The Techcellence Awards celebrate the visionaries shaping our digital future—from groundbreaking innovations and transformative solutions to AI leadership and community-building initiatives.
Congratulations to our winners of the Techcellence awards at Realize LIVE Americas 2026!
Digital Transformation award winners
Vivix Vidros Planos, Brazil's leading flat glass manufacturer, has been honored with the Digital Transformation Award! This award celebrates their innovative use of Siemens' solutions to integrate digital technologies, streamline processes, and achieve their vision of becoming a data-driven industrial enterprise. Vivix's commitment to digital transformation has set a new benchmark in the industry
Responsible AI Award
The Responsible AI Award goes to Lucid, recognized for their groundbreaking work in embedding ethical principles into their industrial AI projects. This innovative mobility company uses AI in its design process to accelerate efficiency while upholding rigorous safety standards, setting new benchmarks for responsible AI in the automotive sector.
Sustainability Impact Award
The Sustainability Impact Award recognizes Haddy for their groundbreaking approach to sustainable manufacturing, where environmental impact and business performance are one. Leveraging Siemens technologies, Haddy's digital thread guides every decision, from design to end-of-life, showcasing a powerful model for the circular economy.
Community Champion award
The Community Champion award has been presented to David Stuckman (Procter & Gamble) for his profound expertise in Tecnomatix PlantSimulation. David's dedication to empowering his peers, sharing knowledge, and actively contributing to product development makes him an invaluable leader, helping Siemens technologies evolve and innovate.
Finalists and winners for Techcellence Europe will be announced at Realize LIVE Europe, held in Amsterdam, June 30th to July 2nd. And for the first time, Techcellence Asia-Pacific will be announced at Realize LIVE Asia-Pacific 2026, August 4th to 5th, Bengaluru, India.
The Community Champion Award honors an individual committed to sharing Siemens technology knowledge. This person supports peers through guidance, event speaking, and educational resource development.
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The Innovation leader award recognizes Siemens customers who drive meaningful change through creativity and forward thinking. These innovators use Siemens technologies to develop new ideas, products, and push the boundaries of what’s possible.
The Digital transformation award recognizes Siemens customers who are leading their organizations toward a sustainable digital enterprise.
The Sustainability impact award honors a Siemens customer organization demonstrating exceptional commitment to sustainability through the innovative use of Siemens technologies.
The Responsible AI category recognizes organizations that are designing, developing, and deploying AI technologies with integrity and purpose — balancing innovation with ethical responsibility.
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 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 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 (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.
The Techcellence Awards uses a transparent framework to ensure fair and consistent evaluation while celebrating customers achieving extraordinary outcomes. Each submission is scored by industry experts who assess measurable outcomes, creative problem-solving, and how effectively Siemens solutions drove results.
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