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productronica Innovation Award
Exhibitors at productronica 2025 will have the opportunity to present their companies in a forum that is unique worldwide. For the sixth time, productronica and the magazine "productronic" will present the "productronica Innovation Award". The award honors the most innovative new products and manufacturing processes in six categories.
Starting in 2023, second and third place winners will also be honored.
Application start: July 31, 2025.
Who can apply?
- The productronica Innovation Award is open exclusively to exhibitors participating in productronica 2025. All exhibiting companies are invited to submit entries.
- The award may only be presented to product innovations or innovative manufacturing techniques that are on display at exhibition stands at productronica 2025 and are no more than 12 months old at the time of the fair. The product must be exhibited at the stand and must be presentable!
- Engineering projects are considered only in the Future Markets Cluster.
- Product innovations must be available for sale at the time of the presentation. Exception: Future Markets Cluster.
- In general, each exhibitor may submit more than one product innovation for the competition.
The jury
All submitted applications will be reviewed and evaluated by a panel of highly qualified and competent industry experts.
Panel members 2025:
- PCB & EMS Cluster:
Dr. Andrej Novikov (Uni Rostock) - SMT Cluster:
Dr. Maik Hampicke (Fraunhofer IZM) - Inspection & Quality Cluster:
Helge Schimanski (Fraunhofer ISIT) - Semiconductors Cluster:
Dr.-Ing. Udo Gommel (Fraunhofer IPA) - Cables, Coils & Hybrids Cluster:
Sebastian Glatz (ZVEI e.V.) - Future Markets Cluster:
Dr. Sandra Engle (VDMA)
Where and when is the award ceremony?
Winners will be announced at the main press conference for productronica.
The productronica Innovation Awards will be presented at productronica within the scope of the exhibitor Get-Together, November 18, 2025.
The winners of the productronica Innovation Award 2023!
AP&S International GmbH
Winner 2023 in the Semiconductors Cluster with "NexAStep".
ASYS Group
Winner 2023 in the Future Markets Cluster with "Performance Monitor".
budatec GmbH
Winner 2023 in the Inspection & Quality Cluster with "Heat Flow Test System HFTS320".
Frisimos Ltd
Winner 2023 in the Cables, Coils & Hybrids Cluster with "Fully automated Modular line for cable to connector assembly".
smartTec GmbH
Winner 2023 in the SMT Cluster with "smartProLog".
SUSS MicroTec
Winner 2023 in the PCB & EMS Cluster, with "SUSS JETxSM24".
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