Winner of the readers' poll
These are your "Products of the Year 2023"!
We present: The winners of the "Products of the Year 2023" readers' poll! Which products and solutions impressed our readers! All categories, products and the people behind them at a glance.
From around 600 products published annually in Computer&Automation, we put 96 products in twelve categories to your vote in our December issue. Now all the votes have been counted and the winners have been chosen: we present the "Products of the Year 2023"!
Drive technology - The winners
In the drive technology category, the winners impressed with their energy efficiency, integrated torque sensor and safety functions, among other things.
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Operate & observe - The winners
Voice control, smart glasses and safe HMI were convincing in the 'Operating & Monitoring' category.
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Image processing - The winners
They enable robots to see, recognize and distinguish objects and help AGVs to maneuver safely through industrial environments - vision systems. The winners in the 'Image Processing' category.
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Electromechanics - The winners
You can't see them, but they are necessary for the operation of every application: electromechanical components. We present the winners in the electromechanics category.
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Embedded Computing & IPC - The winners
The Raspberry Pi has arrived in the world of automation, as the results of this year's reader poll show. Another criterion: the openness offered by Linux. The winners of the 'Embedded Computing & IPC' category.
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Communication & networking - The winners
Secure, limitless and forward-looking - this is how the award-winning products in the 'Communication & Networking' category can be described. The winners at a glance.
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Measurement technology - The winners
Whether it's heat, pressure or flow, measurement technology allows the system operator to keep an eye on everything. The winning products in the 'Measurement technology' category show which measuring principles can help with this.
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Robotics - The winners
Robotics is regarded as one of the key technologies for coping with demographic change. Cobots in particular are predestined for human-robot collaboration. But cobots are nothing without the right gripper, as the winners in the 'Robotics' category show.
Safety - The winners
The winners in the Safety category demonstrate the broad spectrum of functional safety: from risk assessment to emergency stop switches.
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Sensors - The winners
They capture the "gold" of our time, data, and thus enable data-based functionalities such as predictive maintenance, process optimization and condition monitoring: sensors. Here are the winners in the 'Sensors' category.
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Software & IT - The winners
Software has become indispensable in the world of automation. Numerous functions are mapped in apps and software code. The winners in the 'Software & IT' category show what is important: Openness, flexibility and consistency.
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Taxes & rules - The winners
The winning products in the 'Taxes & Rules' category break habits and thus offer users completely new possibilities.
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