2008 Product of the Year

Oct 31, 2007 2:38 PM

How to Enter

If your products were or will be introduced to the market between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2007, they are eligible for the 2008 EC&M Product of the Year competition. To enter, follow these steps:

1. Review the official rules listed below.

2. Fill out the entry form.

3. Prepare the following materials:

A photo/illustration of your product, your company logo, and up to 50 words of descriptive copy mounted on to one 8 1/2” x 11” poster board. Unmounted entries will not be accepted. For an example, click here.
Any additional descriptive product information (i.e. brochures, data sheets, etc.)
Your entry fee of $325. If paying by check, make payable to Penton Media.

4. Send your completed entry form, materials and check to staff writer, Beck Ireland, EC&M, 9800 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS 66212. All materials should arrive no later than 5 p.m. CST on February 4, 2008.

5. In addition, e-mail a 300 dpi color image of the product and descriptive text to Beck Ireland at beck.ireland@penton.com

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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

Drill-spotting tool helps electricians take the guesswork out of drilling

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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Encore's Color-Coded Cable

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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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