The bauma Innovation Award’s jury has selected the final 15 nominees that will complete in five categories.
The competition began on May 2, 2024, with the categories Climate Protection, Digitalization, Mechanical Engineering, Building and Research.
The award committee received 208 entries with 52 submissions advancing to the final round. The final nominees for the 14th installment of the awards were announced in late February.
All nominees will be presented at the ICM in Munich on the eve of the opening of bauma on April 6, and the five innovations with the highest number of votes will receive the award.
The following entries have been nominated for the bauma Innovation Award in 2025 in the following categories:
Climate Protection
- Local zero emissions construction site, Wirtgen Group
- ROTHO ProCarbonCure, Robert Thomas GmbH & Co KG
- H2 Excavator with fuel cell drive, Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe
Digitalization
- Wolff High-Speed-Positioning-System, Wolffkran GmbH
- Smart Automation in Roadbuilding, Wirtgen Group
- Liebherr Autonomous Operations, Liebherr-Werk Bischofshofen GmbH
Mechanical Engineering
- Positioning Pilot assistance system, Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbH
- Tunnel Enlargement System, Herrenknecht AG
- S1 Vision – Liebherr Single-Axle Truck, Liebherr Corporate Ventures AG
Building
- Dive Drill Method, BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH
- New composite bridge construction method, Adam Hörnig Baugesellschaft mbH & Co KG
- Site Depot material flow management software, N1 Circular GmbH
Research
- ExtendedExcavatorHMI, Technische Universität Dresden
- MAXX – Mobile Assembly X-System, Center Construction Robotics (RWTH)
- Muck measuring system for EPB tunnel boring machines based on AI (MEGA), Technische Hochschule Köln
The jury evaluates the entries according to criteria that are crucial for the future of the industry. Key factors include the practical relevance of a solution and its economic potential. In addition, the judges consider the progress of digitalization, environmental aspects, sustainability, resource efficiency and the humanization of the workplace.
The international bauma Innovation Award has its roots in the German Construction Equipment Day, which until 2004 honoured cutting-edge technologies from Germany. Since 2007, it has been awarded every three years in this form and is organized jointly by VDMA, VDMA Services GmbH, bauma and the German construction industry’s central associations, HDB, ZDB and bbs.
