Bosch Digital Award 2025: ctrlX AUTOMATION honored!

And the Bosch Digital Award goes to: ctrlX AUTOMATION!

On July 3rd and 4th, 2025, the Bosch UX Convention 2025 took place at the Wagenhallen in Stuttgart. The Bosch UX Convention is an exclusive "User and Customer Experience Event" where technical excellence meets innovation. Attendees can expect presentations from external and Bosch-internal thought leaders, hands-on workshops, and opportunities to network with like-minded professionals.

During the event, the Bosch Digital Award was presented. The automation system ctrlX AUTOMATION managed to outperform competitors in the "Growth" category.

From left to right: Joachim Frangen, Anton Jung, Tanja Rückert, Maik Rabe and Hans Michael Krause accept the award.

And why did the automation solution ctrlX AUTOMATION impress?

Industrial companies need scalable, software-driven automation that seamlessly integrates IT and OT. Yet proprietary systems block data access, cause vendor lock-in, and increase engineering complexity. IT and OT often remain isolated, while the shortage of skilled labor calls for standardized, user-friendly platforms.

ctrlX AUTOMATION creates new possibilities how industrial automation is designed and realized, addressing key challenges such as long time-to-market, vendor lock-in, limited scalability, complex IT/OT integration, and rising cybersecurity demands.

At the heart of ctrlX AUTOMATION is ctrlX OS – a Linux-based, real-time, and secure industrial operating system. Decoupled from proprietary hardware, it runs on third-party devices, enabling scalable, hardware-independent automation.

The automation system combines control hardware, drives, engineering software, and digital services in a modular toolbox. Open APIs, containerized apps, device and user management, and a digital marketplace reduce development time and complexity by up to 50%. Updates and integrations take hours instead of weeks. ctrlX AUTOMATION redefines industrial automation!

We are very pleased to have received an award for outstanding achievements in the areas of digital growth and digital efficiency.