Giulio Mazzalupi Award

Winner: Victor Adriaens​, Rob Hoogmartens, Stijn Bosmans and Kris Panis
In recognition of: For pioneering sand printing as casting technology for the production of oil-free elements in compressors.

Winner: Chad Chen, Hongwei Wang and Frank Xu
In recognition of: Using a Mechanical Vapor Recompression system to reduce wastewater, creating environmental and operational benefits for remanufacturing hubs and plants around the world.

Winner: Johan Dom, Marcel Horemans, Karel Vennens and Dave Verresen
In recognition of: Developing and implementing an automated manufacturing line that truly shows operational excellence.

Winner: Hyukseo Kwon and Leo Jung
In recognition of: Developing an innovative operation value chain to meet the needs in the semiconductor sector created by a fast-growing global market, combined with continued supply chain risks.

Winner: Anna-Lena Nordqvist, Fredrik Dahlström, Dennis Öhlund, Mattias Schölin, Kerstin Matiasson and Lennart Remnebäck
In recognition of: The achievement of building an efficient and agile, end to end process that enables the delivery of “Saltus attachments” on demand.

Winner: Alexander Irchin and Oezkan Dimir
In recognition of: Moving away from air freight use to rail transportation. A more economical way of sending heavy pumps weighing more than 150 kilograms, plus semi-finished parts like components and rotors, from Cologne in Germany to Tianjin, China, for local production and distribution. 

Winner: Bart Vercammen, Rik Van De Velde and Veerle Van Den Bossche
In recognition of: The innovation of a smart software system based on actionable analytics and artificial intelligence, to increase operational effectiveness and improve collaboration through insights in reliable and single source data.

Winner: Sylwester Manski, Mario Pappalardo, Isabelle De Wolf, Daniele Lucchini, Simone Rabadozza and Ruggero Vencato.  
In recognition of: An automated process in the manufacturing of filters.