LinkOA awarded Engineering Product of the Year
March 23, 2026
Epiroc’s LinkOA has been named Engineering Product of the Year at the 2026 Digital Engineering Awards, recognizing its impact in advancing automation in the mining industry.
The award highlights breakthrough products that redefine industry standards through innovation in concept, design, scalability, user experience, and speed to market. It recognizes excellence across the full product lifecycle, including the use of digital technologies and advanced engineering approaches to deliver high-impact solutions at scale.
“This award validates the architectural choices made from the beginning,” said Chris Blignaut, Automation Manager, Surface Division.
"Building an open, scalable platform gives customers long-term flexibility and a clear pathway to expand autonomy as their operations evolve."
"The recognition reflects years of resilience, creativity, and engineering effort. Our team has worked through technical complexity and industry challenges to deliver a platform that performs reliably at scale."
For too long, mining companies have been locked into proprietary automation that limits flexibility and potential. Epiroc’s OEM-agnostic automation platform, LinkOA, changes that by enabling any machine—regardless of make or model—to work together seamlessly. From autonomous drilling and blasting to haulage and staffed vehicle support, LinkOA helps you scale without restrictions. Break free from limitations. Unlock control, safety, and performance on your terms.
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To view the full list of winners, visit:
https://www.digitalengineeringawards.com/winners/2026
To learn more about LinkOA and Open Autonomy, visit:
https://www.epiroc.com/en-us/products/open-autonomy
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Epiroc is a global productivity partner for mining and infrastructure customers and accelerates the transformation toward a sustainable society. With ground-breaking technology, Epiroc develops and provides innovative and safe equipment, such as drill rigs, rock excavation and construction equipment and tools for surface and underground applications. The company also offers world-class service and other aftermarket support as well as solutions for automation, digitalization and electrification. Epiroc is based in Stockholm, Sweden, had revenues of around SEK 62 billion in 2025 and has around 19 000 passionate employees supporting and collaborating with customers in around 150 countries. Learn more at www.epiroc.com
Epiroc’s Surface division develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of rock drilling equipment and solutions for use in surface mining, construction, quarries, as well as water well applications worldwide. It also provides customers with exploration equipment, tooling and advanced orebody data analysis. The division has production in Sweden, the United States, Canada, China, India, Australia and South Africa. Please see www.epiroc.com for product offerings.