At a time when manufacturers are looking for innovative ways to improve productivity and better manage costs, the 2021 IDEA! Awards provided a variety of great new solutions to review.
The IDEA! Awards, presented by Machine Design and Hydraulics & Pneumatics, offered engineers from all over the world a chance to review the latest product advancement. They also got to vote on those products they felt best fulfilled the promise of greater operational effectiveness.
Gold, Silver and Bronze winners have been selected in six categories (click each category name to view the winning products and their descriptions):
The Branson GMX-20DP ultrasonic metal welder from Emerson received the Big IDEA! Award, presented to the product that received the highest number of votes from all product categories. Click here to view its description.
The formal announcement of the awards was made Nov. 10 at the 2021 IDEA! Conference, part of the Manufacturing & Technology Conference in Cleveland.
Full List of Winners
BIG IDEA!
Branson GMX-20DP Ultrasonic Metal Welder
Emerson
AUTOMATION & SOFTWARE
Gold: Studio 5000 Design Software
Rockwell Automation
Silver: Sitara AM2x MCU
Texas Instruments
Bronze: OPTIME
Schaeffler Group USA Inc.
FLUID POWER
Gold: SLV20 load-sensing proportional directional valve
Danfoss
Silver: MXT-XTP Hydraulic hose
The Gates Corporation
Bronze: Cartridge Flow Transmitter (CFT)
DGD
FLUID POWER MACHINES & COMPONENTS
Gold: har-Modular
HARTING
Silver: Antimicrobial Food Grade Type LAFG
Electri-Flex Company
Bronze: Four Outlet Gen4 Power Supply
EXAIR Corporation
MOTION CONTROL
Gold: PGVA pressure vacuum box
Festo
Silver: SmartStage XY
Dover Motion
Bronze: Electrak LL Electric Actuator
Thomson Industries, Inc.
MOTORS & DRIVES
Gold: Hägglunds Atom
Bosch Rexroth
Silver: Twin Multi-Drive
One Motion
Bronze: DS2020 Digital Servo Drive
Moog Inc.
SENSORS
Gold: AWR Antenna on Package Sensor
Texas Instruments
Silver: Cordis Electronic Flow Controllers
Clippard
Bronze: SBV-01
INXPECT
Bronze: Tag-It Program
Regal Beloit
About the Author
Bob Vavra
Senior Content Director, Power & Motion and Machine Design
Bob Vavra is the Senior Content Director of Power & Motion and its sister publication Machine Design. Vavra has had a long career in publishing, media and events. He has covered all aspects of manufacturing for the past 20 years and is a regular attendee at events such as IMTS and Hannover Messe. Vavra is also a sought-after webcast moderator and event emcee, and has presided over events in the U.S., Germany and China.