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At the opening of the 2015 Industrie Lyon gala evening, the identity of the winners of the innovation trophies was unveiled in front of more than 850 guests. With 148 new products in the running this year and 14 products and services shortlisted, innovation remains a strong and unavoidable value of the show.
4 companies won a trophy in the categories environment, ergonomics, productivity and technology after defending their innovation on March 25 with a jury of experts. A favourite and, for the first time, the trophe of the industrial manager of the year were also awarded.
Environment category
Sogal - cyanide-free silver treatment processes
This new cyanide-free surface process involves depositing shiny silver deposits on brass, bronze or copper surfaces. It can be used in decorative or technical application.
Nominees recall: Engmar: CBS / Salvagnini laminar sensors: P1X paneler
Ergonomic category
Mecanolav-Ridel - loading/unloading system via rotating table indexed to MecanoFAST concept
This system was custom-made for the MecanoFAST concept, capable of washing and drying a mechanical part in 30 seconds, without any stock and with a footprint of less than 2 m2.
Nominees Recall: Akeo: Intelligent Kitting Mobile Robot IKR 4.0 / Visapply: Ergo Pause MD
Productivity category
Emuge Franken - Punch Tap Tap
New machining process that allows you to tap a hole in just one U-turn.
Nominees Recall: CGTech: Vericut Force / Fronius: Speedclad / Madaula: angular head with vibratory drilling system
Technology category
Faro - measuring arm with Laser Edge Scanarm HD scanner The Laser Edge Scanarm HD measuring arm allows you to effortlessly scan parts with contrasting, high-reflectivity, or complex colors without having to process or powder the surface or use targets. In addition, it provides high-definition 3D data.
Recall of the nominees: Henkel: Loctite 4090 / IGUS: Tribo-filament / ABC Swisstech: magnetic centrifuge debugging
Jury's favourite
Akeo Plus - smart kitting mobile robot IKR 4.0
IKR 4.0 is an innovative collaborative system that allows kitting operations to move boxes of varying weights and sizes from one location to another. The system consists of a collaborative robot placed on a miiwa mobile platform (Kuka), a 5-fingered robotic pliers (Schunk), a software development of the Ensam in Lille and an artificial intelligence from Akeo Plus.
The 2015 Industrial Manager's Trophy is awarded to Jean-Claude Gas, president of the company SGame, which implemented an ISO 26000 labeling approach in 2013 and in 2014 achieved the highest AAA (excellence) level without any outside help. Since then, the working environment and financial results have been significantly improved.
Recall of the nominees:Nathalie Candalot ADB / Khalid El Jarrari Dunlopillo / Julien Riberolles Isoltop
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