{"id":28908,"date":"2021-07-02T06:59:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T10:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/?p=28908"},"modified":"2026-03-26T06:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:36:31","slug":"xcelerator-technology-innovation-awards-for-simcenter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/xcelerator-technology-innovation-awards-for-simcenter\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the Siemens Xcelerator Technology Innovation Awards for Simcenter Simulation and Test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Siemens launches new competition to recognize innovation with Simcenter <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When was the last time someone looked you in the eyes and said<em> &#8220;Congratulations, you\u2019ve done a fantastic job<\/em>&#8220;? If the answer is recently, then great. If not, then we\u2019d like the opportunity to do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s no question that the past 18 months have been difficult for everyone. Yet despite it all, you\u2019ve come up with new features and ideas to wrap even more innovation into your products. That\u2019s why we would like to recognize excellence where we see it. The Siemens Xcelerator Technology Innovation Awards for Simcenter Simulation and Test celebrates the very best use of Simcenter technologies for innovative design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three categories: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-4ebe233e-f37b-4fd9-bfe6-e03ced4bd4dc\">\n<li><strong>Most Innovative<\/strong> &#8211; Recognizing excellence in the use of Simcenter to bring products to market faster and more efficiently<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Excellence in Artistic Visualization<\/strong> &#8211; Celebrating the art behind simulation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Young Minds for Innovative Design<\/strong> &#8211; Recognizing students\u2019 use of Simcenter in projects demonstrating innovation potential in projects with a social and\/or environmental impact<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/07\/Xcelerator-Awards-9b.png\" alt=\"Xcelerator Technology Innovation Awards Simcenter Simulation and Test\" class=\"wp-image-28941\" width=\"235\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/07\/Xcelerator-Awards-9b.png 1000w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/07\/Xcelerator-Awards-9b-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/07\/Xcelerator-Awards-9b-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/07\/Xcelerator-Awards-9b-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/07\/Xcelerator-Awards-9b-900x900.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Siemens has had a long history of recognizing innovation with the help of its technology. Previously, the organization sponsored three programs: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/flotherm-deltatj-award-winners-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simcenter Flotherm Delta TJ Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/don-miller-award-winners-2019-system-simulation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Don Miller Award for Excellence in Thermo-Fluid Design<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/simcenter-floefd-frontloading-cfd-award-winners-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simcenter FLOEFD Frontloading CFD Award<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read more about them and the respective winning entries from last year by following each link. Given the success of the existing programs, we decided to expand it to users of all Simcenter simulation and test applications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to enter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The nomination process is easy and takes only a few minutes. Our panel of <a href=\"https:\/\/xcelerator-awards-simcenter.secure-platform.com\/a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">6 visionaries and experts<\/a> will select multiple winners in each category and the winners will be announced in December. To learn more about the award, please watch this video: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Xcelerator Technology Innovation Award | Simcenter\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vz4Iq2h9Yrk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Learn more about the Siemens Xcelerator Technology Innovation Awards for Simcenter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For more details, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/xcelerator-awards-simcenter.secure-platform.com\/a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">award website<\/a>. The deadline for submissions is October 31<sup>st<\/sup> and we look forward to celebrating innovation with you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The premier engineering contest for Simcenter, the program celebrates the best use of simulation and test technologies for innovative design.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83969,"featured_media":28930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spanish_translation":"","french_translation":"","german_translation":"","italian_translation":"","polish_translation":"","japanese_translation":"","chinese_translation":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[1823],"industry":[89,137,145,150,155,165,166,172],"product":[577,578,590,497,498,499,579,580,501,500,502,503,504,505,506,508,708,507,509,581,510,511,582,583,584,586,585,512,513,514,515,516,591,709,517,587,518,588,589,519,710,520],"coauthors":[45756],"class_list":["post-28908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event","tag-simcenter","industry-automotive-transportation","industry-consumer-products-retail","industry-electronics-semiconductors","industry-energy-utilities","industry-industrial-machinery-heavy-equipment","industry-media-telecommunications","industry-medical-devices-pharmaceuticals","industry-small-medium-business","product-simcenter-3d","product-simcenter-active-human","product-simcenter-amesim","product-simcenter-amesim-and-system-architect","product-simcenter-battery-design-studio","product-simcenter-cae-solutions","product-simcenter-embedded-software-designer","product-simcenter-engineering","product-simcenter-femap","product-simcenter-floefd","product-simcenter-flomaster","product-simcenter-flotherm","product-simcenter-flotherm-pcb","product-simcenter-flotherm-xt","product-simcenter-flovent","product-simcenter-madymo","product-simcenter-magnet","product-simcenter-magnet-suite","product-simcenter-motorsolve","product-simcenter-nastran","product-simcenter-powertester","product-simcenter-prescan","product-simcenter-qsources","product-simcenter-samcef","product-simcenter-scadas","product-simcenter-sound-camera","product-simcenter-soundbrush","product-simcenter-speed","product-simcenter-star-ccm","product-simcenter-star-cd","product-simcenter-sysdm","product-simcenter-system-analyst","product-simcenter-system-architect","product-simcenter-system-synthesis","product-simcenter-t3ster","product-simcenter-tecware","product-simcenter-testing-solutions","product-simcenter-testlab","product-simcenter-testxpress","product-simcenter-tire","product-simcenter-tyre","product-simcenter-webapp-server"],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/07\/Untitled-Project-Time-0_00_0405.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83969"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28908"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50165,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28908\/revisions\/50165"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28908"},{"taxonomy":"industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry?post=28908"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=28908"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=28908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}