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2006 Technologies Of The Year

Each December since 1993 IndustryWeek's Technology and Innovation Awards Program celebrates the primary drivers of the world's economic progress -- innovators and technologies. The awards are given in the spirit of Josef Schumpeter, the distinguished Harvard economist and social theorist who posited more than 50 years ago that the mission of both organizations and societies should be to accelerate the pace of innovation.

2006 IndustryWeek's Technologies of the Year

Defying Moore's Law
IBM researches for tomorrow's nanocircuits.

Powering Machine Tools
The secret to Mazak's machine-tool success just might be the Mazatrol Matrix CNC.

Demystifying CAD
SolidWorks 2007 3-D computer-aided-design software has an expert built into the solution.

Integrating Factory Data
FactoryTalk converts factory data to business knowledge.

Copper Rotor Creates Efficiency
Siemens Energy & Automation's motor design lowers energy costs and extends service life.

The Honorable Mentions
In addition to honoring five Technology of the Year Winners, IndustryWeek singles out the following Honorable Mentions from this year's submitted technologies.



2006 IndustryWeek's Technology Leader of the Year

Winning With Sustainability
Chairman and CEO Charles O. Holliday Jr., E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, commits to sustainability via science and innovation.

Global Climate Change -- DuPont's Recommendations

2015 Environmental Footprint Goals