And the Finalists Are...

Jan 27, 2003 12:00 PM

A select group of electrical contractors, engineers, plant/facility professionals, and a Code expert met on Feb. 3 in Los Angeles prior to the start of the Electric West 2003 Show to evaluate the more than 100 entries in this year's EC&M Product of the Year competition. Their evaluation criteria was pretty simple: Will this product help me do my job faster, safer, smarter, or more profitably?

Now that they've finished their work and narrowed the field down to a select group of 20 products, we need you to help pick the winner of this year's competition. Once you've looked at the following nominees and picked your favorite, e-mail us with your selection. But don't take too long to make that pick - the deadline for voting is April 15, 2003.

The 2003 Platinum Award winner will be announced on June 10th at the Electric Show in Washington, D.C.

Here's a list of the 20 finalists.

American Power Conversion (APC)
- Power StruXure
Arlington Industries, Inc.
- Snap2it Zero to 90 deg Connector
Dewetron
- Portable Power Quality Analyzer (PNA-600)
Dranetz-BMI
- Multi DAQ Taskcard for PL4300
Extech Instruments Corp.
- Model 470 True RMS Multimeter plus IR Thermometer
FCI Burndy Products
- Patriot Battery Actuated Hydraulic Tool
First Edition Products
- Drill Spotter
GE Multilin
- Digital Feeder Protection Relay (SR F650)
Grasslin Controls
- Lightmaster Light Level Sensor and Time Control
Ideal Industries, Inc.
- LinkMaster Pro Tester (Datacom Cable Tester)
Ideal Industries, Inc.
- Tracetek Advanced Fiber Adapter
Kohler Power Systems
- PD-300 Series Paralleling Switchgear
Leviton Manufacturing Co.
- Out of Sight Telephone Power Jack
Leviton Manufacturing Co.
- Dimension D3200 Series Controller/Dimmer
PVA Enterprises Corp.
- Transient Block
Raytek Corp.
- PhotoTemp MX6 IR Thermometer / Digital Camera
Siemens Energy & Automation
- SARRACS Remote Breaker Racking System
Specified Technologies, Inc.
- E-Z Path Fire Rated Cable Pathway
SymCom, Inc.
- Model 460 Voltage Monitor
Thomas & Betts
- XJG Rigid Conduit Expansion Coupling