The iF Design Award 2023, the top award for industrial design in the world, was officially announced recently. Comate VFM55MV micro vortex flowmeter competed with nearly 11,000 outstanding entries from 56 countries/regions around the world and finally won the iF Design Award 2023 for its cutting-edge design concept and originality.
This is the first time China’s industrial flowmeter products won the international design award, marking the domestic flowmeter in the creation of product functionality and artistry to reach a world-leading level.
Founded in 1953, the iF Design Award is organized by the Hannover Industrial Design Forum, Germany’s oldest industrial design institution, and is regularly awarded annually. “It has become a globally recognized landmark award for good design. It is known worldwide for its “independent, rigorous and reliable” award philosophy and is known as the “Oscars of the design world”.
Founded in 1953, the iF Design Award is organized by the Hannover Industrial Design Forum, Germany’s oldest industrial design institution, and is regularly awarded annually. “It has become a globally recognized landmark award for good design. It is known worldwide for its “independent, rigorous and reliable” award philosophy and is known as the “Oscars of the design world”.
Comate VFM55MV becomes the first domestic industrial flowmeter to win an award
It is understood that the jury of the 2023 iF design award is composed of 132 design experts from more than 20 countries. The products are judged from the concept, appearance, function, innovation and impact, which are the five judging dimensions to the final selection of “point to the future of industry development” of the winning works. Statistics show that a total of 98 industrial products from all over the world won the award, with only two companies, Comate China and Siemens Germany, being listed in the flow metering field.
It is worth noting that the award of Comate VFM55MV has achieved a breakthrough in this international award for domestic industrial flowmeters and represents a world leading position in product performance and design for Chinese-made flowmeters.
The Comate VFM55MV micro vortex flowmeter is the world’s first vortex flowmeter that can be used to measure dry and wet air flows in industrial pipelines from 16L/min to 300L/min. Its innovative symmetrical dual Kaman vortex vibration sensing sensor design, which has been awarded a number of patents, can achieve continuous measurement of the measured gas actual flow, pressure, temperature, and mass flow at the same time. The product is matched with an intelligent digital system for human-machine interaction and ease of use, making it unique among its peers.
In addition, the reliable data brought by Comate VFM55MV’s accurate measurement and its innovative application in VOCs management make it a broad market and social value in promoting industrial energy saving and carbon reduction, and promoting the development of environmental protection events. From functional design to scenario application, Comate VFM55MV was favored by the judges with multiple innovations.
INNOVATION 1: RELIABLE DATA TO HELP INDUSTRY SAVE ENERGY AND REDUCE CARBON
In the future development of the industry products with leadership and inspiration is an important criterion for the iF design award. Comate VFM55MV micro vortex flowmeter can measure small gas flow in 8mm ~ 25mm pipe, the VFM55MV is a good solution to the medium contains liquid water, oil particles and other impurities on the impact of measurement accuracy, effectively meet the use of compressed air and other non-pure gases in a single industrial equipment to monitor the gas consumption.
INNOVATION 2: ACCURATE MEASUREMENT OF VOCS RECOVERY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Oil and gas contain a large amount of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and are an important source of air pollution. The Comate VFM55MV plays an important role in the link of oil and gas recovery, focusing on the application of gasoline nozzle oil and gas recovery flow measurement in petrol filling stations to meet the needs of government and environmental protection organizations for accurate monitoring of petrol oil and gas emissions and to promote environmental protection.
INNOVATION 3: INTELLIGENT HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTION TO ENHANCE SERVICE EXPERIENCE AND EFFICIENCY
Humanized and intelligent design is particularly important in the use of industrial products. Besides retaining the button operation, the innovative use of mobile interaction function. The user connects to the mobile APP via Bluetooth to realize the setting of the operating parameters. With user authorization, it is also possible to analyze measurement data and remote diagnosis. At the same time, the intelligent self-diagnosis function of the flowmeter can accurately indicate the error information and ensure reliable measurement results.
The VFM55MV micro vortex flowmeter has more options in terms of applications. Unlike traditional flowmeters that rely on external power supplies, the VFM55MV has a low power consumption and a built-in lithium battery power supply to ensure a long life of 14 months, avoiding the occurrence of power outages leading to flow data omissions and greatly eliminating the need for on-site wiring and easy deployment. It’s also equipped with a 24VDC power supply interface to meet the needs of different customers.
In addition, based on the dual-probe anti-vibration algorithm and digital signal spectrum analysis technology, the flowmeter can provide better anti-vibration performance, wider measurement range and better measurement accuracy, so that users can obtain a large amount of production equipment gas consumption data. This measurement data is essential for improving the energy efficiency of equipment and processes, driving lean production and reducing energy consumption.