April 25, 2024

Innovation story

John Munck Award 2024 - New generation of VSD compressors

The winners developed a smarter generation of variable speed compressors (VSD), for customer value beyond energy savings.
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The John Munck Award, established in 1988, is presented each year to reward the person or group of persons having produced the best innovative technical development contribution during the year.

This year the award goes to Roel Adriaensen, Dennis Scheers, Jan Vansweevelt and Michael Willemse in the Industrial Air division within the Compressor Technique Business Area.

John Munck Award winners 2024 - Roel Adriaensen, Dennis Scheers, Jan Vansweevelt and Michael Willemse

Building on a fantastic product the team behind the VSDs have taken a leap forward in compressor design to further enhance the innovative variable speed drive. By integrating new software into a product already focused on delivering energy efficiencies, the VSDs has not only contributed to measurable sustainability benefits but also greatly contributed to increased customer value as every customer gets performance and efficiency optimized for their application, their needs and their conditions.

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