Communications & Networks

Wireless and wired systems, modules, and software that facilitate communication between chips, modules, and systems, including I/O modules, cloud communications.

Leading EDGE Winner:

Switchtec Gen 6 PCIe Switches

Winner:

Semtech LoRa Plus LR2021 Fourth-generation LoRa IP

Honorees:

Rockwell Automation (PointMax 1/O)

PLC-INTERFACE Ethernet Gateway from Phoenix Contact

Cabling & Enclosures

Hardware meant to hold controls and electronics as well as monitor the temperature, pressure, humidity, etc. inside the enclosure, such as terminal blocks and cabinet coolers.

Winner:

Rockwell Automation - EtherNet/IP In-Cabinet Solution

Honorees:

Anderson Power - Industrial Battery Connector (IBC)

EXAIR - ATEX Aluminum Cabinet Cooler System

Computing Hardware, Software and Systems

Edge computing devices and interfaces, as well as associated compute, storage, design, and analysis systems.

Winner:

Adaptec SmartRAID 4300 storage accelerators

Honorees:

Relio R1 HPC+ from Sealevel Systems, Inc.

MIC-9X02GLF from Darveen Co. Ltd.

Design Tools & Software

EDA, CAD, CAM, CAE, Digital Twin, modeling and simulation software as well as application tools and operating systems to assist the design engineer. This category also includes IDEs, compilers and middleware.

Winner:

Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Design Workbench

Honorees:

SimScale Engineering AI Platform

Sibe PDM

Electronic Components 

Passive electronic components like capacitors, transistors or diodes, connectors, cables, antennas, and switches.

Winner:

EC2005P, EC2025P and EC2006P ECAPs – Silicon Capacitors from Empower Semiconductor

Honorees:

Marvell Structera S 60260 PCIe 6.0 Switch

PTCB TM circuit breaker from Phoenix Contact

Industrial Controllers

PLCs, PACs, IPCs.

Winner:

Rockwell Automation ControlLogix 5590 controller

Honorees:

Yokogawa A8 Series Intelligent Edge Controller

Productivity1000 P1-412 CPU from Automation Direct

Machine Vision and Optical Components & Systems

This category includes adaptive optics, optical materials, coatings, precision optics, micro-optics, lenses, mirrors, aspheres, prisms, and freeform optics. This category also considers lighting products for machine vision applications, cameras, sensors, lenses, filters, lighting, frame grabbers, software, and systems.

Winner:

Marvell COLORZ 1600 2nm 1.6T ZR/ZR+ Pluggable Optical Platform

Honorees:

CV7 Edge AI 8K Vision SoC from Ambarella

Alecs SWIR Allied Vision Technologies

Motion Control Components

Pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric motion control components and systems, including actuators, cylinders, ball screws, motors and drives, and accessories such as fasteners, bearings, gears, belts, and chains, as well as fluids, filters, and compressed air systems.

Winner:

IO-Link Compatible Air Management System: AMS-X2044/X2045 from SMC Corporation

Honorees:

SHA Integrated Actuator Series from Harmonic Drive LLC

Moog AXP from Moog GmbH

Production Tools and Systems

This category includes creation of chips, printed circuit boards, components and systems as well as all mechanical and machine tool operations, welding, soldering, and adhesives focused on metal or component joining as well as materials used to fasten and secure components.

Winner:

Wiferion - CW1000 Contactless 1 kW Inductive Charging System

Honoree:

Phoenix Contact - BLUEMARK E.CARD UV inkjet printer

Test, Measurement, Sensors and Software

Test and measurement equipment and sensors that measure things including electrical, photons, speed, temperature, vibration, positioning, dimensional accuracy, defect detection and other operational parameters, as well as the software needed to effectively analyze the sensor data.

Winner:

REF81 buried Zener precision voltage reference from Texas Instruments

Honorees:

Rosemount 3408 Wireless Level Transmitter - Non-Contacting Radar from Emerson

Rohde & Schwarz FSWX