The four trade media "Process", "Process worldwide", "PharmaTec" and "Schüttgut" presented the Innovation Awards for the 6th time at the Powtech/TechnoPharm trade fair in Nuremberg on April 23. The jury honors the most innovative equipment and processes in the chemical, pharmaceutical and process engineering industries. Completely newly developed or further developed components, apparatus, systems or processes that differ significantly from the previous state of the art are included in the assessment.



This year, 52 applications were submitted for evaluation. The criteria for the award are the degree of innovation, quality, cost-effectiveness for users, existing applications/pilot projects and presentation. The expert jury selected the winners at an official awards ceremony on the first evening of the trade fair. "The high number of applications once again impressively demonstrates how innovative many process technology suppliers are. They secure a good market position with highly interesting further developments and innovations," emphasized Editor-in-Chief and Group Publisher Gerd Kielburger.



The winners were honored in a total of six categories:

1. basic processes for powder and bulk solids: BBA Innova AG (Aarau)

2. apparatus engineering and process components: Netzsch-Feinmahltechnik GmbH (Selb)

3. particle/material analysis and characterization: Decagon Devices Europe (Dardilly)

4. instrumentation and control technology/automation: Vega Grieshaber KG (Schiltach)

5. packaging and filling technology: Empac GmbH (Emsdetten)

6. pharmaceutical/clean room technology: Hermann Waldner GmbH & Co. KG (Wangen)



PROCESS covers the market of the chemical, pharmaceutical and other processing industries with up-to-date business and application-oriented technical information. The German-language trade magazine PROCESS, the English editions PROCESS worldwide, PROCESS India and PROCESS China, the industry titles PharmaTEC and PharmaTEC Food as well as worldwide congress events and the online portals www.process.de and www.process-worldwide.com, including a weekly industry newsletter, inform technical specialists and managers in the process industry worldwide. The parent company Vogel Business Media is one of the leading German specialist information providers with 100+ trade journals, 100+ web portals, 100+ business events as well as numerous mobile offerings and international activities. Its headquarters are in Würzburg. The company celebrated its 120th birthday in 2011.