Weir Engineering recognised by Rolls Royce
Weir Power & Industrial, part of The Weir Group PLC, is pleased
to announce that Edmond Nowicki, a senior engineer at the company’s
valve facility in Lille, Northern France, has been awarded the
prestigious ‘Engineering Excellence through Innovation’ prize from
Rolls-Royce as part of a team with Rolls-Royce engineers.
The award, which is widely accepted as
recognition of ingenuity and excellence, is presented for projects
that demonstrate a high degree of innovation. On this occasion it
was awarded for the research and development work the team
completed on a new design of Steam Generator Relief Valve (SGRV) -
a critical component of plant safety. The new valve design pushes
out the boundaries of a soft-seated design in a high temperature
application, and as a consequence has reduced manufacturing costs
and made the valve even more tolerant to potential debris
damage.
Monsieur Nowicki worked on the project for
over two years with engineers from both the Rolls Royce Components
division based in Derby and with several teams across the Weir
Group. Throughout the process, the team developed and tested
prototypes until a robust set of parameters and tolerances were
achieved, ensuring units would always meet requirements.
Eur Ing. John Sulley, chief design engineer
components at Rolls Royce said, “We are extremely pleased with the
work the entire team conducted on the valve design and particularly
the work Edmond completed to achieve the required results. We have
been extremely pleased with the support we have received from Weir
Power & Industrial France on this very demanding and most
significant project – an excellent example of team work between
Rolls-Royce and Weir.”
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