cXm Professionals Association Announces 2026 Industry Award Recipients for Customer Communications Innovation

ATLANTA - Sept. 8, 2026 - PRLog -- The cXm Professionals Association (CXMPA) today announced the recipients of its 2026 Industry Awards, recognizing technologies and real-world implementations that advance print, mail, and customer communications.

The 2026 awards recognize the Solution of the Year and Technology of the Year, with a winner and an honorable mention selected in each.

This year's recipients demonstrate diverse approaches to some of the industry's most persistent operational challenges, including workflow complexity, production efficiency, scalability, privacy, interoperability, and the practical application of emerging technology.

2026 Solution of the Year, BlueCrest & Renkim for Transforming Production Efficiency with Roll Printing
BlueCrest and Renkim received the 2026 Solution of the Year Award for transforming Renkim's print and mail production environment through high-speed roll-fed inkjet, intelligent workflow management, and production automation.

Honorable Mention: Solimar Systems, Compu-Mail, LLC & Hansen360 for Going 6x9: The Intelligent & AI Way
Solimar Systems, Compu-Mail, LLC, and Hansen360 received an Honorable Mention for combining AI-assisted document inspection with Solimar's Rubika post-composition technology to solve a practical production and privacy challenge.

2026 Technology of the Year, Crawford Technologies for IntelliMerge PRO
Crawford Technologies received the 2026 Technology of the Year Award for IntelliMerge PRO, a data-driven production workflow platform that replaces fragmented, application-specific processes with a standardized workflow for high-volume customer communications.

Honorable Mention: BlueCrest for Strata Output Manager
BlueCrest received an Honorable Mention for Strata Output Manager, part of the BlueCrest Strata platform, which brings cloud-native workflow management and real-time print-stream transformation to enterprise print and mail environments.

"What stood out across this year's recipients is how directly their work addresses real operational challenges. These are practical examples of simplifying workflows, improving control, applying technology in meaningful ways, and creating capacity for growth. The awards recognize the achievement, but there is even more value in giving the industry an opportunity to learn how that work was accomplished."
— Scott Mulkey, President & CEO, CXMPA

Hear the Stories Behind the Awards
CXMPA brings the 2026 award recipients together for two virtual Industry Awards Showcases on September 15 and 17, giving customer communications professionals the opportunity to hear directly from the organizations behind the recognized work. Register for free at: cxmpa.org/2026-awards-showcase/

About cXm Professionals Association (CXMPA)
The cXm Professionals Association advances the customer communications profession and the disciplines of Customer Communications Management (CCM) and Communications Experience Management (CXM). CXMPA brings together enterprise professionals, service providers, technology partners, and industry leaders through industry education, professional certification programs, professional development, networking, collaboration, and recognition. Learn more at cxmpa.org.