{"id":64641,"date":"2022-06-29T15:41:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T13:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=64641"},"modified":"2022-06-29T15:41:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T13:41:58","slug":"kurt-schmalz-rudolf-diesel-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/kurt-schmalz-rudolf-diesel-medaille\/","title":{"rendered":"Rudolf Diesel Medal for Kurt Schmalz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Rudolf Diesel Medal has been awarded by the German Institute for Inventions as an innovation prize to companies and business personalities since 1953. This year, Kurt Schmalz, Managing Partner of J. Schmalz GmbH, was honoured with the medal in the category \"Most Sustainable Innovation Achievement\". The event took place in the halls of Rudolf Diesel's early patron, the MAN Museum in Augsburg, as part of a gala dinner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\"I am incredibly happy and proud,\" says Kurt Schmalz. \"This award is a confirmation of our innovation work and an honour for the entire team. I would therefore like to dedicate this medal to all Schmalz employees worldwide.\"<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_64643\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64643\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-64643 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022-06-24_Schmalz-gewinnt-Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille_kleiner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022-06-24_Schmalz-gewinnt-Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille_kleiner.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022-06-24_Schmalz-gewinnt-Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille_kleiner-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022-06-24_Schmalz-gewinnt-Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille_kleiner-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022-06-24_Schmalz-gewinnt-Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille_kleiner-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kurt Schmalz (centre) accepts the prestigious Rudolf Diesel Medal from Alexander J. Wurzer (left), spokesman for the Board of Trustees, and Christoph M\u00fcnzer, Managing Director of wvib Schwarzwald. (Image: J. Schmalz GmbH)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\"The creative restlessness in me and the entire company has been rewarded,\" says Kurt Schmalz, for whom sustainability was already an important topic in the 1980s, long before it became a global issue. \"The Rudolf Diesel Medal is the highest honour par excellence for innovation. I am therefore very grateful to have received this award.\"<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-728608491\"><div id=\"packa-794028407\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>Source<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schmalz.com\/de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J. Schmalz GmbH<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Rudolf Diesel Medal has been awarded by the German Institute for Inventions as an innovation prize to companies and business personalities since 1953. This year, Kurt Schmalz, Managing Partner of J. 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