Ahead of Global Industrie 2026 (taking place in Paris from March 31 to April 2, 2026) the GI Awards have once again recognized the most outstanding industrial innovations on display at the show. Here is a look at the five companies that will receive their prize at the fair in a few weeks, plus a sixth: the jury’s special prize.
The Global Industrie trade show opens its doors at the end of March. With 2,300 exhibitors, more than 3,000 machines running live on the floor, more than 130 innovations, and 45 000 of visitors expected, the organizers we spoke with a few weeks ago expressed strong optimism about this new edition, which they hope will be packed with innovation.
And even before the show gets underway, several innovations have already been honored at the GI Awards ceremony.
The GI Awards
Each year, the GI Awards celebrate the innovations shaping the industry of tomorrow and on display at the show across four main categories:
- Technological Transformation — Innovations linked to new processes, equipment, materials, or systems that are transforming the way industrial production works.
- Responsible Industry — Solutions contributing to a more sustainable, responsible, and environmentally conscious industry (energy, resources, CSR, decarbonization, etc.).
- Digital Innovation — Digital technologies driving industrial performance: data, AI, software, cybersecurity, automation, connectivity…
- Industrial Performance & Efficiency — Innovations improving productivity, competitiveness, or overall industrial performance optimization.
This year, 21 innovations were shortlisted from nearly a hundred applications. Following a Grand Oral presentation held last week, the jury of industry professionals and journalists awarded prizes to 4 industrial solutions and one early-stage startup. The jury also gave a special award to a company.
Spotlight on the 6 winners, who will receive their awards on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, on the Main Stage of the show.
The Winners by Category
1/ Digital Innovation — EASYMOV by FORX
FORX is an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) featuring AI-driven pallet detection that requires no fixed infrastructure. Available on a rental model, FORX makes logistics automation accessible to industries of all sizes.
(We met them in 2024, read our story to know more)
Find FORX at stand 5B102
2/ Responsible Industry — SAFEHEAR
Safehear‘s devices improve communication in noisy industrial environments through a system capable of filtering out disruptive background noise while clearly restoring the human voice.
Find Safehear at stand 5F90
3/ Industrial Performance & Efficiency — LABADIS’s Compact Elevator
Labadis‘s compact elevator feeds parts to workstations in an ergonomic and productive way, within a minimal footprint. This versatile solution is adaptable to virtually any configuration.
Find the compact elevator at stand 5B144.
4/ Technological Transformation — SEABERY’s Spray Paint Simulator
Seabery’s advanced spray paint simulator harnesses augmented reality to train the next generation of painting professionals for real-world coating applications. The simulator is both highly effective and technically cutting-edge.
You can test this innovation at stand 6H117
5/ Startup Award — MISUTECH’s MISULAB
MISULAB, developed by startup MISUTECH, is the first digital twin designed for machining operations. It boosts productivity and ensures the reliability of safety-critical mechanical components for strategic industries.
Discover MISULAB in the new Booster space at Global Industrie, stand 5P149-S9
6/ Special Jury Prize — WeldMate by FUZZY LOGIC ROBOTICS
With WeldMate, FUZZY LOGIC ROBOTICS makes robotic welding accessible to all. This plug-and-weld solution enables a no-code welding cell controlled via an app, using 3D vision and AI to learn weld paths and execute welding without any system integration.
Find WeldMate at stand 6J124
