Feria de Zaragoza, aware of the fact that the factors such as the I+D+I, quality, environmental commitment, work sustainability and security must be principal and permanent activities to obtain greater competitiveness which collaborates decisively on the stable, sustainable market and economically in progress, provides the exhibitors with the Technical Innovation Contest.
The Technical Innovation Contest counts on outstanding members of the sector, who evaluate candidate product every year, analysing thoroughly its characteristics in order to determine the ones which contribute to the sector with remarkable innovation.
The grand of those outstanding professionals of the denominations of Technical Novelty or Outstanding TEchnological Innovation for the product is, without a doubt, the appreciation of the exemplary work.
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BASES
The purpose of the Technical Innovations Contest is to recognize the products developed by those companies in the sector that invest in R+D+i, selecting the products that stand out for their technological contribution, innovation, and results in terms of market needs.
Its independent jury is made up in each edition by prominent professionals in the sector, and the award of the designation of Technical Novelty or Outstanding Technical Novelty is, without a doubt, recognition for exemplary work.
Technical Innovation
| Premio | Business | Procedencia | Product |  |  VIGNETINOX |  ITALIA | ART.88ADRSelf-locking guide spring for the tensioning of wires. It allows independent regulation of the pair of wires with a different winding direction, which ensures more tension strength and simplifies operation. |
|  UV BOOSTING SAS |  FRANCIA | HELIOSNatural stimulation of the vine's defenses by UV-C flash. This reduces the phytosanitary treatments in the vine and strengthens the plant's immune system. |
|  JULIEN SAS | FRANCIA | VITIPIC 335+X-pointed pole to facilitate its implantation and improve its stability. The soil does not penetrate into the pole allowing it to be compacted to the sides, as if it were a wooden pole. The tip at X reduces the risk of rotation of the pole. |
Outstanding Technical Innovation
| Premio | Business | Procedencia | Product |  |  NEW HOLLAND |  ESPAÑA | ELECTROHERBICIDE X POWER XPSEco-friendly solution for the non-selective treatment of weeds. Alternative to chemical and mechanical weeds with a systemic mode of action without altering the working environment and preserving the integrity of the soil. |
President
Ernesto Franco Aladrén
PhD in Chemistry - Head of Enology Unit of the Agrifood Transfer Center
Department of Rural Development and Sustainability - Government of Aragon
Secretary
Pedro Arnal Atarés
Dr. Agronomist and agricultural businessman
Jury
Juan Cacho Palomar
PhD in Chemistry - Ad Honorem Head of the Laboratory for Flavor Analysis and Enology
Dpt. of Analytical Chemistry - Faculty of Chemistry - University of Zaragoza
Luis Sanz Tejedor
Agronomist - Head of Applied Mechanical Patent Area
Patents and Technological Information Department - Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas - OEPM -