Manufacturing Awards

Manufacturing Awards

The Austin Regional Manufacturers Association has an annual tradition of recognizing the contributions of individuals and corporations within the Central Texas manufacturing community. Winners of the annual ARMA awards are selected by a committee of ARMA members every fall, and typically announced in December. Nominees are honored and winners are announced at an awards luncheon in February.


Nominations for the 2024 Awards Program are now open! SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATIONS ONLINE HERE.


VIEW THE AWARDS PROGRAM GUIDE HERE

Our schedule for this Awards Season is as follows:
1. Nominations open from October 2nd to November 11th
2. Finalists announced on December 12th at our Holiday Mixer
3. Winners announced at the Awards Luncheon on February 20th - more details on event and sponsorships coming soon


See below for a recap of the 2023 Award Winners!


We are happy to announce the winners for the 2023 ARMA Manufacturing Awards (ARMIES)! There were over 80 amazing companies and individuals that were nominated.

Special thank you to all our amazing sponsors: Regions Bank, INSURICA, Insperity, Yates Construction, and the National Institute of Innovation and Technology
Company of the Year (Large)

Applied Materials

Company of the Year (Medium)

Toppan Photomask

Company of the Year (Small)

Tubular

Executive of the Year
Award sponsored by INSURICA

Blain Ogea
Paradigm Manufacturing

Innovator of the Year
Award sponsored by Insperity
Ben James
Tubular

Rising Star

Rencheng Dong
Tokyo Electron

Community Impact
Award sponsored by Yates Construction
Tokyo Electron

Coolest Thing Made in Austin
Award sponsored by National Institute of Innovation and Technology
American Precision Engineering

2022 Manufacturing Award Winners

The ARMA 2022 Manufacturing Award Winners were announced on Feb. 23, 2023, at an awards luncheon attended by approximately 260 people and held at The Westin Austin at the Domain. Five award categories honoring the best of Austin’s manufacturing community were presented during the luncheon.
The Community Impact Award

The Community Impact Award

The Community Impact Award went to John Newman of Athena Manufacturing.
Finalists: Amanda Siek of Chatsworth Products and Tracy Jackson of TASUS Corporation.
The Rising Stars Award

The Rising Stars Award

The Rising Stars Award went to Chris Alexander of BuildASign.
Finalists: Andrew Aguilar of Wolfram Manufacturing and Chelsea DeBuse of Tokyo Electron.
The Executive of the Year Award

The Executive of the Year Award

The Executive of the Year Award went to Kendra Keller of Dover Fueling Solutions.
Finalists: Jim Standefer of NOV and Nathan Byman of Wolfram Manufacturing.
The Innovator of the Year Award

The Innovator of the Year Award

The Innovator of the Year Award went to Infinitum Electric.
Finalists: Peter Ventzek of Tokyo Electron and Youngmok Yun of Contoro.
Company of the Year Awards

Company of the Year Awards

Small Company of the Year Award went to American Precision Engineering.
Finalists: Bearded Brothers and Gold Rush Vinyl

Medium Company of the Year Award went to One Source Manufacturing Technology.
Finalists: Firefly Aerospace and Formaspace

Large Company of the Year Award went to NXP Semiconductors.
Finalists: Flex and Tesla.

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