Expert jury members for the Microsoft Intelligent Manufacturing Award.
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The winners of the Microsoft Intelligent Manufacturing Award 2024
Roland Berger and Microsoft present the pioneers of digitalization in Operations
For the fifth time, Microsoft Germany and Roland Berger have honored pioneering solutions for the manufacturing industry with the MIMA (Microsoft Intelligent Manufacturing Award). Industrial companies from Europe, the Middle East and Africa were invited to submit digital solutions for the manufacturing, process, construction and automotive industries for the competition. After the first selection round, 15 finalists had the opportunity to pitch their projects to a high-profile jury from industry and academia. The six award-winning projects are not only innovative but, in the opinion of the jury, also have the potential to drive digital change in the entire industry.
Jochen Gleisberg, Partner at Roland Berger and member of the expert jury, congratulated the award winners on their achievements. "Once again this year, we were able to see how creative and innovative companies in the manufacturing industry are. Their perseverance and commitment to excellence is inspiring and demonstrates the strong spirit of innovation that exists in our industry."
"The future of manufacturing will be determined by clever innovations and new forms of collaboration, and the Microsoft Intelligent Manufacturing Award honors the best solutions for this," says Nico Hartmann, Manufacturing Industry Lead at Microsoft Germany. "This year's winners impressively demonstrate how to find new ways to achieve greater efficiency, better quality and more sustainability. The MIMA recognizes this commitment and encourages further progress for the digitalization of the manufacturing industry."
Applicants for the MIMA 2024 were able to demonstrate their innovative excellence in the five categories Innovate!, Scale!, Add Value!, Disrupt! and Sustainability! At the end, the MIMA Advisory Board selected one winner in each category as well as the overall winner.
In addition to the six winning companies, eight other finalists from this year's competition will enter the exclusive MIMA Champions Circle:
- Alfa Laval: EMELIE – Boosting business with Machine Learning
- Buhler Group: Artificial intelligent optical sorting machine
- Halma: Project SideKick – AI companion for enhancing customer service
- Heidelberg Materials AG: AI Empowered Failure Insights: Knowledge Sharing Redefined in Cement Operations
- Kongsberg Digital: Revolutionizing asset insight with the Kognitwin Asset Copilot
- McLaren Automotive Ltd: McLaren Test Fleet Data Insights
- Siemens: Data Driven-X
- Volkswagen Navarra: Smart heating
Together with the winners of MIMA 2024, they will become part of an exclusive networking platform for technology leaders in the manufacturing industry, consisting of all finalists from previous years.