Hong Kong Productivity Council's BM-Combo The HKPC promotes productivity of local firms by providing support to enhance the value-added content of products and services, and increase international competitiveness. The judges said: 'The BM-COMBO is a compact waste water treatment system for industrial use. The innovation of the product is in its ability to treat high strength organic waste water using a small bioreactor. It has been in operation in a beverage manufacturer in Hong Kong [and] has potential for application in other facilities that are limited by space.'
RF Tech's Automated Passenger Management System (APMS) RF Tech is a fast-growing smart card and radio frequency identification (RFID) service provider and system integrator in Hong Kong. The judges said: 'APMS is designed for high volume self-service passenger clearance applications. It supports a variety of electronic identification document [ID cards or e-passport] and biometrics technologies. It has been installed at the Macau-Zhuhai border checkpoint and it has a high potential for use in other similar border checkpoints.'
Sun East Technology (Holdings') GENESIS Intelligence Lead-Free Hot Air Re-Flow System Model No: NT-8A-V3 Sun East is a diversified electronic manufacturing equipment supplier. It distributes electronic equipment through overseas brands and manufactures electronic equipment under its own brand name. The judges said: 'The product is a high performance power pump hot air reflow system for lead-free soldering of PCBs. The built-in intelligent temperature monitoring and profile management systems allow machine learning with artificial intelligence and optimisation of temperature profile to improve soldering quality, irrespective of the batch size. Lower-cost thermocouples are installed to facilitate temperature accuracy up to ?0.5 degree Celsius.'
Topfine Machinery (China's)
'A Series' Injection Moulding Machine Topfine is one of the largest plastic injection moulding and zinc alloy die-casting machine manufacturers in Hong Kong. It produces injection moulding machines in the range of 15 to 1,700 tonnes damping force
with shot capacity from 20 to 14,000 grams. The judges said:
'The 'A-Series' is a line of hydraulic-driven machines with many innovative features. These include a simple linear servo motor design and a novel locking unit system with enlarged space between tie bars to accommodate larger moulds. The 'A-Series' is extremely compact with performance comparable to its global competitors.'