MCI Award Winners Unveiled
23/05/2017 Motion Control Industry Awards
The 2017 MCIA Judging Panel convened at the London offices of BCAS in March to review the entries in each category and through healthy debate and a sophisticated scoring system the finalists were selected. Through a totalling up of the individual Judges scores the overall Winners were also determined and then revealed at the gala awards ceremony held on 9th May at the National Conference Centre in Birmingham.A fantastic time was had by all those who attended the special awards dinner with the opening address being jointly given by James Maziak, President of BCAS and Chris Buxton, CEO of BFPA. Grace was given by Paul Dunlop, President of BFPA and the actual awards ceremony was hosted by the extremely entertaining Dominic Holland.
Commenting on this year's awards programme, Chris Buxton, CEO of the British Fluid Power Association said, "I am delighted to say that the 2017 Motion Control Industry Awards dinner was a great success. This year it did not benefit from being co-located with any industry exhibitions but still enjoyed high attendance with most of the key industry players having a presence. This success only adds credence to the belief that generic motion control technology is becoming the industry norm and that a narrow focus upon specific technologies no longer reflects the demands of an ever more sophisticated and digitised end-user market. 2018 will once again see the Awards Dinner co-located with the industry exhibitions so I have no doubt that the next event will be even better. Generic motion control is core to the future development of UK industry and the UK Motion Control Awards Dinner is the only event of its kind in support of this rapidly growing sector."
Alastair Johnstone, Managing Director, Bosch Rexroth added, "We were proud to be a sponsor of the MCI Awards for the second year running. The motion control industry is key to supporting British manufacturing. It is the products and ideas from this industry that help to maintain and drive forward the quality and competitiveness of British manufactured products. These awards provide a vehicle to recognise companies and individuals responsible for world-class product innovation and initiatives that would otherwise go unnoticed."
The Winners
Technical Innovation of the Year
Sponsored by BEKO TECHNOLOGIES
Winner: JCB Hydradig
Environmental/Energy Efficiency Award
Sponsored by Bosch Rexroth
Winner: Gardner Denver - Triple ROBOX Energy Screw Compressor
Project of the Year
Sponsored by ABB
Winner: Bosch Rexroth - Offshore Wind Farm Piling Template
Distributor of the Year
Sponsored by Beaumanor Engineering
Winner: Thorite
Manufacturer of the Year
Sponsored by Hydraulics & Pneumatics
Winner: ABB
Contribution to Skills & Training
Sponsored by Drives and Controls
Winner: The Bosch Rexroth Challenge
Engineer of the Year
Sponsored by Parker Hannifin
Winner: Graham Fick, Zikodrive Motor Controllers
Lifetime Contribution
Sponsored by BCAS
Winner: Derek Turnbull MBE
Lifetime Contribution
Sponsored by BFPA
Winner: Gary Wyles
The awards could not have been brought to market without the help and support of the Sponsors and the organisers are extremely grateful for the support and commitment shown by each of them. Their contribution enabled the delivery of this awards programme and the presentation of the all-important gala awards ceremony, which provided a fantastic evening of fun and celebration for all those in attendance.
The awards ceremony was expertly conducted by presenter and comedian Dominic Holland, who also entertained with his superb brand of humour.
For more information, please contact:
Andrew Castle
Event Director
Motion Control Industry Awards
Tel: +44 (0)7785 290034
Email: andrew@touchwavemedia.co.uk
Web: www.mci-awards.com
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