Stage Time for Innovation: These Nine Developments Were the Stars of Powtech 2016

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Safe, clean and high-precision: High standards were demanded in the “Pharmaceutical & Food” category. No wonder, since the well-being and health of millions is at stake in these fields.

Winners in Pharma/Food: 1. Price CFE-L by Hecht Technologie (mi. Jan Hecht) ; 2. Price: High Containment-Interface, Air-Jet (left: Thomas Schneider); 3. Price: IBC Blender with Intensifier, Matcon (right Richard J Lockwood).
(Picture: Nürnberg Messe / Frank Boxler)

Yet, a process by Hecht Technologie manages to combine safety, containment and ergonomics altogether convincingly: With the High Containment drum drainage CFE, drums of various sizes can be emptied safely, hygienically and easily by the operator with the help of suction lance. Thus, working with active substances and high-end-products doesn’t have to be complicated. With simple handling by standard procedures and reproducibility through consistent handling, the containment-drum drainage scored twice. Easy validation and high reliability help to ensure the first prize for this clever application in the eyes of the jury.

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A new Concept for the Technology Award

Three Tickets to the Podium, Please!

For the first time, the Powtech Award jury didn’t just award a prize to the first-place winner in every category, but also a second and third place company. As a result, the innovations at the second and third place did not go unappreciated at all. In fact, the top developments could grab their rightful place on the winner’s podium in the fair competition.

The third place in the category “Processing equipment and components” went to the large-size Herding Maxx filter unit by Herding Filtertechnik, which, as world’s first automatic cleaned filter units, enables clean gas values as never before. The silver medal went to the Inline-disperser Epsilon by Netzsch Feinmahltechnik, which could convince the jury with low-place requirement and a simple and safe handling for operation, cleaning and maintenance.

Many innovations in the “Pharmaceutical and Food” industries scored with safety and containment — as did the IBC Blender with intensifier by Mattcon at third place, which also enables safe and clean handling during difficult blending processes. The High Containment-Interface by Air-Jet, which makes possible a safe transfer of solid material between isolator and pressure vessel, bagged the second price.

The third category “MSR-Technology/Particle characterization” not only included the conventional measuring technology but also automation and analysis concepts: On the third rank stood the Electronic Print-Compensation (EPC) for Differential-doser by Coperion K-Tron, which gave accurate results in spite of high pressure variations — and that too at reduced costs and easy installation. The second place was claimed by the device for measuring moisture MS-80 by J&M Analytik, which takes handling, maintenance and finally of course the product quality on a new level with innovative measuring technology.

Radar wins the race

The measuring technologies from conventional sensors for filling-level, flow rate or moisture, via automation concepts up to the particle analysis and particle characterization — have a strong presence at Powtech. Reason enough to consider the “Control and Automation/Particle characterization” category for its own award. Since only the one who knows best about “his own” process parameters and particle properties, can particularly affect the same and can eventually make his processes more efficient and economical.

Winners in "Control and Automation/ Particle Characterisation": 1. Vegapuls 64 by Vega (middle Freddy Vollmer), MS-80, J&M Analytik (left: Harald Nitsche); Electronic Weight Compensation (EPC) by Coperion K-Tron (Switzerland) (right Stefan Ludescher).
(Picture: Nürnberg Messe / Frank Boxler)

And the outstanding radar filling-level sensor Vegapuls 64 by Vega shows how it is totally worth it: The winner in the MSR-Technology/Particle characterization category goes completely the new way and does not measure with the current measuring frequency of 26 GHz but with 80 GHz. This feature enables a better focusing, small antennas and a large dynamic range. Therefor, it offers a higher measurement accuracy in case of foam, turbulent filler surfaces, condensation and adherence to the antennas.

Radar level measurement in the course of time: Managing Director Günter Kech is presenting all the Vega radar sensors (the first device of 1991 to the extreme left and the latest and smallest radar sensor to the extreme right – the Vegapuls 64). (Picture: Mühlenkamp)

The launch of Vegapuls 64 confirmed globally that all the difficulties faced by the radar measurement technologies are history since last December in around 200 field experiments in a wide range of applications. This opens a new chapter for radar-filling-level measurement of liquids which was appreciated by the jury with the Technology-Award.

Among others, The degree of innovation, Commercial viability and Efficiency categories were assessed in the most varied areas.

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Innovations at Powtech

Stage Time for Innovation: These Nine Developments Were the Stars of Powtech 2016

Radar wins the race