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US $400,000 grant helps cut vehicle emissions
Camcon has developed a digital valve which has the potential to improve engine performance and reduce exhaust emissions by up to 20% due to its precise control over combustion.
News from Engineeringtalk, 15 May 2007
Company founder wins innovation award
Wladyslaw Wygnanski has won the Cambridge100 Innovation Award for developing a high-pressure, high-speed valve for use in oil well reservoirs.
News from Engineeringtalk, 26 April 2007
Agreement puts actuators to work in oilfields
Camcon Technology has signed a three-year multiproject, technology and business agreement with WellDynamics, the world market leader in intelligent completion technology for the oil and gas industry.
News from Engineeringtalk, 5 July 2006
Intelligent bubbles increase oil and gas yields
Developed for the oil and gas industry, technology application will increase the volume of oil that can be recovered from the world's reservoirs as well as reduce operating costs.
News from Engineeringtalk, 21 April 2006
Car engine technology granted patent
European patent granted to intelligent valve actuation technology that provides a compact, low cost, low power consumption mechanism that can improve engine combustion efficiency.
News from Engineeringtalk, 25 January 2006
Intelligent valve actuation explained
Camcon Technology has given a presentation on intelligent valve actuation (IVA), a technology critical to the development of camless engine, at the 100th SAE Congress in Detroit USA.
News from Engineeringtalk, 15 April 2005
Trials prove potential for jet noise reduction
A pair of Camcon Technology binary valves have now completed more than 25 billion operations in laboratory trials, proving the feasibility of efficient jet aircraft noise reduction.
News from Engineeringtalk, 21 March 2005
Valves promise to cut jet noise and emissions
Quieter and more environment-friendly airplanes could soon become a reality, as Camcon Technology unveils a technology to reduce jet aircraft noise and eliminate toxic emissions.
News from Engineeringtalk, 25 February 2005
Research aims for quieter jet engines
Camcon Technology has received a GBP 75,000 research grant from the UK Department of Trade and Industry to undertake a 12-month study aimed at reducing jet aircraft exhaust noise.
News from Engineeringtalk, 19 November 2004
Novel actuator to to boost engine efficiency
Camcon Technology has signed a licence agreement with Powertrain for inclusion of its technology in a joint programme known as "Intelligent Valve Actuation" (IVA).
News from Engineeringtalk, 21 October 2004
Binary actuator scoops IChemE award
Camcon Technology, the inventor and developer of the Camcon binary actuator, has received the Amec Award for Innovation and Excellence from The Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).
News from Engineeringtalk, 6 October 2004
Local paper recognises actuator company
Camcon Technology has won the Business Excellence Award from Cambridge Evening News.
News from Engineeringtalk, 30 March 2004
Award for energy-efficient rolling swing valve
Camcon Technology has won a prestigious innovation award, from the East of England Energy Group, for its energy-efficient rolling swing valve.
News from Engineeringtalk, 6 February 2004
Bistable valve aids energy-efficient flow control
Camcon Technology has developed the world's first portable, bistable pinch valve.
News from Engineeringtalk, 21 January 2004
Actuator pioneer to expand development facility
Camcon Technology has raised GBP 500,000 investment from Hit and Run, the management company that maintains the interests of Genesis and Phil Collins.
News from Engineeringtalk, 14 January 2004
Rolling swing valve handles unfiltered fluids
Camcon Technology is demonstrating the world's first valve specifically developed for the oil industry this week at Offshore Europe in Aberdeen.
News from Engineeringtalk, 4 September 2003
Anderson takes over operational management
Camcon Technology has signed up Ian Anderson as Chief Operating Officer.
News from Engineeringtalk, 26 August 2003
Actuator enables first rolling-swing valve
The world's first rolling-swing valve is set to revolutionise the fluid control industries.
News from Engineeringtalk, 2 July 2003
Actuators just keep on going
A pair of Camcon's novel binary actuators has completed more than 11.5 billion operations in laboratory trials.
News from Engineeringtalk, 29 May 2003
DTI coughs up to aid emission reduction
Camcon Technology has won a GBP 45,000 Smart Award to undertake a potentially world-beating feasibility study aimed at greatly reducing greenhouse gas emissions from gas and liquid fuel turbines.
News from Engineeringtalk, 30 April 2003
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