St. Louis, Missouri – June 19, 2025 – Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC), a leading global provider of complete connection solutions, today announced that the ilean solution from InUse has been named the winner of the second annual Joseph C. Belden Innovation Award. The industrial agentic AI assistant helps industrial and technical field teams manage tasks and meet high customer expectations to reduce downtime, improve efficiency and cut operational costs.
Die Auszeichnung ist nach dem Gründer von Belden, Joseph C. Belden, benannt. His innovative spirit and patents helped the company become an early telecommunications leader, laying the foundation for Belden's modern-day portfolio of complete connection solutions. Der Joseph C. Belden Innovation Award hebt Innovationen hervor, die die Zukunft in Branchen wie Gesundheitswesen, Fertigung und Telekommunikation bestimmen.
This year’s winning product, ilean, is a secure, intelligent digital agent developed by InUse. It uses advanced retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) technology to ensure high performance and strict data confidentiality. It saves valuable time for field members by helping them simplify onboarding for new team members, quickly diagnose problems to reduce downtime and create service reports that are well-structured and immediately actionable. To learn more about the winning solution, visit InUse’s website.
InUse was presented with the award on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, during the second annual Joseph C. Belden Innovation Summit. The event showcased innovation with presentations and panel discussions highlighting the technology featured in each of the three finalists' submissions.
"We are honored to receive the Joseph C. Belden Innovation Award," said Laurent Couillard, CEO and co-founder of InUse. "This recognition highlights the transformative role of our AI agent, ilean. Operational teams need intelligent tools to act faster and make confident decisions. Belden's support strengthens our commitment to making generative AI a true performance driver - not a passing trend, but a lever for lasting, operational change and measurable impact."
—Laurent Couillard, CEO and co-founder of InUse
The industry judges who evaluated this year’s submissions noted that the ilean solution takes a unique approach to applying AI to information flow and decision-making, offering significant improvement in availability and productivity in industries that need it most.
Laurent Couillard accepting the Innovation Award from Ashish Chand.
"Congratulations to InUse on receiving this outstanding recognition," says Dr. Ashish Chand, Belden President and CEO. "The ilean solution from InUse stands to transform the industry by helping mission-critical teams unlock the power of generative AI and turn industrial challenges into growth opportunities. The company's dedication to innovation through reducing downtime, automating access to vital information and democratizing expertise truly reflects the innovative spirit of Joseph C. Belden."
The two other award finalists were Corero, which submitted SmartWall ONE™, its always-on modular DDoS protection solution platform for on-premises and hybrid cloud defense; and HGS CX, which submitted HGS Video AI, a workplace safety solution that assesses potential safety violations and supports proper ergonomic behavior between people and machines.
These finalists were chosen by a panel of industry expert judges who reviewed a highly competitive field of submissions. Entries were evaluated on criteria such as level of innovation, business value and sustainability impact.
Learn more about Joseph C. Belden Innovation Award.
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Belden Inc. liefert komplette Verbindungslösungen, die unseren Kunden, deren Kunden und der Welt ungeahnte Möglichkeiten eröffnen. Wir treiben Ideen und Technologien voran, die eine sicherere, intelligentere und erfolgreichere Zukunft ermöglichen. Im Laufe unserer mehr als 120-jährigen Geschichte haben wir uns als Unternehmen weiterentwickelt, aber unser Ziel ist geblieben – Verbindungen herzustellen. Indem wir Menschen, Informationen und Ideen zusammenbringen, machen wir es möglich. Der Hauptsitz unseres Unternehmens befindet sich in St. Louis. Wir haben Fertigungsstätten in Nordamerika, Europa, Asien und Afrika. Für weitere Informationen besuchen Sie uns unter www.belden.com; folgen Sie uns auf Facebook, LinkedIn und X/Twitter.
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