Chosen by an international jury of 11 trade specialists, the winners of Intermat's Innovation Awards 2012, were felicitated in a special ceremony at Intermat 2012.
The Intermat 2012 Innovation Awards turn the spotlight on innovation in the construction and materials industries. As a showcase for international innovation, these awards recognise outstanding developments relating to equipment, techniques, services and products.
Gold Award
In the civil engineering equipment sector, the gold award winner is Volvo Construction Equipment for its On Board Weighing (OBW) system for its F series haulers.
The OBW system is available for Volvo's full suspension haulers. The system monitors the input of weight on the machine from pressure sensors and relays this information to load software integrated into the machine's electronics.
"Gold in the construction equipment market sector has been awarded to French firm Mills, for Tourechaf shoring tower.
Mills said that Tourechaf's innovation lay in its fewer, lighter components, and its safe and simple use. Components lock automatically to avoid disconnection while the crane is moving.
"The gold award in the components, equipment and tooling sector was presented to Arcure for Blaxtair, which it claims is the only embedded industrial obstacle detection system which provides reliable real-time recognition of pedestrians. It recognises pedestrians through its patented image processing and shape recognition algorithms.
The mining and quarrying equipment gold award went to R Brunone for its SB Spar conveyor, which uses the return belt to protect the product on the carrier belt from the weather. The return belt, which is normally positioned below the carrier belt, is twisted and brought above the carrier belt to provide cover
Silver Award
The silver award in the civil engineering equipment category has been awarded to Fayat for Swift, which it describes as a durable, economical and ergonomic pothole repair method.
According to Fayat, it has combined all the necessary functions and equipment into a specialist mobile repair unit.
German company Vollert Anlagenbau's Iso-matic processing station has been awarded a silver in the construction equipment category. The company said Iso-matic allowed the accurate, automated processing of insulation for manufacturing sandwich walls and core-insulated concrete parts.
Silver in components, equipment and tooling sector was awarded to Klac Industrie for its Klac +, a quick hitch device for hydraulic excavators. It is available in a semi-automatic version for manual unlocking, or an automatic version for hydraulic unlocking.
Environment Award
The Intermat 2012 Environment Award was presented to Imer for its Carry 105 electrical mini-dumper, which is said to be a solution for handling materials inside enclosed spaces
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