AWARDS | BEEAS 2019
DESIGN TEAM OF THE YEAR:
EARTHSENSE & BLUEFROG
DESIGN
Sponsor: LG Motion
Working alongside air quality expert
EarthSense’s electronics engineers,
Bluefrog Design developed the
Zephyr; a compact and robust air
quality sensor. Packaging innovative
electrochemical sensors and optical
particle counters within a highly costeffective
product that is engineered
to perform accurately across global
climates and designed to measure
pollution, temperature and humidity
in the urban environment.
MATERIALS APPLICATION OF
THE YEAR: AIXAL BRAKE ROD –
ALVANT
Sponsor: Goodfellow (Cambridge)
A two-year, £28m project, titled ‘Large
Landing Gear of the Future’ has
seen Aluminium Matrix Composites
(AMC) manufacturer, Alvant, team up
with high-technology group, Safran
Landing Systems that could reduce
landing gear weight by as much as
30%, assisting with the aerospace
industry’s drive to reduce fuel
consumption and carbon emissions.
NEW PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
(ELECTRONIC): QUANTA
DIALYSIS TECHNOLOGIES – SC+
Sponsor: New Electronics magazine
Developed by Quanta Dialysis
Technologies, SC+ is a small, simple
and powerful haemodialysis system
designed to provide greater flexibility
around where, when and how patients
manage and receive their dialysis
therapy.
NEW PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
(MECHANICAL): BOWMAN
POWER – ETC 1000
Sponsor: MiniTec
In addition to the low cost of power
creation it offers, the ETC 1000
genset from Bowman Power can
achieve up to a 10% increase in total
electrical power; a 23% reduction
in greenhouse emissions; a 40%
reduction in unburnt hydrocarbons; a
7% reduction in fuel consumption; and
a 50% reduction in pre-heated engine
load ramp time.
Highly Commended: Russell Finex –
AMPro Sieve Station
ENGINEERING AMBASSADOR
OF THE YEAR: LAURA
GIDDINGS, RS COMPONENTS
Sponsor: Eureka! Magazine
An inspiring ambassador for
engineering, in her role as education
events manager for RS Components,
Laura Giddings has achieved
tangible results in improving
perceptions around engineering,
inspiring young people to pursue it
as a career and helping educators
with valuable and dynamic
resources to bring STEM subjects to
life in the classroom.
YOUNG DESIGN ENGINEER OF
THE YEAR: JAMES VEALE, GB
INNOMECH
Sponsor: RS Components
In less than two years since joining
automation consultancy GB Innomech
as a project engineer, James Veale
has helped the company to develop
its first product line which has been
subsequently spun out in a separate
company called GiroNEX.
DESIGN ENGINEER OF THE
DECADE: SEBASTIEN CUVELIER
MUSSALIAN
Sponsor: SolidWorks
Entrants in this category were the
previous winners of all the Design
Engineer of the Year Awards.
Sebastien Cuvelier Mussalian was
the winner, having won in 2013 for
his work as lead engineer on the
OrganOx perfusion system, which
keeps donor human livers ‘alive’
before being transplanted. Since then,
Sebastien has gone on to build an
international reputation for the design,
development and industrialisation of
innovative, robust medical devices.
CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR:
DRIVE SYSTEM DESIGN
Sponsor: MA Business
The tale of Drive System Design’s
success can be told via its statistics.
Since 2014, it has doubled its UK
based employee headcount to 96
full-time employees and significantly
grown its US office from four to more
than 30 employees. In addition,
during 2019, the company identified
significant opportunities in Asia, and
is in the process of launching within
this market, specifically in Korea
where representation has already
been established.
Highly Commended: ByteSnap Design
GRAND PRIX 2019: AUTOMATA
Sponsor: Distrupol
What the judges said: “Automata is a
company determined to democratise
the use of robotics among small
businesses and, with over 150 orders,
it’s well on course to achieving this
ambition.”
The ceremony was
hosted by Professor
Lucy Rogers
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