2018 Product of the Year Winners
The 2018 Product of the Year Grand, Gold, Silver, and Bronze award winners are honored below and in the April 2018 print edition of Plant Engineering magazine.
The finalists of the 31st annual Plant Engineering Product of the Year awards stretched across 15 categories‒‒everything from the latest mobile applications for smart devices to motors, automation, and maintenance. This program honors the best innovations of 2018, as voted by the audience of Plant Engineering.
On April 8, 2019, at CFE Media’s annual Engineering Awards in Manufacturing dinner, Pruftechnik received the 2018 Grand Award for the Optalign touch, given to the new product that received the highest number of votes among all 15 categories. The Grand Award, and the 47 winners in 15 categories ranging from asset management to safety, were honored with gold, silver and bronze trophies at the awards event in Chicago.
2018 Product of the Year Winners
Asset Management
- Gold: Plantweb Optics, Emerson Automation
- Silver: FactoryTalk Network Manager, Rockwell Automation
- Bronze: Field Xpert SMT70, Endress+Hauser
- Bronze: EcoStruxure Field Device Expert, Schneider Electric
Automation & Controls
- Gold: CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP, Siemens
- Silver: DeltaV PK Controller, Emerson Automation
- Bronze: Productivity1000, AutomationDirect
Compressed Air
- Gold: SDT LEAKChecker Ultrasound Detector, Ludeca
- Silver: VariBlast Compact Safety Air Gun, Exair
- Bronze: MDG450, Atlas Copco Compressors
- Bronze: OFD 1550, Sullair
Electric Motors & Drives
- Gold: CoolTUBE Radiated Emissions Absorber, MHW
- Silver: Digitax HD Servo Drive, Control Techniques
- Bronze: Simotics SD200, Siemens
Electrical Safety
- Gold: Bussmann Compact Circuit Protector for Class CC, Eaton
- Silver: maxGuard, Weidmuller
- Bronze: Arc Quenching Magnum DS Switchgear, Eaton
Energy Management
- Gold: 3VA52 Circuit Breaker in P3 Lighting Panel, Siemens Energy Management
- Silver: Quick Connect Tap-Off Box, PDI
- Bronze: Power Zone, Generac Industrial Power
Environmental Health
- Gold: PIG Oily Water Filter Mat Pad, New Pig
- Silver: Filtower ecotemp, ESTA Extraction
- Bronze: Ultra-Aqua Bag, UltraTech
Fluid Handling
- Gold: Origin RC510 Gasket, Teadit
- Silver: Universal 3 PD Pump, SPX Flow
- Bronze: 1/2 NPT Internal Mix 360° Hollow Circular Pattern Atomizing Nozzle, Exair
Lighting
- Gold: Fusion Solar LED, energybank
- Silver: PowerHUBB, Hubble Control Solutions, Hubbell Lighting
- Bronze: Peloton High Performance High Bay, Columbia Lighting, Hubbell Lighting
Maintenance Software
- Gold: MVP Plant v2.2, CMMS Data Group
- Silver: EcoStruxure Augmented Operator Advisor v2.0, Schneider Electric
- Bronze: eMaint CMMS, Fluke
Maintenance Tools & Equipment
- Gold: 3561 FC Vibration Sensor, Fluke
- Silver: GDS-100 Industrial Descaling System, Goodway Technologies
- Bronze: Marley MBX EZ Pack Fill, SPX Cooling
Material Handling Systems
- Gold: ELK Electric Chain Hoist, Ingersoll Rand
- Silver: Zero Impact Bumper, DL Manufacturing
- Bronze: Flexible Transport System FTS, Bosch Rexroth
Plant Analytics & Design
- Gold: Seeq R20, Seeq
- Silver: IntelliCENTER Integration Unit, Rockwell Automation
- Bronze: EcoStruxure Power Advisor, Schneider Electric
Productivity & Training
- Gold: Virtual Reality Simulator, The Raymond Corporation
- Silver: Connected Components Workbench, Rockwell Automation
- Bronze: Controls Technician Test, Form A, Ramsay
Safety
- Gold: ELOshield, Elokon
- Silver: RSA-242, CBS ArcSafe
- Bronze: Allen-Bradley Guardmaster GuardLink, Rockwell Automation
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