The 2021 LEAP (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) Awards will celebrate the most innovative and forward-thinking products serving the design engineering space. This year’s program is now open. The entry fee is $325 for early submissions that are finalized by June 25th and $450 for late submissions that are received by July 23rd.

Best submissions will include or address the following:

• A basic description of the product in 250 words.
• High-resolution (300 dpi) product photo and companion data sheet.
• A list of ideal applications for the product.
• Details on any patents.
• Description of the product’s purpose. What problem does it solve? How does it improve on older products/what it evolved from? How is it different from competitive products? What advantages does it have?
• Information on the development process. Was any type of customer input or Beta testing involved? Were there technical innovations involved in developing the product?
• A description of the design aspects to the product. What were the engineering tools or processes used in the development?
• Outline how an engineer is going to advance their machinery, equipment or product designs as a result of this component or product. What kind of value does it provide to the end user or consumer? How much does this product change the industry or set itself as a benchmark?

Categories are aligned with several WTWH Media brands:

Fluid Power World
Hydraulics
Pneumatics

Design World
Additive manufacturing
Advanced materials
Industrial automation
Mechanical
Motion control
Software
Switches & sensors

Fastener Engineering
Fastener technology

EE World
Connectivity
Embedded computing
Power electronics
Test & measurement

More details are at: https://wtwhmedia.submittable.com/submit.