Flow Control has been honoring the fluid handling industry’s ongoing commitment to manufacturing excellence through our annual Innovation Awards program for nearly two decades. Each year, we are proud to present the latest innovations and technology breakthroughs in our industry based on an open nomination and reader voting process. The 2015 Flow Control Innovation Award winners were announced in the September edition of Flow Control. Now we take a closer look at how each winning technology is being applied in real-world industrial fluid handling systems, resulting in increased process efficiency, measurement accuracy, cost savings, energy savings, and more. Click on the following links for case studies on this year’s award-winning technologies.
1. Flow Transmitter Provides Measurement Certainty to Liquid Fertilizer Manufacturer
Model 5700 Advanced Field-Mount Transmitter
By Emerson Process Management – Micro Motion
2. Vortex Flowmeter Helps Cheese Maker Reduce Steam Bill by 10% Annually
Proline Prowirl 200 Vortex Flowmeter
By Endress+Hauser
3. Thermal Mass Flowmeter & Temperature Transmitter Resolves Recalibration Issue for Wastewater Treatment Operator
Model FT1 Thermal Mass Flow Meter & Temperature Transmitter
By Fox Thermal Instruments
4. Thermal Flowmeter Auto Switching Feature Allows Oil & Gas Company to Accurately Measure Flow Rates
Thermatel TA2 Auto Switching
By Magnetrol International
5. Solid Waste Facility Benefits from Portable Thermal Mass Flowmeter
Sage Portable Datalogging Thermal Mass Flow Meter
By Sage Metering
6. Electric Utility Reduces Inventory & Gains with Versatile Multi-Calibration Pressure Transmitter
Foxboro S Series Pressure Transmitter
By Schneider Electric
7. Coriolis Flowmeter Solves Critical Fuel Measurement Concerns on the High Seas
SITRANS FC410 Coriolis Flow Meter
By Siemens Process Instrumentation and Analytics
8. Mass Flow Converter App Puts the Answers at Your Fingertips
Mass Flow Converter App
By Teledyne Hastings Instruments
9. Stainless Steel Spool Valves Withstand Harsh Environments of Oil & Gas Production
ASCO 364 Series Stainless Steel Spool Valves
By ASCO Numatics