Zenith awards look back to 2005

Tag: hole cutter IN what is unarguably the highlight of the year for the process, automation and control community, the PACE Zenith Awards 2005 program reached its much-awaited culmination on 1 June when the winners in nine industrial categories [see below] were announced at a gala event in Melbourne. The wealth of outstanding achievement ranged from projects of great industrial value to highly individualistic solutions. Over 70 people, from all corners of Australia, attended the morning function, which was held at Flemington Racecourse. All the winners and those highly commended in the nine categories were awarded trophies and certificates of achievement. All finalists also received certificates of achievement. The ceremony was officially opened by Marian McLean, country and regional manager occupational health and safety, ABB Australia, who spoke on OHS challenges facing multinational companies. Representing each of the nine sponsors were: Paul Kerin, national manager industry, Schneider Electric (Australia); Daljinder Singh, senior sales engineer, Victoria, Endress + Hauser Australia; Dirk Kuiper, general manager, AMS Instrumentation & Calibration; Frank Schrever, managing director, Pilz Safe Automation; Stephen Russell, regional account manager, Victoria and Tasmania, Citect Aust; Phillip Ring, Melbourne branch manager, Samson Controls; John Gaskell, chief executive officer, ABB Australia; Nick Fondas, managing director, Itech Corporation; and Juergen Schneider, regional manager, Victoria, Siemens.