Voting is now open for the 2026 EDGE Awards

Cast your vote today to weigh in on the best engineering innovations of the past year

May 28, 2026

5 min read

Vote now for the EndeavorB2B 2026 Edge Awards

The 2026 EDGE Awards are open for voting now through June 19. This year, we have 54 submissions across 10 categories. Our voting is done by you, the engineers in industry, to decide which products launched in the past year are the most innovative in each category.

Winners and honorees will be chosen by you for each category. The submission that receives the most votes overall will be awarded the coveted Leading Edge Award.

Click on the links below to review submissions in each of the categories below. Once you've made your decisions, click on the VOTE HERE link below to indicate your winners in each category.

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Cabling & Enclosures

Hardware that connects controls, instrumentation and electronic subsystems, as well as the enclosure systems that monitor and ensure appropriate operating conditions.

Communications & Networks

Wireless and wired systems, modules, and software that facilitate communication between chips, modules, and systems, including I/O modules, cloud communications.

Computing Hardware, Software & Systems

Edge computing devices and interfaces, as well as the compute, storage, and communication modules and systems used to analyze data and assist design engineers.

Design Tools & Software

EDA, CAD, CAM, CAE, Digital Twin, modeling and simulation software as well as application tools and operating systems to assist the design engineer. This category also includes IDEs, compilers and middleware.

Electronic Components

Electronic components like capacitors, transistors or diodes, connectors, cables, antennas, and switches.

Industrial Controllers

Programmable logic controllers, programmable automation controllers, industrial PCs.

Machine Vision and Optical Components & Systems

Cameras, sensors, lenses, filters, lighting and frame grabbers as well as adaptive optics, optical materials (such as metamaterials), optical coatings, precision optics, micro-optics, lenses, mirrors, aspheres, prisms, and freeform optics.

Motion Control Components

Pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric motion control components and systems including actuators, cylinders, ball screws, motors and drives, and accessories such as fasteners, bearings, gears, belts, and chains, as well as fluids, filters, and compressed air systems.

Production Tools & Systems

Complementary technology innovations that allow core automation and production systems to operate more effectively and efficiently.

Test, Measurement, Sensors and Software

Test and measurement equipment and sensors that measure things including electrical, photons, speed, temperature, vibration, positioning, dimensional accuracy, defect detection and other operational parameters, as well as the software needed to effectively analyze the sensor data.