Insider can reveal the manufacturing companies set to battle it out at the 2017 Made in the Midlands Awards next month (May).
There are nine categories for 2017, including the coveted Manufacturing Company of the Year titles.
Insider editor Kurt Jacobs hailed this year's entries as the "most diverse" yet.
"From space cameras and crafted kitchens to compressors and car components, it really shows the breadth and the depth of the region’s manufacturing base," he added.
"Whatever can be made is made here, and made to a world-beating standard."
The winners will be announced at Insider’s Made in the Midlands black tie ceremony on 18 May at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole.
Key note speaker for the evening is Stuart Garner, the man behind the rebirth of the iconic motorbike brand Norton.
The shortlists are as follows:
Sustainable Manufacturer of the Year Award
Chase Distillery
Dynamic Cassette International
Purity Brewing
Manufacturing Innovation Award
Sponsored by Marks & Clerk
920Engineering
J Fairburn & Son
Lontra
Mereway Kitchens
Synseal Group
WFP Fabrications
Export Award
Sponsored by HSBC
Abacus Lighting
Ascott Analytical Equipment
Clifton Packaging Group
HydraForce
Micro-Mesh Engineering
Vélobici
Advanced Manufacturing/Technology Award
Penso Group
Sorion Electronics
Xcam
Apprenticeship & Training Award
Sponsored by Coventry University
JC Metalworks
Lander Automotive
Mereway Kitchens
Synseal Group
Automotive Award
Lander Automotive
Microlise
Penso Group
Sorion Electronics
Food & Drink Award
Chase Distillery
LJ Fairburn & Son
Purity Brewing
SME Company of the Year Award (up to £25m turnover)
Sponsored by Hunter Selection
Clifton Packaging Group
Edgetech UK
Grangers International
JC Metalworks
Lontra
MasterMover
Mereway Kitchens
Penso Group
Sorion Electronics
Large Manufacturing Company of the Year Award (above £25m turnover)
HydraForce
Lander Automotive
LJ Fairburn & Son
Synseal Group