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 2026!
Digital Transformation award winners - Americas
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
Digital Transformation award winners - Europe
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls (VCARB) has been honored the Digital Transformation Award for their groundbreaking achievement in Formula 1 innovation! This success celebrates the innovative use of Siemens' solutions to integrate digital technologies, streamline processes, and achieve their vision of a unified digital backbone for car development.
Responsible AI Award - Americas
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.
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Responsible AI Award - Europe
The Responsible AI Award has been presented to BSH Hausgeräte GmbH for its innovative strides in manufacturing excellence! This recognition celebrates their pioneering use of Siemens' AI technologies to enhance automation and robotics, improving time to market, quality, and operator well-being.
Sustainability Impact Award - Americas
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.
Sustainability Impact Award - Europe
The Sustainability Impact Award has been awarded to Rolls-Royce for its pioneering work in sustainable power and propulsion solutions! This recognition celebrates their innovative use of Siemens' digital twin technology and IoT solutions to integrate sustainability across the entire product lifecycle.
Community Champion award - Americas
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.
Community Champion award - Europe
Michael Brown, Chief Technology Officer at Surf Loch, has been honored with the Community Champion award for his groundbreaking contributions to wave pool technology and digital transformation! This recognition celebrates his innovative use of Siemens' solutions to create the "perfect wave" and his dedication to sharing expertise through public speaking and the Siemens Path Makers program.
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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