{"id":127554,"date":"2018-11-07T18:56:35","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T00:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/product-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T10:07:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T15:07:04","slug":"product-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/product-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Product of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-top-fade has-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:80px;padding-bottom:80px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-wide-break is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-33ba964e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-49d3f660 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:56px;flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CTL_POYLogo_NoYear.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131903\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large)\">The <i>Control Engineering<\/i> Product of the Year* program highlights some of the best new control, instrumentation, and automation products as chosen by <i>Control Engineering<\/i>&#8216;s print and online subscribers. Qualified subscribers are asked to select products based on technological advancement, service to the industry, and market impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For questions regarding the Product of the Year program please contact either:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>McKenzie Burns<\/strong><br>Marketing Manager<br><a href=\"mailto:mburns@wtwhmedia.com\">mburns@wtwhmedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mark Hoske<\/strong><br>Editor-In-Chief<br><a href=\"mailto:mhoske@wtwhmedia.com\">mhoske@wtwhmedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--secondary);border-left-width:1px;padding-left:56px;flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large)\">2026 PRODUCT OF THE YEAR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Oct. 1, 2025: Nominations will open<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jan. 30, 2026: Nomination deadline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>March 2, 2026: Nominees announced and voting begins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>April 30, 2026: Voting closes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>June 1, 2026: Winners announced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/official-rules\/\">Official Rules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/faqs-on-product-of-the-year-awards\/\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Past programs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025 Product of the Year: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/ebook\/product-of-the-year-winners-2025\/\">Winners<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/ebook\/product-of-the-year-nominees-2025\/\">Nominees<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2024 Product of the Year: <a href=\"https:\/\/controleng.dragonforms.com\/CE_eBook_POY_WINNERS_2024\">Winners<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/controleng.dragonforms.com\/CE_eBook_POY_2024\">Nominees<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2023 Product of the Year: <a href=\"https:\/\/controleng.dragonforms.com\/CE_eBook_POY_WINNERS_2023\">Winners<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/controleng.dragonforms.com\/CE_eBook_POY_2023\">Nominees<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/articles\/spotlight-on-innovation-2022-engineers-choice-awards\/\">2022 Engineers&#8217; Choice Awards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/articles\/spotlight-on-innovation-2021-engineers-choice-awards\/\">2021 Engineers&#8217; Choice Awards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/articles\/2020-engineers-choice-awards\/\">2020 Engineers&#8217; Choice Awards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/articles\/2019-engineers-choice-awards\/\">2019 Engineers&#8217; Choice Awards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>*<i>WTWH Media revised its product award programs for consistency, including rebranding the Engineers&#8217; Choice Awards as Product of the Year, beginning with the 2023 program.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Control Engineering Product of the Year* program highlights some of the best new control, instrumentation, and automation products as chosen by Control Engineering&#8216;s print and online subscribers. 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