productronica Innovation Award

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)