omlox - open location standard" is the first open standard for location services. The jury, chaired by Prof. Dr. Reimund Neugebauer, President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, recognized omlox as a global solution that is independent of location technology. More than 60 industrial companies were involved in the development of omlox. The omlox standard combines all positioning services available on the market, such as UWB, WLAN, BLE, GPS or 5G. They are converted into a standardized coordinate reference system and can be made available for internal use on edge platforms or for global use in a cloud. With omlox, information from all positioning technologies can be used for the first time. The bundled position data enables targeted optimization of processes. Based on the omlox standard, an interoperable ecosystem is being created in which the heterogeneous technical infrastructures are harmonized, which should make IIoT and Industry 4.0 affordable for SMEs.

"With omlox, Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen is pointing the way to a versatile, standardized and yet flexible production environment," explains Neugebauer. "The award recognizes the first open and interoperable standard for location services in the industrial environment. It was developed in close cooperation with 60 industrial companies. The integrative solution facilitates the use of hardware and software from different manufacturers right through to plug-and-play - a step that companies consistently rate as very helpful."

The Hermes Award is the international technology prize of the Hannover Messe and is presented annually as part of the trade fair. It is aimed at all companies and institutions exhibiting at the Hannover Messe and honors outstanding products and innovative solutions that demonstrate a particularly high degree of technological innovation. As the Hannover Messe had to be canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the prize was awarded digitally for the first time. From 2021, the winner of the Hermes Award will once again be honored at the opening ceremony of the Hannover Messe.