2007 Product of the Year Category Winners

Apr 23, 2007 12:31 PM

EC&M received a record number of entries for the 2007 Product of the Year competition. A panel of judges, including electricians, engineers, and facility managers, evaluated the entries and selected finalists in 24 product categories. The following are the category winners, which were announced at the Electric West show in early February. These 24 finalists went on to compete for the 200y EC&M Product of the Year Platinum, Gold, and Silver awards, which honor excellence in new product development in the electrical industry

Ballasts
UltraMax eHID Electronic Ballasts
GE Consumer & Industrial
Boxes
Metal Adjust-A-Box
Carlon / Lamson & Sessions
Computers & Software
OSCAR Control Panel Compliance Software
Cooper Bussmann
Conduit & Cable Fittings
Form 5 Covers with Integral Gasket
Cooper Crouse-Hinds
Conduits, Raceways & Wireways
Mega Snake Cable Tray
Snake Tray
Connectors & Terminating Devices
PowerPlug Luminaire Disconnect
Ideal Industries
Fasteners, Hangers & Accessories
Shim-Lock Wire Device Fastener
Pass & Seymour / Legrand
Lamps
ConstantColor CMH 20W MR16 Lamp
GE Consumer & Industrial
Lighting Controls
Low-Profile Residential Vacancy Sensors
Watt Stopper / Legrand
Lighting Fixtures
400W Metal-Halide Portable High-Bay Fixture
Woodhead Industries
Monitoring Instruments
Circut Monitor
Eaton
Motors, Drives & Motor Controls
E-Flex Enclosed Drive Controller
Schneider Electric
Portable Test & Measurement Equipment
Digital Multimeter
Fluke
Power Conditioning Equipment
Flywheel Power System
Pentadyne Power
Power Distribution Equipment
Power Distribution Equipment Integrated Switchboards
GE Consumer & Industrial
Protective Devices
Smart Glow Blade-Style Fuses
Littelfuse
Racks & Enclosures
Single Rack InfraStruXure Systems
American Power Conversion
Specialty Products
Explosion-Proof Type 4X Breather and Drain
Cooper Crouse-Hinds
Tools (Accessory Items)
Conduit Layout / Marking Kit
Deviser
Tools (Equipment)
High-Intensity Work Light
Woodhead Industries
Tools (Hand)
Roto-Split Auto Clamping MC Cable Cutter
Seatek
Voice/Data/Video Equipment
HomeSelect JLOAD Multi-Media Outlet
Hubbell Wiring Systems
Wire & Cable
ServiceDrive and ServiceDrive Plus ASD/VFD Cable System
Service Wire
Wiring Devices
Watertight Receptacles
Cooper Wiring Devices

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2008 WINNER

People say change is hard, but EC&M’s 2008 Product of the Year winner is helping to dispel this common notion. EverLED TR from Randolph, Vt.-based LEDdynamics is a direct “drop-in” replacement for standard fluorescent tubes that uses the existing fluorescent ballast of a luminaire. According to the company, the product is compatible with most standard ballast-equipped fluorescent light fixtures, including lenses, reactive and electronic ballasts, and programmed/instant/rapid/trigger start.
The 2008 Gold Award: Adjustable Mud Ring. The first runner-up in this year’s Product of the Year competition came from the boxes category and went to Thomas & Betts for its Steel City adjustable mud ring. The product ensures that stud-mounted outlet boxes fit flush with any thickness of finished drywall, plaster, or ceramic tile, according to the company.
The Silver Award: LED Linear Lighting. The second runner-up in this year’s competition was Juno Lighting Group’s Trac 12 LED in the lighting fixture category. Juno Trac 12 TL201LED low-power LEDs consume less than 15% of the power of conventional 5W low-voltage xenon lamps, according to the company.
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2007 WINNER

The KO Stamp from Deviser won EC&M’s 2007 contest by a knockout. This marking device for conduits helps electricians find the center points and conduit sizes to be installed in an electrical enclosure. According to the company, the device cuts layout time by 98%. To use, place the stamps into the electrical conduits, ink the tops of them, and then place the box on top of the stamps to accurately imprint center point and conduit size.
The 2007 gold award went to Carlon/Lamsom & Sessions for its Metal Adjust-A -Box. This product allows the installer to adjust the box to any wall thickness with the turn of a screw. Clip onto the stud, and then turn the screw to adjust the box in or out to make it flush with the finished wall.
The second runner-up in this year's competition was Fluke's 117 Digital Multimeter in the portable test & measurement equipment category. This device includes integrated VoltAlert non-contact voltage detection, which quickly senses the presence of AC voltage and provides a visual indicator to determine proper grounding.
Read more about the 2007 category winners.

2006 WINNER

Short on features, but long on practicality, the One-Box non-metallic outlet box from Arlington Industries garnered the most votes from EC&M readers, securing the Platinum Award in the magazine's 2006 Product of the Year competition.
The One-Box is designed for new construction or retrofits and mounts securely to a wood or steel stud via its captive angled screws. If the box is set too far forward or too far back, you can easily back out the screws and reposition them for new work. In old work applications, the box mounts to the stud — not the drywall (as do boxes designed with wing brackets) — which enhances the structural integrity of the overall unit upon final installation.
Read more about the top three products. View the 2006 category winners.

2005 WINNER

Proving the age-old adage that good things come in small packages, the Space Saver EMT Set Screw and Compression Connector from Cooper Crouse-Hinds garnered the most votes from EC&M readers to secure the Platinum Award in the magazine's 2005 Product of the Year competition.
The first runner-up was the 700 series of 600A and 1,000A industrial clamp meters with TightSight display from Ideal Industries.
The second runner-up was Southwire Co.'s Romex SIMpull tear-resistant, reduced friction nonmetallic Type NM-B cable.
Read more about the 2005 award winners.

2004 WINNER

EC&M awarded Pass and Seymour/Legrand the 2004 Product of the Year Platinum Award for its Trademaster Decorator Combination Devices. The second and third place runners-up are MGE UPS Systems' Evolution Nexa RM Fuel Cell UPS and KO Instruments' CBA1000 Circuit Breaker Analyzer. View the list of the 2004 category winners.

2003 WINNER

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EC&M readers select the First Edition Products DrillSpotter as the 2003 Product of the Year. Learn about the 20 finalists.
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2002 WINNER

Encore's Color-Coded Cable

Encore Wire Ltd., McKinney, Texas, expanded its line of color-coded wire and cable to NM-B, THHN and XHHW-2 building wire. Each wire size now comes in a different color. Encore Wire introduced its colored wire and cable for the commercial market in 1999 to help contractors with installation and inspection, simplify inventory management and provide a safer, more efficient work environment.
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2001 WINNER

Generac's Power Player

Powered by natural gas and offering remote control and monitoring, the DG 50 generator offers small retail and commercial users a one-two punch -- 50kW of backup power during blackouts or power interruptions and an on-site power source that can help them slash their electrical bills by managing their power consumption and feeding excess power to the utility grid.
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