The Control Engineering Product of the Year* program highlights some of the best new control, instrumentation, and automation products as chosen by Control Engineering‘s print and online subscribers. Qualified subscribers are asked to select products based on technological advancement, service to the industry, and market impact.
For questions regarding the Product of the Year program please contact either:
McKenzie Burns
Marketing Manager
mburns@wtwhmedia.com
Mark Hoske
Editor-In-Chief
mhoske@wtwhmedia.com
2026 PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
- Oct. 1, 2025: Nominations opened – Access Nomination Form
- Jan. 30, 2026: Nomination deadline
- March 2, 2026: Nominees announced and voting begins
- April 30, 2026: Voting closes
- June 1, 2026: Winners announced
- Official Rules
- Frequently Asked Questions
Past programs
- 2025 Product of the Year: Winners and Nominees
- 2024 Product of the Year: Winners and Nominees
- 2023 Product of the Year: Winners and Nominees
- 2022 Engineers’ Choice Awards
- 2021 Engineers’ Choice Awards
- 2020 Engineers’ Choice Awards
- 2019 Engineers’ Choice Awards
*WTWH Media revised its product award programs for consistency, including rebranding the Engineers’ Choice Awards as Product of the Year, beginning with the 2023 program.