a key role in the planning, implementation, and success of the project.
The development began with a trade fair contact and culminated in a synergistic process in which, for example, the material selection was jointly tested and defined to ensure proper adhesion and, through shrinkage, mobility of the components. The final result was a 3K mold with four stations and eight cavities that ejects fully functional components in a single pass – including seals and strain relief.
For Wiska, this meant not only more efficient production, but also high process reliability and independence from manual assembly. For us at Formconsult, the project was a confirmation of our innovative strength and that sometimes you just have to be in the right place at the right time with the right idea.

We congratulate our customer, the award-winning Wiska!