2009 Winner
The 2009 platinum award winner confirms the adage that sometimes two are better than one.
The Tamper-resistant nightlight/GFCI combination device from Syracuse, N.Y.-based Pass Seymour/Legrand (P&S) aimed at residential homeowners, the product incorporates an LED nightlight into a tamper-resistant duplex ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI), meeting 2008 NEC standards for child electrical safety in newly constructed single- and multi-family dwellings.
The 2009 Gold Award: The first runner-up in this year's Product of the Year competition came from the luminaires (indoor/LED) category and went to Juno Lighting for its
LED downlight. This recessed LED downlight features 5-in. and 6-in. LED housings available in new construction and remodel styles.
The 2009 Silver Award: The second runner-up in this year's competition was
Ideal Industries' TKO hole cutters in the tools (hand/accessory) category. TKO carbide tipped hole cutters are designed to cut sheet metal and stainless steel.
Read more about the
2009 category winners.
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.
Read more about the 2008
category winners.
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
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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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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