Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division announced the recipients of its annual Hexagon Elite Awards during Hexagon LIVE Global 2025, Hexagon’s premier technology conference showcasing innovation, at the Fontainebleau Hotel. The 2025 Hexagon Elite Awards were presented at a ceremony Monday night as part of the Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division’s track party for HxGN LIVE attendees.
The annual Hexagon Elite Awards recognize Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division customers aligned with the Smart Digital Reality™, a unified, role-based, real-time view of the physical and digital realities across a project and asset portfolio. It is powered by the Digital Backbone, Hexagon’s engine for interoperability, intelligence and innovation that connects data across the entire industrial asset lifecycle, enabling users to achieve more digital twins, third-party software and legacy systems.
David Cryer, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division, said, “We are truly impressed by the caliber of remarkable entries submitted for this year's Hexagon Elite Awards. Each submission showcases innovation and dedication to advancing asset lifecycle intelligence. It's inspiring to see how customers are leveraging our solutions to drive efficiency and sustainability in their daily operations.”
All submissions were judged on the following criteria:
- Project details (size, scope, etc.)
- Project/overall challenges and complexities a company faced
- Advantages of using Hexagon solutions
- Benefits that came from using Hexagon solutions
- Problems that were avoided or eliminated by using Hexagon solutions
- Why a company’s achievements are unique; what aspects of the project take the use of Hexagon tools beyond what is in the user manual?
- How have Hexagon solutions enabled users to become champions of change within their company?
This year’s recipients are:
- The Smart Digital Reality Award recognizes a customer using multiple Hexagon solutions to create a Digital Backbone to accelerate data velocity across the asset lifecycle. This customer shows improved collaboration and smarter decision-making that increases efficiency, productivity, quality, safety and sustainability of industrial projects or facilities.
1st Place: Seatrium Ltd., Singapore
2nd Place: PETRONAS, Malaysia
3rd Place: CNOOC Petrochemical Engineering Co., Ltd, China - The Innovator Award recognizes a customer that has demonstrated trust in embracing Hexagon’s innovative solutions at their earliest stage of availability. This award celebrates a forward-thinking customer that consistently seeks to pioneer new technology, push boundaries, pilot new programs and shape the future of their industry by leveraging cutting-edge tools.
1st Place: Adani Petrochemicals, India
2nd Place: Carmeuse, United States
3rd Place: Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, China - The Make Data Make Sense Award recognizes customers leveraging Hexagon solutions to transform data into actionable intelligence, empower their teams, enhance decision-making across workflows and gain competitive advantages through insights like Digital Twins for safer, more efficient and sustainable operations.
1st Place: Greater Anglia, United Kingdom
2nd Place: Emaar The Economic City, Saudi Arabia
3rd Place: Toyo Engineering Corporation, Japan - The Best in Planning Award recognizes customers using Hexagon solutions to: Seamlessly integrate data across portfolios, projects, assets and disciplines to optimize project selection, design, resourcing and profitability, generate clear conceptual designs to increase efficiency and accuracy during detailed design and engineering, Accurately define scope, budget and schedule for project and event design and execution.
1st Place: Inter Pipeline Ltd., Canada
2nd Place: Beijing Branch of China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Co., Ltd. (HQCEC), China - The Best in Design Award recognizes customers using Hexagon solutions to: Leverage planning data from diverse sources to streamline design and engineering for more intelligent and consistent plans and models, dramatically enhance flexibility, interoperability and collaboration to maximize design accuracy, and jmprove the quality and safety of engineering with interoperability between planning, design and analysis
1st Place: Rishabh Software Pvt. Ltd., India
2nd Place: AtkinsRéalis, Brazil
3rd Place: CNOOC Petrochemical Engineering Co. Ltd., China - The Best in Execution Award recognizes customers using Hexagon solutions to: Leverage the Digital Backbone and design data to efficiently procure, fabricate, construct and commission projects, improving execution time, quality, productivity and cost, Reduce project rework and waste by better estimating, forecasting, collaborating and tracking of materials and costs, Minimize risks associated with design and field changes, schedule or delivery delays, worker safety and more.
1st Place: TECNIMONT (MAIRE Group), Italy
2nd Place: Endress+Hauser, United States - The Best in Operations Award recognizes customers using Hexagon solutions to: Leverage engineering and operations data to deliver more efficient, productive assets while ensuring regulatory compliance and managing EHS risk, share asset data across departments and stakeholders to improve collaboration, productivity and operational excellence, and Create a unified view of all operational data for more informed, real-time decision-making.
1st Place: AGC Inc., Japan - Best in Maintenance recognizes customers using Hexagon solutions to: Move from reactive to predictive maintenance to improve asset performance, productivity and profitability, improve maintenance process efficiency, standardization and human safety, and reduce waste by improving asset energy usage and extending asset life.
1st Place: Synlait Milk Limited, New Zealand
2nd Place: Emaar The Economic City, Saudi Arabia
3rd Place: Mei-Avivim Ltd, Israel
The winning entry for each category receives a complimentary pass to Hexagon LIVE and a beautifully engraved award. Details on the 2026 Hexagon Elite Awards competition will be available later this year.
