Innovations Showcase
Seawork Innovations Showcase 2010
'Spirit of Innovation' is a hotly contested trophy for Seawork exhibitors who, in the past 12 months, have introduced and promoted products, vessels, services or projects to their key commercial audience.
Located in a prominent area of Seawork's undercover exhibition area, the Innovations Showcase provides visitors with the opportunity to see at one time, in one place, new products, projects and vessels that have been introduced by exhibitors during the past 12 months.
If you have a NEW product, vessel or project that was launched or completed within the last 12 months, you can apply to have it included into the Innovations Showcase. The Showcase and Award is a fantastic sponsorship opportunity for any organisation that recognises the wealth of new ideas, skills and technologies which exist in the commercial marine sector.
The Showcase is judged in 6 main entries with a Certificate of Commendation awarded to the winner of each. Divided into five categories, to qualify all entries must have come to market in the previous 12 months and provide a valuable insight into the latest in design, technology and applications. These categories are:
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Vessel Design & Construction
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Marine Civil Engineering & Construction
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Marine Equipment, Electronics & Materials
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Diving & Underwater Technology
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Renewable Energy (2x)
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Safety & Training
The overall winner is awarded the 'Seawork Spirit of Innovation', a trophy sculpted by John Mellows, Azure Dragon Design.
Seawork 2011 Innovations Showcase Winners
With exhibitor numbers exceeding 400, there was a multiplicity of new products to see and evaluate. Many companies specifically choose the exhibition as the place to showcase their latest developments for the first time.
Seawork Innovations Showcase category winners were:
Vessel Design & Construction: Damen - High Speed Support Vessel 2610
Marine Civil Engineering & Construction: Wave Craft UK - Waveblade PLUS
Marine Equipment, Electronics & Materials: UNIMEC Srl - Sigmadrive
Diving & Underwater Technology: GRP Laminates, MSV Explorer Safety & Training: EchoPilot – 2D Forward Looking Sonar
Renewable Energy Marine Supply Chain: Houlder Ltd – Turbine Access System (TAS)
Renewable Energy Onboard Generation and Conservation – KPM-Marine – EcoMast wind generator
Casper Vermeulen of Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards was delighted to win the Innovation Award in the Vessel Design & Construction category for the High Speed Support Vessel 2610: “Winning a Seawork Innovation Award will be very useful in future publicity and the exhibition has been the perfect forum in which to introduce this catamaran, which can maintain high speeds in 2m significant wave height, to the offshore wind industry. We’ve spoken to developers and turbine manufacturers among others and the feedback has been very promising. This is my 13th Seawork, and it’s been busier than ever.”
Innovations Awards 2010
The overall winners, carrying off the Seawork Spirit of Innovation Trophy, were EchoPilot Marine Electronics Ltd, a family company based in Ringwood, Hampshire. The company submitted the world’s first real time 3D Forward Looking Sonar.
Photo: Jane Anderson, Mike Phillips (Echopilot), Andrew Webster (Managing Director, Mercator Media)
The other category winners were:
Vessel Design & Construction - Scotseat KPM Marine – Triple Stage Shock Mitigation Jockey Seat
Marine Civil Engineering & Construction - JW Automarine - SEEBAG
Marine Equipment, Electronics & Materials - H4 Marine – Maritex 1-50
Diving & Underwater Technology – EchoPilot Marine Electronics – EchoPilot 3D Forward Looking Sonar
Renewable Energy – Aquamarine Power – Oyster Hydro-Electric Wave Energy Converter
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