2008 Product of the Year Category Winners
EC&M received close to 100 entries for its 2008 Product of the Year competition. A panel of judges, including electricians, engineers, and facility managers, evaluated those entries and selected finalists in 24 product categories. The following are the category winners, which were announced at the Electric West show in late February. These 24 finalists will now compete for the 2008 EC&M Product of the Year Platinum, Gold, and Silver awards, which honor excellence in new product development in the electrical industry.
- Ballasts
Emergency Ballasts
The Bodine Co. - Boxes
Adjustable mud ring
Thomas & Betts - Computers & Software
Sub-billing software
Schneider Electric - Conduits, Raceways & Wireways
Compression EMT
Allied Electrical Group - Connectors & Terminating Devices
Protective ground clamp
FCI-Burndy - Lamps
Fluorescent tube replacement
LED Dynamics - Lighting Controls (Devices)
Wireless dimmer
Lutron Electronics Co. - Lighting Controls (Equipment & Systems)
Lighting power cabinet
Shawnee Lighting Systems - Lighting Fixtures
LED linear lighting
Juno Lighting Group - Monitoring Instruments
PQ recording meter
Electro Industries - Motors, Drives & Motor Controls
Motor control center
Schneider Electric - Portable Test & Measurement Equipment
Multimeter
Fluke Corp. - Power Conditioning Equipment
Online UPS
Emerson Network Power - Power Distribution Equipment
Quick-connect tap box
Schneider Electric - Protective Devices
GFCI receptacles
Pass & Seymour/Legrand - Racks & Enclosures
Rack enclosure
Emerson Network Power - Security Equipment & Systems
Wireless graphic workstation
Gamewell-FCI - Specialty Products
Industrial fan
Big Ass Fans - Tools (Accessory Items)
Interchangeable drill tip bits
L.H. Dottie - Tools (Equipment)
Jack stand
Maxis - Tools (Hand)
Rotary hammer drill
Hilti - Voice/Data/Video Equipment
Multimedia plates
Cooper Wiring Devices - Wire & Cable
Building wire
Southwire - Wiring Devices
Wiring devices
Pass & Seymour/Legrand