First prize in GreenTech at the Rotary Startup Award
Sycon came first in the GreenTech and Environment category of the Rotary Startup Award, and placed among the top three overall.
The Rotary Startup Award judges young companies on what their business actually contributes, not on what it promises. Sycon presented what an instrumented machine makes it possible to avoid: lost output, parts replaced too early, energy consumed without anyone noticing.
What the jury took away
Sycon topped the GreenTech and Environment category and placed among the top three overall. The demonstration covered equipment already in service (the machines most manufacturers will keep for another ten years) rather than new lines.
Why this category and not another
Instrumenting an old machine instead of replacing it is first of all an economic decision. It is also, mechanically, a frugal one: the machine that stays in service is not manufactured a second time. That is the argument Sycon makes, and the one the jury recognised.