PLANO, TX, July 2, 2025 – Siemens has announced the winners of its 2025 Techcellence Awards at Realize LIVE Europe in Amsterdam. Now in its second year, the program highlights organizations and individuals driving progress in digital transformation, sustainability, and innovation within the Siemens user community and beyond. The awards also recognize those contributing knowledge and expertise to support peers in adopting digital tools. Winners will receive VIP passes to attend Realize LIVE 2026, returning to Amsterdam in June 2026.
“Every day, our customers are writing the future of industry through groundbreaking digital innovations. The Siemens’ Techcellence Awards shine a spotlight on these pioneers who aren’t just embracing transformation – they’re leading it,” said Robert Jones, chief revenue officer, Siemens Digital Industries Software. “From sustainable solutions to revolutionary applications of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, these visionaries are building a powerful community that extends far beyond Europe. They’re not just changing industries; they’re changing the world.”
The Sustainability Impact award honors an organization that shows a commitment to sustainability by using Siemens technologies to drive environmental and social benefits. The award goes to organizations that use Siemens technologies to address decarbonization and energy efficiency across Scopes 1, 2, and 3 of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol and achieve measurable results.
CEE and its sister company, Ray & Jules, design and build clean technology for the food, beverage, and building materials industries. They focus on systems for roasting, drying, and energy recovery. They introduced a new roasting method that changes batch processing to a continuous process. This method reduces energy use by two to three times and keeps energy consumption steady, so it can run on electric power.
In 2017, they founded Ray & Jules, the coffee roaster to use their net-zero emissions roasting technology. In 2019, Ray & Jules was launched as a brand. Since then, the technology has been applied to malt and cocoa. CEE leverages the Siemens Xcelerator platform, integrating software, hardware, and automation, to scale their sustainability impact.
The Digital Transformation award honors a company that uses digital tools in a practical and repeatable way. This company applies technology to improve its operations and reach digital goals across the organization. Siemens recognizes this business for setting a vision for digital progress, using Siemens’ solutions, and aligning technology changes with business objectives.
Saab AB offers a range of products and services, including defense systems, civil security solutions, and technologies serving global customers. The CLiQ project (Cut Lead-time, Improve Quality) at Saab Surveillance embodies a digital transformation strategy, aiming to build an interconnected IT infrastructure that aligns with the company’s goals in the Aerospace & Defense sector. Saab is improving operations by using tools that support Digital Thread and Integrated Product Development. This approach creates an engineering environment that is smarter and responsive. The CLiQ project has achieved performance metrics with a 50% reduction in product data management time and a 75% reduction in material management time, demonstrating how the initiative has improved operational efficiency. It has also eliminated over 70% of manual tasks, enabling employees to focus on productivity and innovation.
The Community Champion award recognizes a person who shares their knowledge of Siemens technology. The Community Champion plays an active role in the Siemens community by providing support, answers, and technical insights. The recipient helps fellow users by speaking at events, writing guides or articles, and giving feedback that improves Siemens products. Their public contributions and willingness to share experience show leadership within the Siemens community.
Frederik Vanhee, founder of theScriptingEngineer and Youtuber, is an NXOpen specialist in the Benelux region, supporting users worldwide in the forums. He works at the intersection of engineering, data, and IIoT, and helps marine and offshore companies digitize their engineering workflows. Vanhee hosts the public NXOpen repository and has contributed over 200 responses to NXOpen users in the Siemens Digital Industries Software forums, providing 38 answers to assist his peers.
The Innovation Leader award recognizes Siemens’ customers who introduce changes within their industries. These customers develop products, services, or methods that set standards in markets. Siemens highlights these organizations for using its technology to advance their businesses.
Wolfram Kühnel, head of 3D Simulation at MAHLE leads an engineering team that specializes in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and uses Siemens solutions. MAHLE has been shifting toward e-mobility, which, has resulted in the creation of the Bionic Battery Cooling Plate and the Bionic Fan, both of which were presented at CES 2025. Kühnel leads a team of CFD specialists to broaden the range of simulations for enhancing the development at MAHLE – simulating thermal management and electromobility devices and optimizing HVAC units. His team collaborates with universities and Siemens to drive innovation and lead technological transformation at MAHLE.
About Siemens Digital Industries Software
Siemens Digital Industries Software delivers integrated tools and services to support digital transformation across engineering and manufacturing workflows. Its offerings help companies streamline product design, optimize manufacturing, and manage operational data more effectively. The company serves sectors such as automotive, aerospace, industrial equipment, electronics, and consumer goods. Its work in areas like product lifecycle management (PLM) and manufacturing systems plays a key role in advancing digital continuity and efficiency. Headquartered in Plano, TX, it operates as a business unit of Siemens AG.