Innovation Awards

Innovation Award Winners 2009

Innovation Award Winner Dynamic Consult International (DCI)
Overpressure monitoring with an Instantel® Minimate Plus™
On the existing nuclear site of Flamanville, France, the Electricite De France (EDF) is constructing a new nuclear reactor named the European Pressurized Reactor (EPR) ...[view Innovation Award]

Innovation Winners Link 200 Joint Venture and Gammon Construction Ltd Hong Kong Space Museum in Hong Kong
Link 200 Joint Venture and Gammon Construction Ltd. have taken Instantel® Minimate Plus™ vibration monitors into space for an all new application - the Hong Kong Space Museum in Hong Kong’s busy Tsim Sha Tsui district to be exact! ...[view Innovation Award]

Innovation Award Winners 2008

Innovation Award Winner Seismic Surveys, Inc. Project:
SeismoBot Development for In-House Use – Multiple Locations, United States of America
Bringing the vibration monitoring business into the 21st century, Instantel Dealer, Seismic Surveys, Inc. (SSI) has recently developed and built completely self-sufficient, wireless seismograph stations. ...[view Innovation Award]

Innovation Winners Joint Venture - Dragages Hong Kong & Bouygues Construction Project: Ocean Park Redevelopment Contract; C105 Summit Site Formation Excavation – Hong Kong, China
Many dolphins, seals, sharks, stingrays, and reef fish in Hong Kong were unaffected by nearby blasting thanks to the innovative work of Dragages Bouyges JV. ...[view Innovation Award]

Innovation Winners Dynamic Consult International Project: Yemen Liquefied Natural Gas Project – Port of Balhaf, Republic of Yemen
Up to five Instantel Minimate Plus systems were used to monitor on this project for different applications. Three vibration monitors were equipped with tri-axial geophones for onshore measurements for attenuation laws and sensitive structures and the remaining two were equipped with hydrophones for offshore measurements of underwater overpressure. ...[view Innovation Award]

Innovation Award Winners 2007

Innovation Winners Datum Monitoring Services Limited, United Kingdom, was awarded an Instantel Innovation Award for their work on the Partick Station Redevelopment Project in Glasgow, UK. Datum was tasked to supply a real time vibration monitoring system during the construction of a new ticket office at the Partick Rail Station. ...[view Innovation Award]

Innovation Winners Dynamic Consult International (DCI), France, was selected for their innovative work on the construction of Tunnel T33 in Monaco. The project is to be done in two phases – creation of accesses to the future tunnel with the diversion of utilities through a concrete underground gallery. ...[view Innovation Award]

Innovation Award Winners 2006

Innovation Winners Congratulations to Diavik Diamond Mines Inc. and the University of Alberta, winners of an Instantel Innovation Award. The mine, located on a large island in Northern Canada, will mine kimberlite ore from three known diamond-bearing pipes located under the shallow water of Lac de Gras. ...[view Innovation Award]

Innovation Winners Congratulations to Kalliotekniikka Consulting Engineers OY for their innovative work on the Kamppi Project in Helsinki City, Finland. This impressive project faced multiple challenges – a demanding schedule, extremely low vibration limits, high penalties and fines for vibration violations. ...[view Innovation Award]

Innovation Winners Congratulations to WPC Engineering and Ed Hajduk, winner of an Instantel Innovation Award. The 1920’s Charleston High School building was renovated into the new home of the Medical University of South Carolina’s College of Health Professions Complex. ...[view Innovation Award]

What is the Innovation Award?

The Instantel Innovation Award recognizes and honors the outstanding vibration monitoring work that Instantel customers do. When the world’s most challenging projects – large and small – require vibration and blast monitoring, Instantel users are there with their trusted Blastmate® and Minimate® seismographs.

To celebrate Instantel product users for their ambitious work, Instantel Innovation Awards are awarded throughout the year to challenging projects that use Instantel instruments innovatively as part of the solution. Presented to organizations around the world, Instantel Innovation Award winners receive:

A unique, crystal Innovation Globe;
Publicity from Industry Announcements that are published in international trade publications announcing the selection of a winner and a brief description of the project;
Online promotion on the Innovation Awards page of the Instantel web site; and
$500 USD bonus to be used towards a celebratory event for the project team.

How do I Nominate a Project?

You can nominate a project at any time. To enter a nomination, complete the Nomination Form and submit it with an overview of the project, and project photos to Instantel. Nominations may be sent via email or by regular mail.

The project overview should be no more than two pages and include:

a brief description of the project;
the timeframe and budget involved;
specific challenge and innovative solution using Instantel monitors;
the results achieved; and
a list of names and titles of the persons with key involvement in the project.

If available, please include copies of newspaper or trade journal articles and any other project specific information that may be pertinent during the review of the Award Nomination Form.

The purpose of the Instantel Innovation Award is to celebrate ingenuity and innovation. There is no due date for nominations and all nominations will be reviewed upon receipt by the Award Committee. Awards are based on merit and will be awarded at the beginning of each calendar year. Those selected as winners will be contacted and notified of the honor by an Instantel Representative.

Please submit your nomination to:
Instantel
309 Legget Drive Ottawa, Ontario
Canada, K2K 3A3
Attention: Innovation Award
Email: marketing@instantel.com

309 Legget Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K2K 3A3