Walton compressor received the Best Paper Award at the international Conference on Automation, Control and Mechatronics 4.0 (ACMI)-2021. 

The Mechatronics Engineering Department of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) organised the international conference held virtually on July 8 and 9 online. 
Walton compressor won the award in the category of 'Machine Dynamics, Mechanics and Industry 4.0 for its research paper titled ‘Determination of starting and running torque and their effects on a household refrigerator hermetic reciprocating compressor’. 

On behalf of Walton, Engineers Md. Shamiul Islam and Md. Zahid Hasan of the Compressor Research and Development (R&D) Department presented the research paper at the conference. 
Mentionable, ACMI is a leading international conference that aims to create an environment of a meeting place of high standard education, research, and innovation in the area of mechatronics engineering and technology. Renowned engineers, technologists, scientists, researchers, teachers from the United States, Australia, China and other countries discussed various issues in the field of electrical engineering and technology. This year, more than 50,000 participants attended the virtual conference.

University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC) and BATCO Engineering sponsored the international conference while the New York based ‘Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (IEEE) Bangladesh section was the co-sponsor. 

Dwelling on the research paper, Walton's Deputy Head of Compressor R&D Department Engineer Shamiul Islam said that the input power given to work on the compressor is mainly in the stator. This stator keeps the mechanical parts of the compressor running. Two types of torque are required to keep mechanical parts running. One, the starting torque, which is required at the beginning to start the compressor. Two, running torque, which keeps the compressor running. But measuring the running torque and starting torque of a hermetic compressor directly is a very difficult task and it costs a lot. This study introduces a numerical model, which allows measuring starting and running torque directly from a 3D design. This will save both time and money.

Walton Compressor’s Chief Business Officer (CBO) Rabiul Alam said, Walton already started the production of the compressor’s model, on which the award-winning research paper was presented at the international conference. Very low noise level as well as durability are the unique features of Walton compressor. Walton will soon start the production of a new series of energy efficient compressor with inverter technology. Performance of the new series compressors will be very high. Customers will get more energy efficient products.

At the conference, international experts highly praised Walton for its various steps taken in the research and production of state-of-the-art compressors in Bangladesh.

Caption: Two engineers of Walton Compressor R&D department Md. Shamiul Islam and Md. Zahid Hasan pose with the upcoming model of compressor.