Products, solutions, materials, processes: The trade journal "MM Maschinenmarkt" presented awards to the best of the best at a gala ceremony on February 18, 2016 at the Vogel Convention Center in Würzburg. Only companies that had already been shortlisted for or won an industry award with a product or solution were eligible for the new high-ranking industry award "Best of Industry". Almost 200 guests from German industry attended the award ceremony for industry excellence.



"This means that the Best of Industry Award has instantly become an award for the entire company. No matter who will receive the certificates and trophies afterwards: Whether development engineers, communication experts, sales staff or the boss himself - every company represented here has brought together product and market perspectives," emphasizes Hans-Jürgen Kuntze, Publisher "MM Maschinenmarkt".



A total of 34 nominees in ten categories were selected in an elaborate selection process from the beginning of 2014 to mid-2015. A jury consisting of MM editors and industry experts, together with many readers of "MM Maschinenmarkt", has now selected the winners in each category. Almost 10,000 votes were cast in the online voting.



These are the winners of the "Best of Industry" 2016 award:

Drive Technology category: Hoerbiger Antriebstechnik, Schongau

Automation category: Pepperl+Fuchs GmbH, Mannheim

Operating technology category: Ziehl-Abegg SE, Künzelsau

Design category: HBS Bolzenschweiss-Systeme GmbH & Co. KG, Dachau

Category Material Flow: Jungheinrich Logistiksysteme GmbH, Hamburg

Measurement technology category: Carl Zeiss Optotechnik GmbH, Neubeuern

Robotics category: Igus GmbH, Cologne

Trend Topics category: SLM Solutions Group AG, Lübeck

Forming & Sheet Metal Working category: Amada GmbH, Haan Gruiten

Machining category: Bimatec Soraluce Zerspanungstechnologie GmbH, Limburg an der Lahn



"MM MaschinenMarkt" is published weekly in Germany with a circulation of 40,392 copies. The industry magazine offers business news, management information and practical technical reports for decision-makers in production, automation and construction in the entire manufacturing industry. MM is published internationally in China, India, Thailand, Turkey, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Ukraine, Austria and Switzerland with a total annual circulation of over 6 million copies. The specialist portal maschinenmarkt.de is primarily aimed at managers and specialists in the core sectors of the manufacturing industry in seven topic channels. The parent company Vogel Business Media is Germany's largest trade media company with 100+ trade journals, 100+ web portals, 100+ business events as well as numerous mobile offerings and international activities. Its headquarters are in Würzburg. The company celebrates its 125th birthday in 2016.