Past Winners
- By Year
- By Award
2023
Product Design
of the Year
Recognizes a product design that is unique, improves user experience, and has an impact on productivity and the greater good.
Icarus RT
Small and Medium-
Sized Manufacturer
of the Year
Recognizes a corporation or business that has made an impact on manufacturing through community focused efforts and significant financial investment throughout the region.
ITAMCO
Community Empowerment
Award
Recognizes a program or an initiative that promotes diversity and inclusion in manufacturing.
Chicago:Blend
Innovation
of the Year
Recognizes a technology or process that can advance multiple technologies and significantly improve the manufacturing ecosystem.
LanzaJet
Rising Star
Award
Recognizes a pre-series B round startup company, before its seventh year in operation, for its innovation, creativity, and position as the next great company to emerge in the region.
Dimension Inx
2021
Product Design
of the Year
Recognizes a product design that is unique, improves user experience, and has an impact on productivity and the greater good.
Flowsense
by Rhaeos
Small and Medium-
Sized Manufacturer
of the Year
Recognizes a corporation or business that has made an impact on manufacturing through community focused efforts and significant financial investment throughout the region.
Pioneer Service Inc.
Rising Star
Award
Recognizes a pre-series B round startup company, before its seventh year in operation, for its innovation, creativity, and position as the next great company to emerge in the region.
Allergy Amulet
Community Empowerment
Award
Recognizes a program or an initiative that promotes diversity and inclusion in manufacturing.
Future Founders
Innovation
of the Year
Recognizes a technology or process that can advance multiple technologies and significantly improve the manufacturing ecosystem.
Clearflame Engine Technologies
2020
Product Design
of the Year
Recognizes a product design that is unique, improves user experience, and has an impact on productivity and the greater good.
The Ability Hand
by PSYONIC
Small and Medium-
Sized Manufacturer
of the Year
Recognizes a corporation or business that has made an impact on manufacturing through community focused efforts and significant financial investment throughout the region.
Laystrom Manufacturing
Rising Star
Award
Recognizes a pre-series B round startup company, before its seventh year in operation, for its innovation, creativity, and position as the next great company to emerge in the region.
Mesh++
Community Empowerment
Award
Recognizes a program or an initiative that promotes diversity and inclusion in manufacturing.
CREDMADE
by Chicago Cred
Innovation
of the Year
Recognizes a technology or process that can advance multiple technologies and significantly improve the manufacturing ecosystem.
MP-A17 Qi Design Specification
by NuCurrent
2019
Rising Star
Award
Recognizes a pre-series B round startup company, before its seventh year in operation, for its innovation, creativity, and position as the next great company to emerge in the region.
Jiobit
Innovation
of the Year
Recognizes a technology or process that can advance multiple technologies and significantly improve the manufacturing ecosystem.
Cryogenic Processing for Manufacturing from 300 Below
Product Design
of the Year
Recognizes a product design that is unique, improves user experience, and has an impact on productivity and the greater good.
neoGuard
by Neopenda
Small and Medium-
Sized Manufacturer
of the Year
Recognizes a corporation or business that has made an impact on manufacturing through community focused efforts and significant financial investment throughout the region.
Matrix 4
Community Empowerment
Award
Recognizes a program or an initiative that promotes diversity and inclusion in manufacturing.
Manufacturing Renaissance
Manufacturer
of the Year
Recognizes an individual or manufacturing company that has demonstrated its excellence in business practices, innovative processes, and productivity enhancements and has made a significant financial investment to manufacturing capacity in the region.
Siemens
Fourth Revolution Champion
Recognizes an individual who is leading industry into a new era where digital and physical systems converge and lead to advances in productivity, efficiency, and safety in manufacturing.
Rahm Emanuel
Corporate Champion
Recognizes a corporation or business that has made an impact on manufacturing through community focused efforts and significant financial investment throughout the region.
Accenture
Boston Consulting Group
McKinsey & Company
2018
Rising Star
Award
Recognizes a pre-series B round startup company, before its seventh year in operation, for its innovation, creativity, and position as the next great company to emerge in the region.
Luna Lights
Innovation
of the Year
Recognizes a technology or process that can advance multiple technologies and significantly improve the manufacturing ecosystem.
Light Guide Systems
by Ops Solutions
Product Design
of the Year
Recognizes a product design that is unique, improves user experience, and has an impact on productivity and the greater good.
Osteon Defender
by Cast21
Small and Medium-
Sized Manufacturer
of the Year
Recognizes a corporation or business that has made an impact on manufacturing through community focused efforts and significant financial investment throughout the region.
Wiegel Tool Works
Community Empowerment
Award
Recognizes a program or an initiative that promotes diversity and inclusion in manufacturing.
Safer Foundation
Manufacturer
of the Year
Recognizes an individual or manufacturing company that has demonstrated its excellence in business practices, innovative processes, and productivity enhancements and has made a significant financial investment to manufacturing capacity in the region.
Marmon Holdings, Inc.
Fourth Revolution Champion
Recognizes an individual who is leading industry into a new era where digital and physical systems converge and lead to advances in productivity, efficiency, and safety in manufacturing.
Brad Keywell, Uptake
Corporate Champion
Recognizes a corporation or business that has made an impact on manufacturing through community focused efforts and significant financial investment throughout the region.
Microsoft
2017
Community Empowerment
Award
Recognizes a program or an initiative that promotes diversity and inclusion in manufacturing.
ICATT Apprenticeship Program
Innovation
of the Year
Recognizes a technology or process that can advance multiple technologies and significantly improve the manufacturing ecosystem.
Impossible Objects
Product Design
of the Year
Recognizes a product design that is unique, improves user experience, and has an impact on productivity and the greater good.
AE Machines
Startup
of the Year
Recognizes an individual startup company for its innovation, creativity and significant accomplishments in the region.
Intelligent Flying Machines, Inc.
Product Design of the Year
Recognizes a product design that is unique, improves user experience, and has an impact on productivity and the greater good.
2023
- Icarus RT
2021
- Flowsense
by Rhaeos
2020
- The Ability Hand
by PSYONIC
2019
- neoGuard
by Neopenda
2018
- Osteon Defender
by Cast21
2017
- AE Machines
Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturer of the Year
Recognizes a corporation or business that has made an impact on manufacturing through community focused efforts and significant financial investment throughout the region.
2023
- ITAMCO
2021
- Pioneer Service Inc.
2020
- Laystrom Manufacturing
2019
- Matrix 4
2018
- Wiegel Tool Works
Community Empowerment Award
Recognizes a program or an initiative that promotes diversity and inclusion in manufacturing.
2023
- Chicago:Blend
2021
- Future Founders
2020
- CREDMADE
by Chicago Cred
2019
- Manufacturing Renaissance
2018
- Safer Foundation
2017
- ICATT Apprenticeship Program
Innovation of the Year
Recognizes a technology or process that can advance multiple technologies and significantly improve the manufacturing ecosystem.
2023
- LanzaJet
2021
- Clearflame Engine Technologies
2020
- MP-A17 Qi Design Specification
by NuCurrent
2019
- Cryogenic Processing for Manufacturing from 300 Below
2018
- Light Guide Systems
by Ops Solutions
2017
- Impossible Objects
Rising Star Award
Recognizes a pre-series B round startup company, before its seventh year in operation, for its innovation, creativity, and position as the next great company to emerge in the region.
2023
- Dimension Inx
2021
- Allergy Amulet
2020
- Mesh++
2019
- Jiobit
2018
- Luna Lights
Manufacturer of the Year
Recognizes an individual or manufacturing company that has demonstrated its excellence in business practices, innovative processes, and productivity enhancements and has made a significant financial investment to manufacturing capacity in the region.
2019
- Siemens
2018
- Marmon Holdings, Inc.
Fourth Revolution Champion
Recognizes an individual who is leading industry into a new era where digital and physical systems converge and lead to advances in productivity, efficiency, and safety in manufacturing.
2019
- Rahm Emanuel
2018
- Brad Keywell, Uptake
Corporate Champion
Recognizes a corporation or business that has made an impact on manufacturing through community focused efforts and significant financial investment throughout the region.
2019
- Accenture
- Boston Consulting Group
- McKinsey & Company
2018
- Microsoft
Startup of the Year
Recognizes an individual startup company for its innovation, creativity and significant accomplishments in the region.
2017
- Intelligent Flying Machines, Inc.