The 2025 EDGE Awards are open for voting now through June 21. This year, we have 66 submissions across 11 categories. The voting is done by you, the engineers in industry, to decide which product launched in the past year is the most innovative in each category.
Winners and honorees will be chosen by you for each category. The submission that receives the most votes overall will be awarded the "Leading Edge Award."
AI Data Analytics
Machine learning (ML) involves deep-learning (DL) hardware and software that incorporates or is designed to improve product quality, supply chain management, and production throughput.
Cabling and 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.
Communications and Networks
Wireless and wired systems, modules, and software that facilitate communication between chips, modules, and systems, including I/O modules and cloud communications.
- Morse Micro MM8108 Wi-Fi HaLow SoC
- Airvine WaveCore
- Ceva Inc. Ceva-XC21/XC23
- Ezurio Nitrogen93 Connected SOM With Sona Wi-Fi 6/6E Wireless Module
- Molex HSAuto Link C Interconnect System
- Fuse Integration Fuse AIRE (AI Radio Environment) + RANGER (Radio and Network Guidance, Evaluation and Response)
- Telit Cinterion NExT eSIM
- Siemens ET 200clean
- Synaptics SYN461x
Computing Hardware, Software, and Systems
Edge-computing devices and interfaces, as well as associated compute, storage, design, and analysis systems.
Electronic Components
Passive electronic components like capacitors, transistors, diodes, connectors, cables, antennas, and switches.
Industrial Controllers
PLCs, PACs, IPCs
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. Also in this category are fluids, filters, and compressed air systems.
Machine Vision and Optical Components & Systems
This 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.
Production Tools and Systems
This 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. It also encompasses materials used to fasten and secure components.
- Phoenix Contact THERMOMARK E.300 DOUBLE
- Aeluma Wafer-Scale SWIR Photodetector Platform
Robotics
Single-axis and multi-axis robots for assembly, product inspection, and supply chain use, as well as cobots, AGVs, and other robotic transport vehicles. This also involves software related to robotics, such as fleet management and robot operating systems.