From left to right: Bill Stewart, Product Marketing Director, ABB Smart Power; Mike Eby, Group Editorial Director for EC&M; and Norm Sowards, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Strategy, ABB Electrification.

2024 EC&M Product of the Year Silver Award Winner Honored at NECA Show

Oct. 1, 2024

ABB takes home second runner-up honor for its Spec Setter Safety Switch in this year's Product of the Year competition.

On Day 2 of the NECA Show in San Diego, members of the EC&M editorial staff stopped by the ABB booth #2039 to recognize its Spec Setter Safety Switch for winning the silver award in this year's Product of the Year competition. Representing the power distribution equipment (breakers & switches) category, ABB redesigned the 400A to 600A General Duty and Heavy Duty Spec Setter Safety Switch with premium features to improve safety.

The product includes a wall mounting bracket and securing clips, plus a clear line shield and neutral kit as a standard offering. The viewing window option extends to the heavy-duty product offering. The new wall mounting bracket is designed to ease Safety Switch installation by decreasing installation time and improving installation accuracy. The door latch of the enclosure also comes with a new secure clip, which ensures the latch does not accidentally open. Handles are now level to the product enclosure during the shipping process, resulting in reduced warehouse footprint and decreased packaging material. These 400A-600A General Duty Safety Switches are available in NEMA Type 1 and Type 3R enclosures, fusible and non-fusible with a maximum voltage rating of 240VAC, 250VDC.

This year’s competition featured products introduced to the market between Jan. 1, 2023 and Dec. 31, 2023. A hand-picked panel of judges narrowed down the 123 entries to 30 category winners for the first phase of the competition. These category winners were then narrowed down to our three finalists through an online poll available to EC&M readers, who cast their votes to determine the three award-winning products.

Congratulations to ABB for winning this year’s silver award. For more information, visit the company’s website.

About the Author

Ellen Parson | Editor-in-Chief - EC&M

Ellen Parson is the Editor-in-Chief for EC&M. She has a journalism degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She's been a business-to-business writer and editor for more than 25 years, most of which have been covering the construction and electrical industries. Contact her at [email protected].