Winners of the Reliance Success Story Awards 2010

At the beginning of February 2011, after last year's great premiere, we announced the competition
for the Reliance Success Story Awards 2010. Its deadline was May 31, 2011.


Five interesting installations were registered to participate in the competition. Two of the installations were realized abroad, the other three in the Czech Republic. All the installations were thoughtfully studied by the jury which consisted
of the members of the Reliance Team. Then, the winners of the Reliance Success Story Awards 2010 were decided.



Evaluation criteria

  • Field of application
  • Benefit to end users
  • Installation range (number of data points, number of licenses)
  • Graphic design
  • Image documentation included with the description (screenshots, photographs of control rooms, production plants, production lines, etc.)
  • Data connection with other information systems used by customers (ERP, MES, CRM, etc.)
  • Use of thin clients


The competition winners

And now, let's have a look at the results! Here is the list of the three most interesting success stories:



1st placeDigital Park Einsteinova
Name: Visualization and control of HVAC systems in Digital Park Einsteinova in Bratislava, Slovakia
Author: Ing. Roman Polák (Sauter Building Control Slovakia s.r.o.)
Prize: 1x Reliance Design Enterprise license with an unlimited number of data points, a bottle of red wine, bonus gifts from the Reliance Team


2nd placeIndoor Speed Skating Stadium Astana
Name: Visualization and control of HVAC and refrigeration systems at Indoor Speed Skating Stadium
in Astana, Kazakhstan
Author: Rob Meester (Boukens Enkhuizen B.V.)
Prize: 1x Reliance Design Enterprise license with 8,000 data points, a bottle of red wine, bonus gifts from the Reliance Team


3rd placeInstitute of Plasma Physics
Name: Securing the process of nuclear fusion and the safety of high power laser personnel
Authors: Ing. Michal Zvolánek and Ing. Jan Sova (Workswell s.r.o.)
Prize: 1x Reliance Design Enterprise license with 5,000 data points, a bottle of red wine, bonus gifts from the Reliance Team




The other participants were


ERDING, a.s.

Name: Visualization and control of the straw-burning boiler in the spa town of Bechyne

Author: Ing. Tomáš Vydržal (Energie MaR s.r.o.)



PARAMO, a.s.

Name: Visualization and control of the TDAE plant at the PARAMO, a.s. company

Author: Tomáš Cach (Proteco s.r.o.)




Photographs of the 1st and 2nd prize handovers



Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to all the participants! The winning success stories have already been placed on the Reliance website. The other ones will be published within a few weeks.


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