The Best Smart Factory Solutions of 2024
We congratulate all the winners and award recipients on their achievements and thank all viewers who attended the ceremony at the Industrial Transformation Stage of the Hannover Messe or watched our livestream for their interest.
2024 Champions
Congratulations to the winners – the best in their category!
- Training & Education: Bosch Rexroth AG (Smart Factory Campus)
- 4IR in Action – End User: Bernard KRONE Holding SE & Co. KG
- MES/MOM: PSI Automotive & Industry GmbH
- Best Platform Solution: STIWA AMS GmbH
- 4IR in Action – Software Company: engomo GmbH
- Digital Transformation: COMAN Software GmbH
- Best IoT Solution: Schildknecht AG
- The Resilient Factory: AIMTEC a. s.
- Use of a Digital Twin: Framence GmbH
2024 Finalists
Congratulations to everyone who made it to the finals and, sometimes by only a few points, took home a second or third-place prize:
- Operations 1 / cioplenu GmbH
- com.plex GmbH
- evon GmbH
- Fraunhofer-Institut für Optronik, Systemtechnik und Bildauswertung IOSB
- GTT Gesellschaft für Technologie Transfer mbH
- inpro Innovationsgesellschaft für fortgeschrittene Produktionssysteme in der Fahrzeugindustrie mbH
- iT Engineering Software Innovations GmbH
- Lernfabrik Globale Produktion, wbk-KIT
- NTT DATA Deutschland SE
- ORBIS SE
- software4production GmbH
Digitaler Pitch
Videos of the Award Ceremony
Playlist
About the Factory Innovation Award
The “Factory Innovation Award” is one of Europe’s most prestigious awards for Smart Factory Software. An independent jury of distinguished digital and industry experts—including journalists, consultants, users, and researchers—selects a winner in each category. Finalists present their solutions in a Digital Pitch, and the winners are announced and celebrated at an award ceremony during Hannover Messe. The award is organized by the Center for Industry 4.0 at the University of Potsdam, in partnership with the Berlin-based GITO publishing house and the FACTORY INNOVATION trade journal, the leading publication for the Smart Factory market.
Winners from previous years
Want to take part in 2025?
The following groups are qualified to compete:
- Providers: Companies selling smart factory software
- Users: Companies using innovative smart factory solutions
- Research institutes: Institutes with innovative smart factory software solutions
- Educational institutes: Institutes offering innovative training and methods and Learning Factories
Registration starts in October 2024.
Would you like to recommend your supplier for the award? Please provide the following information: the solution’s name and description, a contact person at the provider with their contact details, and your reasons for recommending the software.
After the event: Look forward to refreshments and casual networking!