Hawk Measurement's ORCA Sonar receives Product of the Year Gold Award from Plant Engineering Magazine

Voted on each year by the readers of Plant Engineering, the Product of the Year is the industry’s most prestigious award for innovation in instrumentation products. The award for Hawk Measurement was presented at a ceremony that was part of the 2009 Plant Engineering Manufacturing Summit in Charleston, South Carolina.

Last year Hawk introduced a new line of "fourth generation" sonar transducers for improved sensing of Interface levels in tailings, paste, concentrator and Lamella thickeners, settling tanks, and CCD’s. The new sensors offer big improvements in overall power, penetration, and calibration density range. They provide better capability under high suspended solids loading, ‘sliming,’ and generally upset process conditions.

Jack Evans, President, of Hawk Measurement, stated "The response from the industry for our new ORCA Sonar has been extremely positive and we at Hawk Measurement are very pleased to accept this prestigious award. Our Development Team has worked hard to bring to market a product that not only monitors, but also controls the process. This is truly a breakthrough in improved sensing of interface levels and we are delighted with our customers' reaction."

The new Hawk array transducer designs include three to seven sonar crystals mounted in a single head. Each sonar array produces a concentrated sonar beam that provides more emitted power and collects more returned signals. Array transducers yield better penetration, higher sensitivity, and overall better performance in the most difficult environments.

Read more about ORCA Sonar.

For further information, please contact:

Australia, Europe and Asia
Brian Tiedemann
Hawk Measurement Systems
Phone: +61 03 9873 4750
Email: brian.tiedemann[at]hawk.com.au

Corporate contact:
Marie Osterskog
Hawk Measurement Systems
Australia
Phone: +61 03 9873 4750
Email: marie.osterskog[at]hawk.com.au

North America
Jack Evans
Hawk Measurement
Phone: +1 888 429 5538
Phone: +1 978 304 3000
Email: info[at]hawkmeasure.com

About Hawk
Hawk, a world leader in level, positioning and flow measurement technology, provides cutting edge equipment to the global industrial market. With over 30 years of experience, Hawk offers a record of success in a wide range of areas including mining/mineral processing, water supply/waste water, bulk material handling and chemical. Hawk’s ongoing commitment aims to provide industry leading technology and cost-effective solutions.