ECP Announces 2008 Innovation Award Winners

Nineteen companies won trophies at the 4th Annual Electrical Contracting Products Innovation Award ceremonies, held Oct. 5 during the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Convention and Trade Show in Chicago.

More than 160 products were submitted for the Innovation Awards. Electrical Contracting Products readers volunteered their time and expertise to judge the products.

The winning companies and their products include:

Enclosures and Boxes Category: The Square D NQ Panelboards from Schneider Electric.

Lighting, Fixtures and Systems Category: PowerSHED ballasts from OSRAM-SYLVANIA.

Construction Equipment Category: Gardner Bender's Mini-Brutus Cable Puller.

Controls, Digital and Analog Category: Weidmuller's ITXPlus Series Signal Isolator.

Electrical Fixtures—Small Category: The Rotating Duplex Outlet from 360 Electrical.

Electrical Fixtures—Large Category: Eaton Corp.'s FlashGard Motor Control Center.

Energy Management/Monitory Category: The STM-110C Wireless Sensor Module from Enocean Inc.

Lighting Controls Category: Lutron Electronics' Vierti.

Power Quality Equipment Category: The Power Command iWatch from Cummins Power Generation.

Safety Equipment/Clothing Category: The Electrical Panel Lockout from PanelLockout.com.

Training & Services Category: GE Consumer & Industrial's Environmental Information Center.

Voice-Data-Video Category: Cooper Wiring Devices' Media Sync Multimedia Plates.

Wire & Cable Category: The TX Thermal Storage Heating Mats and Cables from Danfoss Inc.

Software Category: Dolphins Software's VOLTS Enterprise.

Test Equipment Category: AEMC Instruments' Tower Ground Resistance Testing System.

Hand Tools Category: Klein Tools' Offset Tape Stop™ Power-Return Rule.

Power Tools Category: The Bi-Metal Utility Bit from Lenox and the DD 110-D Dry Diamond Cutting Tools from Hilti Inc.

Wire & Cable Management Category: Erico's Caddy™ Cat Links.

(Source www.ecpzone.com, 13.10.2008)