PACE Zenith Awards 2013: Overall Project of the Year sponsored by Honeywell Process Solutions
WINNER: SAGE Automation
Project: Countermeasures Manufacturing Facility
Winner of the Automotive and Manufacturing category, SAGE Automation took out the Overall Project of the Year PACE Award for 2013.
The judges said "SAGE Automation's project was a clear winner. It is an excellent example of using control systems to meet the demands of quality-driven, safety-critical manufacturing processes."
To fulfil a major Australian Defence contract, Chemring appointed SAGE Automation to handle the design, development and installation of a new production facility in the regional Victorian town of Lara.
Constructed in four stages, this is the first automated countermeasure manufacturing plant constructed in the southern hemisphere.
The project was a unique combination of manual and automated processes and required the team to consider issues such as delicate product handling techniques, functional safety requirements, machine guarding, hazardous areas and high operating temperatures of up to 85ºC.
Garry Mahoney (L), Pacific Director, Honeywell Process Solutions congratulates winner Adrian Fahey of SAGE Automation.
It was an especially tough field this year as can be seen from the following list of Winners and Highly Commended for 2013:
Oil & Gas
Winner: Qenos – Altona Olefins for Torque monitoring system for steam-turbine powered cracked-gas compressor
Mining & Minerals Processing
Winner: FLSmidth Ludowici for Ludowici Reflux Classifier
Highly Commended: Adelaide Control Engineering for PhosEnergy Plant
Food & Beverage
Winner: Sunshine Sugar for Centrifugal drive system saves energy at Sunshine Sugar mill
Best Fieldbus Implementation
Winner: BlochTech, Profibus Association of Australia & WorleyParsons for Southern Seawater Desalination Plant
Power & Energy Management
Winner: ICON Technologies for Curtin University GEEP Laboratory Data Management System
Water & Wastewater
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
Automotive & Manufacturing
Winner: SAGE Automation for Countermeasures Manufacturing Facility
Highly Commended: RPC Technologies for Light Weight (Carbon Fibre) Mine Vent Duct
Machine Builder
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
Young Achiever
Winner: Erin McMullen from Unilever
Industry Contribution Award
Awarded to: Ian Gibson from WorleyParsons, Fluor Australia, IICA
Lifetime Achievement
Winner: Russell Hughes from Integra Systems
The 2013 Overall Project of the year is sponsored by Honeywell Process Solutions
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