We Won Best Networking Implementation
You might have read our post on being finalists at the PACE Zenith Awards 2016. Tonight we won the Best Networking Implementation award for 2016. Our Congratulations also go to IND Technology. Their Early Fault Detection product was the design we won this award for.
PACE Zenith Winners 2016
If you are wondering what the product does, it measures electromagnetic radiation from the electricity distribution grid using custom designed antennas, does DSP maths on it, determines if a fault condition such as Partial Discharge is present, and sends an alert if it detects that. It does this at 250MSPS every second and uploads the summary results to a web service. Using PPS GPS synchronisation you can determine the distance to the fault from each EFD Device. Scatter a few of these around the network and you have the most cost effective Early Fault Detection system you can get. It is also a classic high bandwidth IoT project.
OK, enough engineer speak. Here is a summary from the night.
The MC was Merv Hughes who brought a lot of humour to the night through his novel pronunciation of technical terms.
The Keynote Address was given by Dr. David Nayagam who walked us through the The Bionic Eye project and the difference it was going to make to people experiencing blindness that didn’t have underlying receptor damage.
And we had an extraordinary interlude of entertainment by the Unusualist, Raymond Crowe.
PACE Zenith Awards 2016
2016 PACE Zenith Awards Winners
Here are all the winners by category:
- Safety system innovation – Robotic Automation, for Multi-product Robotic Automation
- Manufacturing Control – Sage Automation, for Integrated Process Control
- Automation Innovation – Robotic Automation, for Multi-product Robotic Automation
- Transport Control – Encroaching. For POW’R-LOCK
- Mining and Minerals Process Control – Scott Automation & Robotics, for ROBOFUEL
- Water and Wastewater Control – SMC, for Ethercat Network for Treatment of Wastewater
- Machine Builder – Automation Innovation
- Oil and Gas Innovation – Yokogawar Australia, Julimar Development Project
- Power and Energy Management – Alliance Automation, Oxley Creek Rehabilitation Project
- Best PLC. HMI and Sensor Product – Bestech Australia, Beanair Wireless Sensor Network
- Best Network Implementation – Successful Endeavours, IND Technology Early Fault Detection System
- Young Achiever of the Year – Kayla Saggers
- Lifetime Achievement – Peter Maasepp
- Project of the Year – Yokogawa, Julimar Development Project
Our congratulations go to all the participants.
Successful Endeavours specialise in Electronics Design and Embedded Software Development, focusing on products that are intended to be Made In Australia. Ray Keefe has developed market leading electronics products in Australia for more than 30 years. This post is Copyright © 2016 Successful Endeavours Pty Ltd.
