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“Product of the Year – Industrial AI” wanted!
Show how AI is driving the industry forward: Submit your innovation now for the readers’ choice award “Product of the Year – Industrial AI powered by sps – smart production solutions”! All exhibitors at SPS 2026 with a new or improved product are eligible to participate. The deadline for submissions is September 22.
For many years, Computer&Automation’s “Product of the Year” reader poll has been one of the most prestigious awards in the automation industry. With the special category “Industrial AI powered by sps – smart production solutions,” we are now specifically highlighting solutions that successfully integrate artificial intelligence into industrial practice.
Take this opportunity to present your innovation to an expert audience and put it to a vote by our readers.
All exhibitors at SPS – Smart Production Solutions are eligible to participate.
Entries may include products or solutions that will be exhibited at SPS in Nuremberg from November 24–26, 2026, and that have been newly developed or significantly enhanced since the SPS in November 2025. The solution must be developed in-house by your company. Joint developments with partners are permitted; please list all partners accordingly when submitting your entry. Only one submission per company is allowed.
For your application, we need:
- a description,
- at least one image,
- and, optionally, a video.
The deadline for submissions is September 22. After that, readers will vote for their favorites through November 6. The top three finishers will participate in a panel discussion on Industrial AI on November 24 and will be honored at that time.
Take advantage of the reach and influence of the well-established “Computer & Automation Product of the Year” readers’ choice awards to put your industrial AI innovation in the spotlight.
For more information on the readers' choice awards and past winners , please see our online special feature “Product of the Year.”
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. We look forward to receiving your submission.
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