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You are here: Home / 2022 LEAP Awards winners are unveiled!

2022 LEAP Awards winners are unveiled!

CLEVELAND, October 18, 2022 — Winning entries in the 2022 LEAP (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) Awards were announced by WTWH Media today in 14 categories:

Design World’s Executive Editor Lisa Eitel and VP, Editorial Director Paul J. Heney presented the winners of the 2022 LEAP Awards on October 18th, 2022, in an online broadcast.
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Advanced Materials
  • Connectivity
  • Embedded Computing
  • Fastener Technology
  • Hydraulics
  • Industrial Automation
  • Mechanical
  • Motion Control
  • Pneumatics
  • Power Electronics
  • Software
  • Switches & Sensors
  • Test & Measurement

These brands cross four of the company’s design engineering brands: Design World, Fluid Power World, Fastener Engineering, and EE World. This year’s winners were chosen by an independent judging panel of 14 engineering and academic professionals.

For each category, judges could award Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Honorable Mentions, but note that all categories do not necessarily have all of these medalists, based on the scoring. All medalists and Honorable Mentions can use the winner logo in their marketing efforts: Click here for the winner logo.

And the winners for 2022 are:

Additive Manufacturing

Gold
Arize Orthotic Solution
HP

The judges commented: “Customized orthotic devices can provide more comfort to the patient. Using the right materials and technology is very promising in the field of personal healthcare solutions.” Congratulations!

Silver
Additive Molding – Airbus Bracket Project
ARRIS

Bronze
H350 3D Printer
Stratasys

Advanced Materials

Gold
PK 5000
Jabil

The judges commented: “Brilliant product that has numerous industrial applications, and its use of carbon monoxide to decrease the carbon footprint is a wonderful bonus!” Congratulations!

 

Connectivity

Gold
BG24 and MG24 families of 2.4 GHz wireless SoCs
Silicon Labs

The judges commented: “This is quite a forward-looking design!” Congratulations!

Silver (tie)
Quad-Row
Molex

Silver (tie)
Han-Modular Domino Module
HARTING

Honorable Mention
M Series High Power
LEMO USA, Inc.

 

Embedded Computing

Gold (tie)
Ambarella, Inc.
CV3 AI Domain Controller SoC Family

The judges commented: “This cutting-edge hardware is combined with a comprehensive set of mature software tools and a robust SDK.” Congratulations!

 

Gold (tie)
Lattice Semiconductor
Lattice CertusPro-NX

The judges commented: “Love that it is able to deliver great performance while consuming a fraction of the power of similar devices.” Congratulations!

Bronze
OMNIVISION
OAX4600 ASIC

Honorable Mention
Microchip Technology
Microchip PIC32CM LS60 MCU

 

Fastener Technology

Gold
HellermannTyton
Stud Mount Ratchet Clamp

The judges commented: “Good design and practical for applications throughout several fields. This would be a great product to see in the aerospace segment.” Congratulations!

 

 

 

Hydraulics

Gold
DGD Fluid Power
Cartridge Flow Transmitter (CFT)

The judges commented: “This product lands in the ‘Why didn’t I think of that?’ category. One of the major hassles in using a flow meter is installation, packaging, and footprint. Conceptually, the CFT address these challenges in a practical and useful way with a form factor that is easy to implement into a circuit.” Congratulations!

Silver
Danfoss Power Solutions
shhark® low-noise gear pump

Bronze
Webtec
RFS200 Run-time Meter

 

Industrial Automation

Gold
Banner Engineering
DXMR90-X1 Industrial Controller

The judges commented: “The DXMR90-X1 Industrial Controller is a well-executed repackaging of existing technologies that simplifies the integration of mature Modbus networked sensors into industrial networks such as Modbus TCP, EtherNet/IP, and PROFINET. The smaller footprint provides machine builders with more packaging and cabling options reducing the time to assemble and connect into existing equipment into modern control systems.” Congratulations!

Silver
ELESA S.p.A.
M.2000-SWM

Bronze
Universal Robots
UR20

Honorable Mention
Red Lion Controls
Graphical Panel Meter, PM-50

Honorable Mention
Richardson Electronics, Ltd.
ULTRA3000®

 

Mechanical

Gold
System Seals, Inc.
VORTEX Main Bearing Seal

The judges commented: “A novel solution to a recognized problem. Its greatest virtue is its simplicity.” Congratulations!

 

Silver
Ogura Industrial Corp.
MCNB-HS series brakes

Bronze
Bishop-Wisecarver
LoPro V6

 

Motion Control

Gold
ADVANCED Motion Controls
60-amp Continuous FlexPro Servo Drives

The judges commented: “Getting the footprint so small is a game-changer; the space saving is really incredible.” Congratulations!

 

Silver
Kyntronics Inc.
SMART Electro-Hydraulic Actuator for Autonomous Robot Transport Vehicle

Bronze
Rockwell Automation
PowerFlex 755TS variable frequency drive

 

Pneumatics

Gold
Norgren
Excelon® Plus Integrated Electronic Pressure Sensor

The judges commented: “Love the space savings, and the addition of the flow sensor is an excellent idea.” Congratulations!

Silver
Emerson
AV/AES Valve System with integrated OPC UA

 

Power Electronics

Gold
Nichicon America
SLB Small Lithium-Titanate Battery

The judges commented: “These Lithium-Ion batteries are feature packed. The low risk of ignition and wide operating temperature range make them a desirable board level choice.” Congratulations!

 

 

Silver
Power Integrations
InnoSwitch 3 AQ 1700

Bronze
Texas Instruments
TPSI3050-Q1 and TPSI2140-Q1 solid-state relays

Honorable Mention
Navitas Semiconductor
GaNFast™ Half-Bridge IC with GaNSense™ Technology (NV6247)

Honorable Mention
Empower Semiconductor
EP71xx series of Integrated Voltage Regulators (IVRs)

 

 

Software

Gold
Gates
Design Power™

The judges commented: “This is a marvelous tool for any engineers who are dealing with drives and conveyors.” Congratulations!

 

Silver
Paro Software B.V.
HydroSym

Bronze
Beckhoff Automation
TwinCAT/BSD Hypervisor

 

Switches & Sensors

Gold
Texas Instruments
AWR2944 single-chip radar sensor

The judges commented: “A very useful advanced radar sensor — and a huge improvement in this field.” Congratulations!

 

Silver
Festo Corporation
SDBT-MSX

Bronze
SCHURTER
Capacitive Hidden Switch – CHS

Honorable Mention
Omega Engineering
HANI Clamp Temperature Sensor

 

Test & Measurement


Gold
Liquid Instruments
Moku:Pro

The judges commented: “An interesting and innovative multi-instrument unit; great work!” Congratulations!

Silver
MTI Instruments – A Vitrek Company
1520 Signal Simulator and Calibrator

Bronze
Tektronix, Inc.
2 Series Mixed Signal Oscilloscope

 

Once again, all medalists and Honorable Mentions can use the winner logo in their marketing efforts: Click here for the winner logo. Congratulations to all of the 2022 winners!

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