After a four-month voting period with around 20,000 votes cast, the winners in the 24 categories of the Best of Industry Awards have now been determined. The winners were chosen by end users and presented on Dec. 7 at a large awards ceremony in Würzburg, Germany.
WFL Millturn Technologies was one of the winners, earning the award in the Modular Machine Concept category with the M20 Millturn. The list of winners list below,
“We are very pleased about this special award that WFL won on December 7th, 2023 at the award ceremony in Würzburg. We would like to thank everyone who gave us their vote,” the company said in a statement.
When developing the product, the team had special requirements and challenges - such as the optimal design and development of the mechanical engineering kit. The difficulty here was to combine the following aspects: On the one hand, the high variety of variants, the complexity and the performance data, and, on the other hand, the compact machine dimensions that had to be realized.
| category | winner | innovation |
|---|---|---|
| Drive components | Linde Material Handling GmbH | Linde HyPower 24V Fuel Cell |
| Drive components | SPN Schwaben Präzision Fritz Hopf GmbH | Driving steering drive for a driverless transport system |
| Drive components | Hilscher Society for System Automation mbH | netX 90 - multi-protocol communication & drive control in one |
| Sheet metal processing | Precitec GmbH & Co.KG | ProCutter 2.0 50 kW |
| Sheet metal processing | Schuler Group GmbH | Visual Quality Inspection |
| Sheet metal processing | Vision Components GmbH | Vision Components VC nano 3D-Z angle measuring system for sheet metal bending |
| Electrical equipment | Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG | MX system |
| Electrical equipment | Panduit | VeriSafe 2.0 |
| Electrical equipment | UI Lapp GmbH | zeroCM® technology // ÖLFLEX® SERVO FD zeroCM |
| Factory automation | Schaeffler Sondermaschinenbau AG & Co. KG | Schaeffler Special Machinery Cockpit |
| Factory automation | CODESYS GmbH | CODESYS Virtual Control SL |
| Factory automation | Würth Industrie Service GmbH & Co. KG | Smart Workplace - the assembly workplace of the future |
| Conveyor technology | Duerkopp Foerdertechnik GmbH | AutoPocket |
| Conveyor technology | KNAPP Industry Solutions GmbH | Open Shuttle Fork |
| Conveyor technology | SSI Shepherd | Boohoo Sheffield, UK - Highly automated fashion retrofit project |
| Storage technology | Gilgen Logistics AG | Gilgen storage and retrieval machine performance |
| Storage technology | Joseph Dresselhaus GmbH & Co. KG | Dresselhaus 2.0 - conversion of warehouse logistics |
| Storage technology | WAGNER Group GmbH | Holistic fire protection solution for storing lithium-ion batteries |
| Measurement and testing technology | BMF GmbH | Smart Surface Control |
| Measurement and testing technology | Janitza electronics GmbH | UMG 801 and expansion module 800-CT8-LP - network transparency at all levels |
| Measurement and testing technology | NETZSCH Process Intelligence GmbH | sensXPERT Digital Mold |
| Modular machine concept | Ferrum Packaging AG | FS14 (SmatCan by KHS/Ferrum) |
| Modular machine concept | Schaeffler Sondermaschinenbau AG & Co. kg | Convertible process module |
| Modular machine concept | WFL Millturn Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | M20 MILLTURN |
| robotics | ABB STOTZ-Kontakt GmbH | PMA® Cobot Kit |
| robotics | Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG | ATRO (Automation Technology for Robotics) |
| robotics | Liebherr Verzahntechnik GmbH | Automated dismantling of EV battery packs |
| Connection technology | ESTA Apparatebau GmbH & Co. KG | Wet separator DUSTOMAT HYDRO |
| Connection technology | HEICO Fastening Technology GmbH | HEICO-LOCK® combination washers |
| Connection technology | Maschinenfabrik Wagner GmbH | PLARAD DA2docu |
| machining | Beijing Jingdiao Group Co. Ltd. | IMIM - In-Machine Measurement and intelligent Modification Technology |
| machining | Paul Horn GmbH | ZykloMed |
| machining | XEBEC Technology Co., Ltd | Burrless Chamfering Cutter |
Related Glossary Terms
- chamfering
chamfering
Machining a bevel on a workpiece or tool; improves a tool’s entrance into the cut.
- robotics
robotics
Discipline involving self-actuating and self-operating devices. Robots frequently imitate human capabilities, including the ability to manipulate physical objects while evaluating and reacting appropriately to various stimuli. See industrial robot; robot.
