Honoring the best in cutting-edge design and engineering solutions.

The 2027 Vaaler Awards spotlights the incredible innovations produced by leading technology and solution providers for the engineering community. The competition is open to products and services aimed at the chemical industry, including petrochemicals and pharmaceuticals. To be considered for a 2027 Vaaler Award, the product or service must have been commercialized in the United States between May 2025 and May 2027. An independent and impartial panel of judges drawn from the chemical industry chooses the winners. These judges evaluate each entry for the significance of the contribution to chemical plant operations; its novelty or uniqueness; and its breadth of application.

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BE RECOGNIZED
Entering your new product in the Vaaler Awards competition will provide tremendous exposure for your products and your company. In addition to identifying yourself as a leader in the chemical processing market, the Vaaler Awards provide repeated exposure to industry decision-makers who engage with Chemical Processing, our newsletters, our popular podcast, and our website.

INCREASE CREDIBILITY
Being an honoree is a validation of your offering from a respected authority in the chemical processing space. It’s a terrific way to reinforce the value of your products to existing and potential customers.

GAIN A SALES AND MARKETING ADVANTAGE
Being recognized with a Vaaler Award is an additional tool for your sales team to use as part of their sales pitch. We’ll provide logos and press release information to help you promote your awards recognition.

Entries must have been commercialized between May 2025 and May 2027 and fall within one of the following 10 categories:

1. Fluid flow (pumps, valves, compressors, blowers, piping, etc.)
2. Instrumentation and control (sensors, analyzers, automation systems, etc.)
3. Motors, drives and related equipment (including bearings, speed reducers, etc.)
4. Material processing and storage (mixers, blenders, reactors, storage vessels, etc.)
5. Filtration and separation (including centrifuges, mass-transfer equipment, etc.)
6. Heating and cooling (heat transfer fluids, heat exchangers, cooling towers, etc.)
7. Powder and solids handling (feeders, conveyors, mills, agglomerators, etc.)
8. Environmental, health, safety and security (pollution abatement systems, personal protective equipment, hazard mitigation devices, etc.)
9. Software and Internet technologies (simulators, web-based services, etc.)
10. Miscellaneous (including construction materials, corrosion control products, etc.)

PRODUCT ELIGIBILITY

The competition is open to products and services aimed at the chemical industry, including petrochemicals and pharmaceuticals. To be considered for a 2027 Vaaler Award, the product or service must have been commercialized in the United States between May 2025 and May 2027.

ENTRY RULES

A company may enter as many products and services as it wishes. For each entry, submit the following information:

• The name, telephone number and e-mail address of the person making the nomination.
• A statement about the product or service. This statement should contain five parts: 1. The category number and name in which the product or service is being entered (for example, #6, heating and cooling). 2. An explanation of 100 words or less about the entry’s development, design and purpose. Specify the name of the product or service, and the month and year in which it was commercialized in the United States. 3. A description of 100 words or less about the entry’s significance to chemical plants. This should make clear the particular technical and economic benefits it provides. 4. A summary of 100 words or less about the entry’s unique features. This should detail the ways in which the entry offers more than an incremental improvement over other offerings. 5. Discuss, in 50 words or less, the entry’s potential breadth of application within the chemical industry. This should cover the additional industry sectors and uses for which it holds promise.
• Include links to any supporting technical literature, user testimonials or photographs/images.