The HERMES AWARD 2021 goes to Bosch Rexroth. The company was honoured for the world's first electric actuator for controlling process valves under water. The award was presented on 12 April as part of the HANNOVER MESSE Digital Edition.
With the product SVA R2 (Subsea Valve Actuator), the jury chaired by Prof. Dr. Reimund Neugebauer, President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, honoured the world's first electric actuator for controlling process valves under water. The SVA R2 offers an energy-efficient and safe alternative to the actuators previously used in offshore oil and gas production. SVAs are self-sufficient assemblies with their own fluid circuit and variable-speed pump drive. The central unit and the kilometre-long pipes for the fluid are no longer needed. This also greatly minimises environmental risks. The SVAs only require a power supply and a data line. A displacement control regulates the flow rate almost loss-free from the speed. This simplifies the design and significantly increases energy efficiency.
"Bosch Rexroth has been an exhibitor at HANNOVER MESSE for many years and has impressed with its innovations over the years. The product that has now won an award is another milestone and stands for high-tech combined with environmental protection. The company is thus making a major contribution to the topic of sustainability, one of the trend themes of HANNOVER MESSE Digital Edition," says Dr. Jochen Köckler, Chairman and CEO of Deutsche Messe AG.
Jury Chairman and Fraunhofer President Prof. Neugebauer explains the selection of the winner: "With the SVA R2, the developers from Bosch Rexroth combine economic and ecological aspects to create a sustainably innovative product for the maritime process industry: With the Subsea Valve Actuator, already installed electrical supply lines for sensors are sufficient for the reliable operation of the actuators. Further advantages for the industry are the small dimensions and the integration of interfaces, which also allow the new actuator to be used in existing plants and retrofitted."
The HERMES AWARD 2021 was presented during the HANNOVER MESSE Digital Edition on 12 April 2021.
The HERMES AWARD is the international technology prize of HANNOVER MESSE and is awarded annually during the fair. It is aimed at all companies and institutions that exhibit at HANNOVER MESSE. The prize is awarded for outstanding products and innovative solutions that demonstrate a particularly high degree of technological innovation. This year the prize will be awarded virtually, as HANNOVER MESSE is organised as a digital event. From 2022 onwards, the winner of the HERMES AWARD will again be honoured at the Opening Ceremony of HANNOVER MESSE.
The jury members:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reimund Neugebauer (Jury Chairman), President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Prof. Dr. Ina Schieferdecker, Head of Department at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Prof. Dr. Friedrich Bleicher, Head of the Department of Machining Technology, Institute of Production Engineering and High-Performance Laser Technology at the TU Vienna
Ken Fouhy, Editor-in-Chief, VDI Nachrichten
Georg Giersberg, Business Editor, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Werner Götz, Editor-in-Chief, Industrieanzeiger
Prof. Dr. Kathrin Möslein, Vice President Outreach, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Siegfried Russwurm, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Member of the Presidential Board of acatech
Udo Schnell, Editorial Director VDI Fachmedien and Editor-in-Chief of Konstruktion
Claus Wilk, Editor-in-Chief, Production
Dr.-Ing. E.h. Manfred Wittenstein, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of WITTENSTEIN SE
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