Announcing the 2023 Manufacturing Leadership Award Finalists

The Manufacturing Leadership Councilโ€”the NAMโ€™s digital transformation divisionโ€”has announced the finalists for the 2023 Manufacturing Leadership Awards, the industryโ€™s premier awards program for achievements in digital manufacturing. You can read the complete list of finalists here.

The ceremony: The finalists will be honored at the Manufacturing Leadership Awards Gala in Marco Island, Florida, on June 28.

  • Also announced at the gala will be winners for all project and individual categories, winners of the Manufacturing in 2030 Award, the Manufacturing Leader of the Year, the Small/Medium Enterprise Manufacturer of the Year and the Large Enterprise Manufacturer of the Year.

Rethink: Certain award winners will also present at Rethink, the industryโ€™s leading event for exploring manufacturingโ€™s digital era, which will also take place in Marco Island on June 26โ€“28.

The categories: The awards are divided into nine project categories to recognize company achievements:

  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • Collaborative Ecosystems
  • Digital Network Connectivity
  • Digital Supply Chains
  • Engineering and Production Technology
  • Enterprise Technology Integration
  • Operational Excellence
  • Sustainability and the Circular Economy
  • Transformational Business Cultures

Additionally, individual leaders are recognized in the Digital Transformation Leadership and Next-Generation Leadership categories.

The last word: โ€œAs more manufacturers extend digitalโ€™s reach onto the factory floor and throughout their operations, we are witnessing transformative performance improvements that would have been unthinkable just a few short years agoโ€”and that are improving life for employees and customers alike,โ€ said MLC Co-Founder, Vice President and Executive Director David R. Brousell.