Six Honeywell Products Win Prestigious International Design Awards in 2025
Honeywell’s Industrial and Building Automation divisions have earned six distinguished design awards in 2025, including four Red Dot Product Design Awards and three iF Design Awards. These honors recognize products excelling in innovation, functionality, and user-centric design, reinforcing Honeywell’s leadership in industrial automation technology.
User-Centered Innovation: The Role of Honeywell’s HUE Team
Behind these award-winning products stands the Honeywell User Experience Design (HUE) team, a global group of designers dedicated to creating solutions that enhance productivity and safety. By integrating customer insights and co-design methods, the team ensures every product balances ergonomic design with high performance. From concept sketches to rigorous 3D-printed user tests, Honeywell’s design philosophy focuses on purposeful technology that truly meets end-user needs.
Enhancing Workflow Efficiency: The Granit Ultra Rugged Scanner
The Granit Ultra Rugged Scanner, a 2025 Red Dot winner, exemplifies design innovation tailored to demanding industrial environments. Incorporating AI to boost scanning speed, the device also solves a common pain point in warehouse workflows: secure and effortless docking. Its retractable top latch and wider base ensure stable retention and versatility, even when mounted on forklifts subject to impacts. This design reflects a multidisciplinary, data-driven approach that directly improves daily operations for warehouse workers.
Compact Safety Solutions: The RAEGuard Energy Storage Gas Detector
Another award-winning product, the RAEGuard Energy Storage Gas Detector, addresses the tight space challenges of battery energy storage systems (BESS). Designed to fit into narrow, confined areas, this compact detector features a 360-degree visible indicator light, enabling easy status monitoring. Engineered for rugged conditions, it reliably detects hazardous gases across extreme temperatures and altitudes, combining safety with user-friendly design in critical energy storage applications.
My Insights: Why These Designs Matter for Industrial Automation
As an industrial automation engineer, I see these designs as more than aesthetic achievements—they are strategic enablers of operational excellence. Honeywell’s focus on real-world user challenges, from workflow speed to safety in confined spaces, illustrates how thoughtful design drives productivity and reduces downtime. The HUE team’s co-design methodology sets a benchmark for how engineers and designers should collaborate to produce solutions that are both innovative and practical.
