For over 50 years, the TecPart Innovation Award has recognized outstanding technical plastic products that impress with their innovation, intelligent design, and manufacturing finesse.
This year, one of the eight awards presented at K 2025 in Düsseldorf went to the electrotechnical component 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 contact at a trade fair and culminated in a synergistic process in which, for example, material selection was jointly tested and defined to ensure proper adhesion and, through shrinkage, the flexibility of the components. The result is a 3K mold with four stations and eight cavities that produces fully functional components in a single pass – including a seal 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 simply have to be in the right place at the right time with the right idea.

We congratulate our client, the award winner Wiska!