Last night's PACE Zenith Awards ceremony at Sydney's Darling Harbour was attended by 230 industry professionals and was a night to remember.
The event was anchored by Chris Taylor and Craig Reucassel of The Chaser and Hamster Wheel fame and they had guests collapsing in fits of laughter with their unique take on the world of process control.
CSIRO's Jonathan Roberts opened the night with an excellent presentation on the very latest developments in automation and robotics technology.
This tenth PACE Zenith awards was an occassion to celebrate Australian ingenuity and also mark the 60th anniversary of PACE.
The winners of the 2013 PACE Zenith Awards are:
Automotive & Manufacturing
(sponsored by ifm efector)
WINNER: SAGE Automation
for Countermeasures Manufacturing Facility
Highly Commended: RPC Technologies
for Light Weight (Carbon Fibre) Mine Vent Duct
Oil & Gas
(sponsored by AMS Instrumentation & Calibration)
WINNER: Qenos – Altona Olefins
for Torque monitoring system for steam-turbine powered cracked-gas compressor
Mining, Minerals & Exploration
(sponsored by Schneider Electric)
WINNER: FLSmidth Ludowici
for Ludowici Reflux Classifier
Highly Commended: Adelaide Control Engineering
for PhosEnergy Plant
Young Achiever
(sponsored by SICK)
WINNER: Erin McMullen
from Unilever
Food & Beverage
WINNER: Sunshine Sugar
for Centrifugal drive system saves energy at Sunshine Sugar mill
Industry Contribution Award
(sponsored by PACE)
Awarded to: Ian Gibson
from WorleyParsons, Fluor Australia and IICA
Best Fieldbus Implementation
(sponsored by BECKHOFF)
WINNER: BlochTech, Profibus Association of Australia & WorleyParsons
for Southern Seawater Desalination Plant
Power & Energy Management
(sponsored by Schneider Electric)
WINNER: ICON Technologies
for Curtin University GEEP Laboratory Data Management System
Water & Wastewater
(sponsored by Bürkert Fluid Control Systems)
WINNER: Sinclair Knight Merz
for Critical Portfolio Work Program Goodna STP Upgrade Stage 4A
Highly Commended: UGL Engineering
for The Nepean Water Filtration Plant – Electrical and SCADA Upgrade
Machine Builder
(sponsored by B&R)
WINNER: Transmin
for Rocklogic
Highly Commended: Machinery Automation & Robotics
for MAR Robotic Idler Replacement System
Transport, Power & Infrastructure
WINNER: Braendler Engineering
for Aether Asset Inspection Service
Lifetime Achievement
(sponsored by Emerson Process Management)
WINNER: Russell Hughes
from Integra Systems
Overall Project of the Year
(sponsored by Honeywell Process Solutions)
WINNER: SAGE Automation
for Countermeasures Manufacturing Facility