Only products and companies that have already won an industry award or made it onto the shortlist at an award ceremony are nominated for the "Best of Industry" award. Therefore, even a nomination in one of the nine categories is an award. The readership and the expert jury each have 50% of the votes in the decision. The expert jury consists of experts from industry and research as well as specialist editors from "MM Maschinenmarkt". The online voting runs until May 20, 2018, where interested parties can vote for their favorite: www.maschinenmarkt.de/best-of-industry/voting.
The new "Start-up" category will be represented for the first time. With the digital transformation and all the associated developments, such as Industry 4.0, Smart Factory and digital transformation, up-and-coming start-ups in particular have a decisive role to play. Innovative start-ups are an important catalyst of the digital revolution and play a relevant pioneering role, which "MM Maschinenmarkt" promotes with its own category. The "Best of Industry" award will also be presented in the following categories in 2018: Additive Manufacturing, Drive Technology, Automation, Operating Technology, Industry 4.0, Material Flow, Forming Technology & Sheet Metal Working and Machining.
"Being among the best creates a competitive edge and ensures the success of companies. This top performance deserves attention," says Publisher MM Group Oliver Barthel. The specialist medium acts neutrally and as an opinion leader, supporting, promoting and connecting up-and-coming companies along the way.
You can find more information here: www.maschinenmarkt.vogel.de/best-of-industry
"MM MaschinenMarkt" is published weekly in Germany with a circulation of over 40,000 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 celebrated its 125th birthday in 2016.
