ACT Wins Silver Honoree award for the 2024 Military+Aerospace Electronics Innovators Awards
Honored by 2024 MAE Innovators Awards
Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT) announced today that its Vaphtek™ Hybrid Environmental Control Unit was recognized among the best by the 2024 MAE Innovators Awards. Votes placed
by the engineering community recognized ACT as a Silver Honoree.
Much like ACT’s standard Tekgard® ECUs, the Vaphtek™ Environmental Control Unit (ECU) is responsible for cooling the ambient air and returning it to the relevant space, which could include military and medical shelters, critical edge computing / IT shelters, base camps, ground support, command centers, emergency response shelters, and more. The Vaphtek™ ECU is designed to be mobile, rugged, and durable, able to survive harsh climates and hostile terrain, just like our trusted Tekgard® brand.
Unlike a standard Environmental Control Unit or ECU, Vaphtek™ features two operational modes: (1) vapor compression (standard ECU) and (2) Pumped Two-Phase (P2P). The P2P or eco-mode will reject waste heat to ambient air, when cool enough, without requiring the high energy consumption of the compressor. Most climates will experience some level of energy, carbon emissions and/or cost savings, but certain climates such as Alaska could operate in eco-mode for > 60% of the year and save > $15,000 per unit in operational costs*.
*Nominal 72,000 Btuh ECU at 75% Load Capacity with Return Air = 85 °F. Based on 10 kW Generator consuming 0.5 GPH @ $10/gal in Normal vapor compression operation.
About the Military + Aerospace Awards
The 2024 MAE Innovators Awards celebrates outstanding innovation in defense and aerospace for the engineering industry. Every year the Military + Aerospace Electronics team showcase and reward companies, designers, and innovators who have contributed to the advancement of technology through their creative and impactful designs. 2024 MAE Innovators Award winners are chosen by the qualified judging panel chosen by the editorial staff at Military + Aerospace Electronics. Platinum, Gold, and Silver honorees are revealed every fall.
About Military + Aerospace Electronics
Military + Aerospace Electronics is the leading media resource serving program and project managers, engineering managers, and engineers involved in electronic and electro-optic design for military, space, and aviation applications. Military + Aerospace Electronics magazine delivers time-sensitive news, in-depth analyses, case studies, and real-world applications of new products, industry opinion, and the latest trends in the use of mil-spec, rugged and commercial off-the-shelf components, subsystems, and systems.
About ACT
Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT) is a premier thermal management solutions company, providing design and manufacturing services to meet our customers’ needs across all points of the product lifecycle. We serve our global customers’ thermal management and energy recovery needs in diverse Markets including Defense, Aerospace, Electronics, HVAC, Medical, Enclosure Cooling and Calibration Equipment. We specialize in providing innovative and performance-optimized thermal management technologies and solutions that meet the unique needs of each customer.