This is where you can check out all of the products and services submitted for this year's Edge Awards. The awards celebrate outstanding innovation in product design and function for the design and engineering space. EDGE Award winners will be chosen by the readers of Machine Design, Electronic Design, Power & Motion, Microwaves & RF, Laser Focus World, Military + Aerospace Electronics, and Vision Systems Design, who will vote for entries from each of the categories.
Stay tuned for the award voting link and new candidates being added in each category.
Automation and Controls
PLC, SCADA, and networks and software used to manage control systems and data.
FactoryTalk Optix Portfolio for Designing, Testing and Deploying Directly from Your Browser
EXAIR Introduces FloodStream Liquid Nozzle for Use in Confined Spaces
Stratix 5200 Fully Managed Ethernet Switches Support IT and OT Configuration
Nordson’s PICO Nexμs Jetting System Connects Fluid Dispensing to Industry 4.0 Efficiency
FactoryTalk DataMosaix: Industrial DataOps Platform Fosters a Single Source of Truth
FactoryTalk Energy Manager: Use Dashboards to Help Optimize Energy Usage
Next-Generation CPU Enhances its Value Proposition
FactoryTalk Analytics GuardianAI Brings Machine Learning to Maintenance
Regal Rexnord’s Mod-Sort Large Format System for Package Handling
Cabling and Enclosures
Hardware meant to hold controls and electronics, as well as monitor the temperature, pressure, humidity, etc. inside the enclosure.
EXAIR’s ATEX Cabinet Cooler System Is Made for Explosive Environments
Communication
Wireless and wired systems, modules, and software that facilitate communication between chips, modules, and systems.
Sensor Blocks Utilize IO-Link for Sensor and Control Applications
Wi-Fi Chipsets Tout Speed, Performance, and Reliability
Wi-Fi HaLow Portfolio Empowers Efficient IoT Connectivity
O-RAN Solution Offers an Efficient, Scalable, and Cost-Effective Platform for Development
Computing Hardware, Software and Systems
Edge computing devices and interfaces, as well as the compute, storage, and communication modules and systems used to analyze data and assist design engineers.
RISC-V CPU/NPU Combo Delivers Low Power AI Edge Computing
Compute Module Supports Factory Automation Software Infrastructure
Industrial All-in-One Panel PC Adds AI Acceleration
Compact, Rugged PC Connects the Industrial Floor to the Cloud
CMOSS Mounted Form Factor Brings Improved Networking on the Battlefield
High-Performance Computing Comes to the “Tactical” Edge
Industrial-Grade Embedded PC With Intel's Alder Lake Inside
AI SoC Targets High Performance Video and Radar Applications
Phoenix Contact's Valueline 3 Boasts Fully-Configurable PCs for Industrial Applications
Electronic Components
Passive electronic components like capacitors, transistors or diodes, connectors, cables, antennas, and switches.
New Class of Silicon Capacitor Tightens Voltage Regulation for AI Chips
Faster and More Secure Wired Connectivity for the Factory Floor
Rugged Power Supplies Use Circuit Breakers to Keep Power Flowing
Machine Learning/Deep Learning
Hardware and software that incorporates—or is designed to improve—product quality, supply-chain management, and production throughput.
Software Platform Supports 4D Digital Twin Environment
Chatbot Targets Scheduling, Cost Estimation, and Project Planning Chores
Machine Vision and Inspection
Cameras, sensors, lenses, filters, lighting, frame grabbers, software, and systems.
Motion Control Components
Pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric motion-control components and systems, including actuators, cylinders, ball screws, motors and drives; accessories such as fasteners, bearings, belts, and chains; and fluids, filters, and compressed air systems.
Rockwell Automation Distributed Servo Drives Allow for Smaller Machine Designs
Festo VTUX Valve Terminal Offers Multiple Communication Options
Improved Pneumatic Control with Festo VTEP Proportional Valve Terminal
OILN2 Removes Oxygen and Moisture from Hydraulic Oil Reservoirs
Optical Components and Systems
The focus here is on adaptive optics, optical materials (such as metamaterials), optical coatings, precision optics, micro-optics, lenses, mirrors, aspheres, prisms, and freeform optics. Also included in this category are lighting products for machine vision applications.
Tunable laser system features picosecond supercontinuum light source
Robotics
This category spotlights single-axis and multi-axis robots for assembly, product inspection, and supply-chain operations, as well as cobots, AGVs, and other robotic transport vehicles. Also included is software related to robotics, including fleet management, plus robot operating systems.
Bota Systems’ PixONE Through-hole Sensor is Designed for Robotics
Production Tools and Systems
This includes creation of chips, printed circuit boards, components, and systems. The category covers 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.
