2026 CEX AWARDS

HRE Automation has been recognized with the 2026 CEX Award for Good Business Management Practices for its project “TRANSFER K: from dependence on the expert to an organization that learns and teaches.”

The award, presented annually by the Association of Centers for the Promotion of Excellence — CEX —, recognizes excellent management practices developed by companies and organizations from different autonomous communities. This year’s edition focused on generational succession and knowledge transfer within organizations.

The award ceremony took place on May 21 at CaixaForum Palma de Mallorca, at an event organized by the Regional Development Agency of the Balearic Islands — ADRBalears —, part of the Regional Ministry of Enterprise, Self-Employment and Energy of the Government of the Balearic Islands.

A good practice born from expert knowledge

The award-winning project, TRANSFER K, responds to a key challenge faced by many industrial SMEs: how to ensure that expert knowledge does not depend solely on specific individuals, but can instead be shared, transferred and used across the entire organization.

At HRE Automation, this need was identified especially in the maintenance and technical service area — SAT —, where much of the critical knowledge was concentrated in senior profiles with extensive experience in hydraulics, fault diagnosis, commissioning/resetting processes and preventive maintenance plans.

Since 2022, HRE has been developing a structured knowledge base that gathers information on components, failure modes, root causes, symptoms, alarms and recommended actions. This system makes it possible to:

Reduce dependence on specific individuals.
Accelerate the training of new technicians.
Facilitate generational succession.
Improve the efficiency of the technical service.
Turn expert knowledge into a shared asset for the whole organization.

From individual experience to a learning organization

TRANSFER K represents a natural evolution in the way knowledge is understood within HRE Automation. In a company with more than 40 years of experience in fluid automation, oil hydraulics, industrial lubrication and advanced maintenance, technical knowledge is one of its main differentiating assets.

With this practice, HRE reinforces its commitment to becoming a more prepared, more collaborative organization, better equipped to respond to the challenges of today’s industry.

This recognition highlights not only HRE’s technical track record, but also its commitment to continuous improvement, digitalization, organizational innovation and the development of the people who are part of the #ekipo.

National recognition following the EUSKALIT award

The 2026 CEX Award comes after HRE Automation was recognized in March with the EUSKALIT Good Practices Award, which enabled the company to compete for the national award.

In the final phase, HRE Automation competed against five other finalist organizations from different autonomous communities: Ascensores Tresa, Inoxpaser, Panel Sandwich Group, Repuestos Sáenz and Sociedad Cooperativa de Iniciativa Social y Formación Ocupacional Jovent.

This national recognition confirms the relevance of TRANSFER K as a good practice that can be applied to many organizations facing the challenge of succession, the loss of critical knowledge and the need to train new generations of professionals.

Much more than hydraulics

This award reinforces HRE Automation’s purpose: to generate wealth and wellbeing in our environment.

From Elgoibar, HRE continues to move forward as an industrial SME specialized in fluid engineering, oil hydraulics, industrial lubrication systems, expert maintenance and digital solutions such as MANEX. A journey that combines technical knowledge, innovation, sustainability, digitalization and strategic international partnerships.

The 2026 CEX Award recognizes the path already travelled and, above all, provides fresh momentum to continue building an organization that learns, teaches and shares knowledge.

Zorionak to the entire HRE Automation #ekipo for this recognition.

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Progress in the exploration of the universe requires technological solutions capable of operating under extreme conditions and with absolute precision.

In this context, HRE Automation has taken part in the development of the SELF Telescope, a project promoted by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias and developed together with AVS Added Value Solutions.

This telescope, designed to study exoplanet atmospheres and search for signs of life beyond the Solar System, requires extreme thermal stability to ensure the precision of its optical systems.

An invisible but critical challenge

The motors responsible for the movement of the telescope generate heat during operation. This heat can cause turbulence or condensation, directly affecting the behaviour of the mirrors and compromising the quality of observation.

To solve this challenge, HRE has developed a specific cooling system that guarantees thermal control at all times, even in high-altitude environments and extreme temperatures.

Fluid engineering applied to science

The solution developed by HRE consists of a closed-loop cooling unit with multiple pumps, heat exchangers and precise control of critical parameters, fully designed and validated at its own facilities.

This system makes it possible to maintain stable thermal conditions, ensuring the proper operation of the telescope and contributing to the overall reliability of the project.

Much more than hydraulics

Taking part in projects of this kind reinforces HRE’s positioning as a specialist in fluid engineering applied to highly demanding technological environments.

Because when precision is key, every detail matters.

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