Inventors Contest

Safety First. Mr. Torok advances “safety around operating machinery through increased visibility” as another key benefit of the Eco Tower Mobile Lighting system. Work-place accidents at night due to darkness are common-place, especially in remote situations where grid-electricity is unavailable.

Lit via LED technology, the system eliminates the need for conventional 240/415VAC filaments or globes that are prone to fail through vibration and strong wind gusts. Low noise levels make the system ideal for use in communities at at night-time outdoor entertainment venues.

Inventor Istvan Torok, a Q.U.T. Master of Business graduate, has established a company to develop and market EcoTower Lighting systems, in a range of models. Mr. Torok has held various engineering and management positions in large mining organisations - and seeks to specialise in the provision of environmentally-friendly equipment for use in rural, regional and remote areas.

Mr. Torok’s company is called Trojinovation - and it’s mission statement is indeed impressive: “a company that takes concepts to commercialisation”. Explains Istvan: “Trojinovation is dedicated to refining designs, prototyping and product development. These are the core aspects to Trojinovation and we also plan to provide assistance to other inventors seeking to commercialise their ideas”.

Interested inventors can contact Istvan Torok at Trojinovations via email: istvan.torok@bigpond.com or telephone: 0419 202 903.

Explains Martin Anton: “The catalyst for the AquaPax was our need to find a light-weight container to export fresh rainforest water to Asian markets and do distant locations in arid, out-back Australia where fresh water is usually in short supply. AquaPax will keep water fresh, pottable and drinkable for up to two years”.

“Previous attempts to export our region’s pristine fresh water – and incidentally, Tablelands milk – have failed because the cost of freighting the basic liquid product was almost doubled by the freight-cost- component of the containers in which they were bottled!”.

AquaPax-sealed liquids can be shipped as air-cargo, road or rail freight and are ideal for refrigerated consignments. A bonus of air-freighting a perishable liquid like milk is that the temperature in an aircraft hold at 30,000 feet is almost zero degrees – free refrigeration virtually all the way to the export destination”.

Martin Anton's rainforest water enterprise, known as Water Farms Australia, is a huge success – and export demand generated the need for the development of AquaPax.

“Our water, available locally in bottles, is harvested in the world heritage listed rainforest and is one of the most pure waters available anywhere on the planet – the AquaPax allows us to bulk-export this pristine, natural product to any market – anywhere”.

The Rabobank Rotary Walkamin FNQ Field Days inventors contest is sponsored by Rural Press, publishers of the North Queensland Register and Country Life. Major prizes for winners include $1,000 cash – and automatic entry in the grand final National Farm Inventors competition, held at a major Field days event in a southern state, also sponsored by Rural Press.

Winners prize also includes return air-fare to and accommodation at the chosen location of the 2011 National Inventors Grand Final – that part of the prize courtesy of Travel Experience, Mareeba. The grand final venue varies from year-to-year – last year the mammoth Ag-Quip Field Days in Gunnedah New England was the venue for the national grand final – the 2012 venue has yet to be announced.

Daniel’s beautifully simple idea can’t be revealed in a set of plans or a drawing - but there is a photograph (see below) – taken at a discreet distance so as to ensure the secret stays safe.

All will be revealed when Daniel's low-cost invention goes before the judges at the Rabobank Rotary Walkamin Field Days, taking place at Walkamin Central on Wednesday & Thursday, 25 & 26 May.

Another invention Richard has is a series of temperature controlling tents, which may be the world's lightest series of tents. Unlike other tents, they have a unique optional feature to trap air like a greenhouse. This retains heat around the body, while providing good ventilation to the head. In warm weather the tents can be completely ventilated to enable cooling. They are fully water and insect proof and very wind resistant.

Richard will bring his water saving irrigation sensor controller along to the Rabobank FNQ Rotary Field Days. Featured in the field days four years ago, the system can now be adapted to a transmitter to enable remote switching between the sensor and the solenoid or pump.

Richard is seeking people to assist with his plans. There is more information on his websites at http://www.advantagein.com/#i. Contact him on 4095 5447 or 4095 4354.