EC&M received a record number of entries for the 2004 Product of the Year competition. A panel of judges, including electricians, engineers, and facility managers, evaluated the entries and selected finalists in 21 product categories. The following are the category winners, which were announced at the Electric West show in early February. These 21 finalists went on to compete for the 2004 EC&M Product of the Year Platinum Award, which honors excellence in new product development in the electrical industry.
2004 CATEGORY WINNERS
- Boxes & Enclosures
Fire Line Fire-Rated Enclosure
Lightolier
- Computers & Software
Electrical Safe Work Practices CD
New Standard Institute, Inc.
- Conduit, Raceways & Wireways
Vista Series Architectural Column
Wiremold
- Connectors, Fittings & Terminating Devices
T/R+ Wire Connector
3M
- Fasteners, Hangers & Accessories
Caddy Cablecat Cat-CM
Erico, Inc.
- Lamps & Ballasts
ULTim8 High Efficiency Ballasts
Universal Lighting Technologies
- Lighting Fixtures
Sure-Lites UEL Emergency Light
Cooper Lighting
- Lighting Systems
Fiberstars EFO Fiber Optic System
Fiberstars, Inc.
- Monitoring Instruments
Flexcam Infrared Camera
Infrared Solutions
- Motors, Drives & Motor Controls
TeSys U-Line Motor Starter
Schneider Electric
- Power Conditioning Equipment
9320 Three-Phase UPS
Powerware
- Power Distribution Equipment
Maxi-PLS Copper Bus Bar
Rittal Corp.
- Power Sources
Evolution Nexa RM Fuel Cell UPS
MGE UPS Systems
- Protective Devices
Tri-onic Class RK5 Fuses
Ferraz Shawmut, Inc.
- Security Equipment & Systems
Integrated Wireless Camera System
Beacon Products
- Specialty Products
Chico SpeedSeal Compound
Cooper Crouse-Hinds
- Test Instruments
CBA-1000 Circuit Breaker Analyzer
KO Instruments
- Tools & Equipment
Maxis Marksman Conduit Layout Tool
Maxis Corp.
- Voice / Data / Video
TS90 Cable Fault Finder
Harris Corp.
- Wire & Cable
Strike Shield Power Cable
Southwire
- Wiring Devices
TradeMaster Decorator Combination Devices
Pass & Seymour Legrand