One of the winners was 'Famas', a team of developers from the company Senis in Zug (Switzerland).

The Senis development team: Dr. Thomas Kaltenbacher, Sasa Spasic, Dr. Dragana Popovic Renella, Prof. Dr. Radivoje Popovic, Marjan Blagojevic, Sasa Dimitrijevic (from left).

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'Famas' is a low-cost, fast and accurate magnetic angle sensor based on two vertical Hall elements and direct conversion of the angle into digital format. The patented new algorithm implemented in this sensor includes an innovative servo control system. It enables angle detection at virtually unlimited rotational speeds with minimal and angle-independent latency.

The second award-winning innovation is the online fluid analyzer 'Fluidfox' from Microresonant, which was also awarded the special 'Young Company' prize by the AMA Association this year.

The MicroResonant development team: Friedrich Feichtinger, Alexander Niedermayer, Thomas Voglhuber (from left to right).

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The fluid analyzer is a compact system for monitoring the quality of lubricating and hydraulic oils, which helps to reduce maintenance costs and the risk of machine failure. Regardless of the oil type, it not only determines its viscosity, but also determines a comprehensive profile of several oil parameters depending on temperature and pressure. Fully automatic, 'Fluidfox' achieves a measuring accuracy that even surpasses complex laboratory analyses.

"The two winning projects, Famas and Fluidfo, impressed the jury with their scientifically outstanding solutions, high level of innovation and recognizable market relevance," said jury chairman Professor Andreas Schütze from Saarland University, explaining this year's selection. "Famas - the fast magnetic angle sensor is a particularly elegant control technology solution that solves the problem of high speed for Hall sensors with a new approach. The Fluidfox impressed us with its very good measurement quality in the field, utilizing the temperature and pressure dependency of the measured variables," says Schütze, explaining the jury's decision this year.

This year, 38 innovative research and development teams competed for the AMA Innovation Award with their developments, including 16 young companies. Application forms for the AMA Innovation Award 2021 will be available online from the end of October 2020. Individuals or development teams from companies and institutes can apply.