The biggest changes to the 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards came in the way of supplier consolidations and acquisitions. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are comfortable in their choices, and many of them are holding onto the partners that brought them to the dance in the first place.
The results of the 2023 Control Design Readers’ Choice Awards are grouped by Control, Hardware, Motion, Networking, Safety, Sensing and Software categories.
CONTROL
CNC Controller
1. Fanuc
2. Rockwell Automation
3. Mitsubishi
4. Siemens
Loop Controller
1. Rockwell Automation
2. Yokogawa
3. Honeywell Process Solutions
4. Watlow
5. Red Lion
Motion Controller
1. Rockwell Automation
2. Siemens
3. Mitsubishi Electric
4. Yaskawa
5. AutomationDirect
Programmable Automation Controller (PAC)
1. Rockwell Automation
2. Siemens
3. Schneider Electric
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
1. Rockwell Automation
2. Siemens
3. Omron Automation
4. AutomationDirect
4. Schneider Electric
6. Emerson
7. Mitsubishi Electric
Embedded Computer System
1. Advantech
2. Beckhoff Automation
3. Siemens
4. Rockwell Automation
Industrial-Grade Computer
1. Dell
2. Siemens
3. Advantech
4. Beckhoff Automation
5. Rockwell Automation
HARDWARE
Circuit Protection
1. Eaton
2. Schneider Electric
3. Rockwell Automation
4. Siemens
Industrial Electrical Connector/Cordset
1. Turck
2. Phoenix Contact
3. Amphenol
4. Murrelektronik
5. Banner Engineering
6. Harting
7. Rockwell Automation
7. Schneider Electric
Industrial Enclosure
1. nVent
2. Rittal
3. Hammond Manufacturing
4. Saginaw Control & Engineering
Industrial Enclosure Thermal Product
1. nVent
2. Rittal
3. Pfannenberg
Operator Interface
1. Rockwell Automation
2. Siemens
3. AutomationDirect
4. Schneider Electric
5. Eaton
6. Red Lion
Panel Meter
1. Red Lion
2. Simpson Electric
3. Rockwell Automation
4. Omega Engineering
Power Supply
1. Phoenix Contact
2. Siemens
3. Emerson
4. Rockwell Automation
5. Acopian
6. TDK-Lambda
7. Puls
Relay
1. Rockwell Automation
2. Omron Automation
3. Schneider Electric
4. Phoenix Contact
5. Siemens
Stack Light Tower
1. Banner Engineering
2. Rockwell Automation
3. Patlite
4. Werma
5. Schneider Electric
Terminal Block
1. Phoenix Contact
2. Weidmuller
3. Wago
4. Rockwell Automation
Wire & Cabling
1. Belden
2. Southwire
3. Lapp
MOTION
Gear Reducer
1. Regal Rexnord
2. ABB
3. SEW-Eurodrive
4. Stober
Hydraulic System Controls/Components
1. Parker
2. Bosch Rexroth
3. Festo
4. Eaton
Industrial Electric Motor
1. ABB
2. Regal-Beloit
3. Siemens
4. Weg
Industrial Electric Motor Drive
1. Rockwell Automation
2. ABB
3. Siemens
4. Yaskawa
5. Danfoss
Linear Motion Actuator/Slide/Guide
1. ABB
2. SMC
3. Siemens
4. Oriental Motor
5. Regal Rexnord
6. Festo
Servo Motor
1. Rockwell Automation
2. Siemens
3. Danaher
4. Yaskawa
5. Bosch Rexroth
Stepper Motor
1. Oriental Motor
2. Rockwell Automation
3. Parker
4. Danaher
Motor Starter
1. Rockwell Automation
2. ABB
3. Siemens
3. Schneider Electric
Pneumatic Cylinder/Actuator
1. SMC
2. Festo
3. Parker
4. Bimba
5. Emerson
Pneumatic Systems Controls/Components
1. SMC
2. Festo
3. Emerson
4. Parker
Robots
1. Fanuc
2. ABB
3. Yaskawa
4. Kawasaki
5. Universal Robots
NETWORKING
Data Acquisition System
1. Emerson
2. Rockwell Automation
3. Red Lion
4. Inductive Automation
Data Recorder
1. Rockwell Automation
2. Omega Engineering
3. Advantech
4. Yokogawa
Wired Network Components
1. Cisco
2. Phoenix Contact
3. Rockwell Automation
4. Moxa
Wireless Network Components
1. Cisco
2. Moxa
3. Rockwell Automation
4. Phoenix Contact
5. Siemens
Network Protocol Converters/Bridges/Adapters
1. HMS Industrial Networks
2. Moxa
3. Red Lion
4. Cisco
5. Rockwell Automation
6. Murrelektronik
Network Router/Switch
1. Cisco
2. Moxa
3. Phoenix Contact
4. Red Lion
5. Rockwell Automation
6. Advantech
Input/Output System
1. Rockwell Automation
2. Siemens
3. Phoenix Contact
4. Wago
5. Advantech
Machine-Mount Input/Output
1. Rockwell Automation
2. Phoenix Contact
3. Siemens
4. Turck
5. Ifm efector
Remote Machine Access
1. HMS Industrial Networks
2. Rockwell Automation
3. Siemens
4. Phoenix Contact
SAFETY
Industrial Enclosure Purge System
1. Pepperl+Fuchs
1. nVent
3. Hammond Manufacturing
4. Rittal
Intrinsic Safety Components
1. Pepperl+Fuchs
2. Omega
3. Sick
4. Rockwell Automation
Machine Safety Components
1. Rockwell Automation
2. Sick
3. Pilz
4. Euchner
5. Banner Engineering
Programmable Safety Controller
1. Rockwell Automation
2. Banner Engineering
3. Omron
4. Pilz
5. Siemens
6. Sick
Safety Network Components
1. Rockwell Automation
2. Siemens
3. Banner Engineering
4. Pilz
Safety Relay
1. Rockwell Automation
2. Pilz
3. Omron
4. Banner Engineering
SENSING
Linear Position Sensor
1. Balluff
2. Turck
3. Amphenol
Machine Vision System
1. Cognex
2. Omron
3. Keyence
Encoder/Resolver Measurement
1. Heidenhain
2. Rockwell Automation
3. Fortive
4. Sensata Technologies
5. Encoder Products Co.
Flow Measurement
1. Emerson
2. Endress+Hauser
3. Ifm efector
4. Siemens
5. Keyence
Level Measurement
1. Emerson
2. Endress+Hauser
3. Vega
4. Banner Engineering
Load Cell/Weighing Measurement
1. Mettler Toledo
2. Omega
3. Rice Lake
Pressure Measurement
1. Emerson
2. Endress+Hauser
3. Omega
4. ifm efector
Temperature Measurement
1. Emerson
2. Endress+Hauser
3. Omega
4. Ifm efector
Vibration Measurement
1. Fortive
2. Banner Engineering
3. GE
Photoelectric Sensing
1. Banner Engineering
2. Keyence
3. Rockwell Automation
4. Omron
4. Pepperl+Fuchs
6. Sick
Proximity Switch
1. Turck
2. Rockwell Automation
3. Pepperl+Fuchs
4. Ifm efector
Ultrasonic Sensor
1. Banner Engineering
2. Pepperl+Fuchs
3. Keyence
4. Rockwell Automation
5. ifm efector
RFID/Barcode Reader
1. Cognex
2. Keyence
3. Banner Engineering
3. Balluff
5. Sick
SOFTWARE
Data Acquisition Software
1. Rockwell Automation
2. Schneider Electric
3. Emerson
4. Inductive Automation
ECAD Software
1. Autodesk
2. Dassault Systems
3. Eplan
Integrated Development Platform Software
1. Siemens
2. Rockwell Automation
3. Beckhoff Automation
HMI Software
1. Rockwell Automation
2. Schneider Electric
3. Siemens
Motion Control Software
1. Rockwell Automation
2. Siemens
3. Beckhoff Automation
4. Schneider Electric
PC-Based Machine Control Software
1. Beckhoff Automation
2. Rockwell Automation
PLC Programming Software
1. Rockwell Automation
2. Schneider Electric
3. Siemens
Network Management Software
1. Siemens
2. Cisco
3. Rockwell Automation
