Techcellence Awards 2026
Techcellence Awards
The Techcellence Awards celebrates trailblazing individuals, teams and companies driving digital transformation and sustainability through innovation. This years winners are pushing the boundaries of digital technology and championing change.
Celebrating excellence
Celebrate the exceptional winners of the our 2025 Techcellence Awards, honored at our exclusive Realize LIVE Americas and Realize LIVE Europe digital transformation conferences. These visionary leaders are transforming the future of technology. Watch their inspiring stories and discover their groundbreaking achievements.
Award categories
To submit a nomination, choose a category and highlight specific achievements demonstrating excellence in technology application, impactful results and leadership within the industry.
Join us at Realize LIVE 2026 with nominations opening early 2026!
Individual awards
Community champion
The Techcellence community champion award recognizes an individual who has gone above and beyond by sharing his or her expertise with Siemens technology. The Siemens community champion exhibits exemplary community leadership through their substantial public contributions.
Innovation leader
The Techcellence innovation leader award honors Siemens customers who exemplify creativity and forward-thinking by driving transformative change within their industries.
Company awards
Digital transformation
The Techcellence digital transformation award recognizes a sustainable digital enterprise that fully integrates digital technologies while driving transformation in new and innovative ways to achieve digital objectives and streamline processes faster, easier and at scale.
Sustainability impact
The Sustainability impact award celebrates an organization that demonstrates exceptional commitment to sustainability by leveraging Siemens technologies to drive positive environmental and social impact.
Hall of Fame
Past winners
Peter Mendez
Peter won for his exceptional dedication & influence in the Mendix community. He's a top influencer, sharing insights via sessions & podcasts, actively beta testing, & a top contributor, offering valuable advice and perspectives.
Frederik Vanhee
Frederik won for his profound NXOpenexpertise and innovative contributions. He created the largest public NXOpen repository, developed Python Intellisense, provided extensive forum support, spoke at RL, and trained 260+ students.
Steffen Bangsow
Steffen Bangsow won the Community champion award for outstanding commitment. He gave nearly 1,000 forum responses in 2023, earning Community Catalyst. He hosted Tecnomatix Virtual Meetups (550+ attendees) & gained 150+ followers.
Blas Molero Hidalgo
Blas Molero Hidalgo (IBERISA) won for exceptional commitment to the Siemens community. He showcased CAE expertise via insightful blogs, a YouTube channel, and 200+ forum responses in 2023, demonstrating strong thought leadership.
Past winners
Sibo Chou
Sibo Chou won for pioneering HIVE, integrating Siemens Process Simulate & motion capture for early virtual assessments. This helps engineers identify design issues early, reducing time to market and ensuring ergonomic safety.
Wolfram Kühnel
Wolfram won for leading an engineering team developing innovative e-mobility solutions with Siemens tools, like the Bionic Battery Cooling Plate. His work drives innovation at MAHLE, applying CFD, and fostering collaboration.
Aristóteles Terceiro
As Industrial Transformation Manager at Vivix, Aristóteles Terceiro Neto was instrumental in aligning a best-in-class ecosystem of technology providers to change the way his organization delivers software solutions.
Johannes Hoelzle
Johannes Hoelzle & Lutz Seidenfaden deployed agile processes & tailored PLM, balancing IT's maintenance needs with user customization demands. This resolved the conflict between easy maintenance & user-friendly customization.
Past winners
SENAI-ISI
SENAI-ISI won for its pioneering digital enterprise vision. Their Techub project established Brazil's first national lithium battery production line, significantly impacting local manufacturing for hybrid electric vehicles.
Saab AB
Saab won for its strategic CLiQ project, driving digital transformation in aerospace & defense via MBSE/APD. This achieved a 50% reduction in product creation time and 75% in material management.
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EnerVenue
EnerVenue, a clean energy battery pioneer, integrated Siemens Teamcenter X, NX, & Simcenter into their digital roadmap. This boosted efficiency, cut costs, and transformed R&D & manufacturing by aligning tech with long-term goals.
Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce used Siemens solutions for digital transformation, aligning tech with long-term goals. Their commitment to safety & high standards improved design efficiency, enabled cost savings, & enhanced customer experience.
Past winners
BorgWarner
BorgWarner won for rapidly deploying Siemens energy management solutions across 70+ facilities. This achieved real-time energy visibility, an 80% reduction in manual data collection and an 8% cut in energy consumption.
CEE
CEE, a clean-tech developer, won for pioneering Siemens Xcelerator across software, hardware and automation. This scaled their sustainability impact, making industrial roasting more energy-efficient and reducing CO2 emissions.
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Blendhub
Blendhub aims to make healthy, affordable food available globally via its food-as-a-service model. Portable micro-factories enable local, nutrient-dense food powder production, transport costs, and ensuring freshness.