On September 10, 2009, TURCK was awarded three Best Product awards in the 2009 Design News Golden Mousetrap Awards. For more than two decades, the Design News Awards Program has recognized engineering innovation and creativity in product design. This year, Golden Mousetrap awards were given in four major categories: Electronics, Motion Control/Automation, Hardware/Software, Materials/Fastening/Joining/Assembly, and 20 subcategories. Editor Jennifer Roy gathered a record number of entries, distributing them to Design News beat editors for judging. Based on their expertise in each technology area, 71 finalists and 23 winners were selected.

The Kuebler by TURCK Sendix F36 encoder was the Best Product Winner in its category: Motion control feedback devices.

TURCK’s inclinometer sensor and weld nut sensors were Best Product Finalists in the sensors and vision category.

A complete list of winners and finalists can be found on Designs News Web site. "Design News congratulates the winners and finalists of the 2009 Golden Mousetrap Awards for the great work they've done to develop new and innovative products for design engineers. These products showcase the highly imaginative ways that today's engineers are ‘building a better mousetrap,’ and we thank them for their contributions."

- Karen Field, Editor-in-Chief with the Design News