2006 Innovation in Engineering Award

An Institution of Engineering and Technology product story

Edited by the Processingtalk editorial team Oct 16, 2006

A global award for innovation at the annual IET Innovation in Engineering Awards went to Flownetix, who manufacture a range of ultrasonic consumer watermeter instrumentation

Flownetix, manufacturers of a range of ultrasonic water flow instrumentation, won a global award for innovation at the IET's annual Innovation in Engineering Awards.

The Marlow based company won the Control, Instrumentation and Robotics award for its low cost, low power, non moving part consumer water meter.

The judges said: "Water management is an increasingly important issue for society and this development promises a means of straightforward and acceptable metering as a result of improved accuracy and reliability".

The judges added that the product transfers an established industrial measurement technique to a high volume consumer application and has potential markets worldwide.

The company say their product overcomes problems associated with conventional mechanical meters.

Dr Alf Roberts, CEO of the IET said: "These awards recognise the vital role that innovation in engineering plays in the global economy.

On behalf of the IET I would like to congratulate all the winners who have displayed outstanding innovation in their respective categories".

A total of 17 awards, each sponsored by a major company, were presented at a ceremony at the IET London HQ in Savoy Place.

The awards evening was hosted by TV personality Adam Hart-Davis.

The awards have been supported by the Department of Trade and Industry.

Lord Sainsbury of Turville, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Science and Innovation at the DTI, attended.

As part of the awards process the IET has worked closely with the DTI and the Queen's Awards Office to promote the Innovation category of the Queen's Awards for Enterprise.