A dry running vacuum pump designed and manufactured by Sterling Fluid Systems is among the finalists shortlisted in the Environmental/energy saving category in the Pump Industry Awards. Nominations for the 2006 Awards received a record response, with over 80 nominations reflecting the breadth of pump and system engineering and innovation across the globe.
The quality of nominations was also extremely high, making the choice of finalists in each category a tough one for the team of independent judges. Following a full-day of discussion, deliberation and some healthy debate, 22 finalists were selected. There are six categories: Technical Innovation of the Year, sponsored by ITT Jabsco; Environmental/energy saving Award, sponsored by Sulzer Pumps; Manufacturer of the Year, sponsored by World Pumps; Distributor of the Year, sponsored by SPX Process Equipment; Supplier of the Year, sponsored by Flowserve; and Young Engineer of the Year, sponsored by John Crane.
The full list of finalists for Technical Innovation of the Year is: Digital dosing pump with integrated flow monitor by Alldos; Pump innovation and optimisation software by Blue Ridge Numerics; Pump protection using remote technology with the MAS 711 system by ITT Flygt; Active lift technology (upstream pumping) in mechanical seals for water injection services by John Crane UK; Dynamic injection system by Vogelsang
The companies contesting the Environmental/energy saving Award are: Advanced Energy Monitoring Systems for its energy saving through multi-pump monitoring and system optimisation; Flowserve Pump Division for its upgrading of boiler feed pumps at Fiddlers Ferry and West Burton power stations; Grundfos pumps for the Grundfos Approach to the Environment; Sterling Fluid Systems for its dry running vacuum pump
The finalists in the Manufacturer of the Year category are Grundfos Pumps, SPX Process Equipment (Plenty Mirrlees Pumps), Sulzer Pumps and Torres Pumps. The finalists contesting Distributor of the Year are AMS Pumps (BSS Group) and CCD Pumps. The finalists in the Supplier of the Year category are ABB Oy Drives, Eagleburgmann Industries, Greene Tweed and Co, and John Crane UK.
The finalists in the Young Pump Engineer of the Year category are Philip Bradley from Grundfos Pumps, Alex Myers from Sulzer Pumps, Toby Jennings from Torres Pumps.
