GRS SIGNUM
GRS Software GmbH, Homburg (Germany)
One gold medal went for the first time to a software company, GRS Software GmbH based in Homburg an der Saar, for its GRS SIGNUM application, a so-called 32-bit fat client application, consisting of various modules which can automatically generate a product declaration to include the list of ingredients, nutritional values, allergen and GMO status and product specifications. The meat products sector has its own separate module which, regardless of nesting depth, can perform the essential calculations to determine excess amounts of fat and connective tissue and the ratio of water to protein.
Innovative rectification wort boiling system
Hertel GmbH, Salzburg (Austria)
A second gold medal went to Hertel GmbH in Salzburg for its innovative rectification wort boiling system. This is a boiling system which involves both rectification and desorption. This allows the full extent of the evaporation needed to remove unwanted flavours when boiling the wort to be reduced to a minimum and results in huge energy savings without having to accept worts or beers of a poorer quality.
Software packages CutControl und CutVision
K+G Wetter GmbH, Biedenkopf-Breidenstein (Germany)
A silver medal was awarded to the CutControl and CutVision software packages developed by K+G Wetter GmbH based in Biedenkopf-Breidenstein. The CutControl module makes an automated cutting process a really practical possibility at last while the CutVision module automatically generates the associated documentation. Employing the two modules together increases productivity and, at the same time, significantly enhances quality assurance and production control.
Conveyor belt series 850 and 1650
Intralox L.L.C. Europe, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
The Intralox L.L.C. was also awarded a silver medal. Europe in Amsterdam for the new 850 and 1650 series of conveyor belts, which in the meantime have proven themselves especially in companies that process meat, poultry or seafood. The hygiene-related improvements were achieved through a combination of new ideas, including have made it possible to reduce the number of hinges normally present by more than 60%.
X-ray CombiWeigher XS3 AdvanCheK
Mettler-Toledo Garvens Gmbh, Giessen (Germany)
The final silver medal goes to Mettler-Toledo Garvens GmbH based in Giesen for its X-ray CombiWeigher XS3 AdvanCheK which combines accurate dynamic weighing with a reliable X-ray-based foreign body detection system. The main advantage of this system is that it includes a genuinely dynamic control scale employing EMFR weighing cell technology which allows products to be dynamically weighed with great accuracy and meets all national calibration requirements.