2007 New Product Nominees
By Control Engineering Staff -- Control Engineering, 2/1/2008
* Engineers' Choice Award winners; ** honorable mentions
Product descriptions and deep links to more information can be found in the online 2007 New Product Compendium. More information on the Engineers' Choice competition can be found at www.controleng.com/awards
| Applications | ||
| **promis-e | ECT International Inc. | www.ecti.com |
| Eplan Version 1.8 | Eplan Software & Services | www.eplan.us |
| Maple 11 math computation software | Maplesoft | www.maplesoft.com |
| *SolidWorks 2008 | SolidWorks Corporation | www.solidworks.com |
| Enterprise Integration and Analysis | ||
| **Proficy Tracker | GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms | www.gefanuc.com |
| IncuityEMI 2.5 | Incuity Software Inc. | www.incuity.com |
| Real-Time Finance xMII xAppx Packaged Composite Application | Invensys Process Systems | www.invensys.com |
| * FactoryTalk Historian Site Edition | Rockwell Automation | www.rockwellautomation.com |
| Programming | ||
| * NI LabVIEW 8.5 | National Instruments | www.ni.com |
| PAC Project 8.1 | Opto 22 | www.opto22.com |
| **System 3.0 | Invensys | www.wonderware.com |
| HMI Hardware | ||
| Power Panel 300/400 | B&R Industrial Automation | www.br-automation.com |
| EXTER K10/K20 | Beijer Electronics Products AB | www.hmi.beijerelectronics.com |
| H-T70-Ne | Beijer Electronics Products AB | www.hmi.beijerelectronics.com |
| InduProof Med | InduKey Keyboard Production GmbH | www.indukey.com |
| VPANEL Express | Kontron | us.kontron.com |
| * Silver Series Plus | Maple Systems | www.maplesystems.com |
| **Interact Xpress and XPR PowerStations | Parker Hannifin | www.parkermotion.com |
| LT3201 | Pro-face (Digital Electronics Corp.) | www.profaceamerica.com |
| Stealth Model: TT-1700 | Stealth Computer Corporation | www.stealthcomputer.com |
| IndraLogic VE, SWL-VE**01-ILC-01VRS-NN | Bosch Rexroth Corp. | www.boschrexroth.com |
| XLt Touch Screen OCS | Horner APG | www.hornerocs.com |
| Matrox Extio F1220 | Matrox Graphics Inc. | www.matrox.com |
| HMI Software | ||
| **ClearSCADA 2007 | Control Microsystems | www.controlmicrosystems.com |
| GENESIS64 | ICONICS | www.iconics.com |
| InduSoft Secure Thin Client | InduSoft | www.indusoft.com |
| Proficy HMI/SCADA CIMPLICITY 7.0 | GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms | www.gefanuc.com |
| Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX 4.5 | GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms | www.gefanuc.com |
| * InTouch 10.0 | Invensys | www.wonderware.com |
| Industrial PCs | ||
| APC810 industrial PC | B&R Industrial Automation | www.br-automation.com |
| **CP72XX Control Panel | Beckhoff Automation | www.beckhoff.com |
| CX9010 Embedded PC | Beckhoff Automation | www.beckhoff.com |
| ThinkIO-Duo | Kontron | us.kontron.com |
| *Stealth LPC-450 Little PC | Stealth Computer Corp. | www.stealthcomputer.com |
| Motors | ||
| SureServo brushless servo system | AutomationDirect | www.automationdirect.com |
| * Adjustable Speed Brushless BMC & BSM | Baldor Electric | www.baldor.com |
| Duo Series BM3 & SC-E magnetic contactors | Fuji Electric | www.fujielectric.com |
| MR-J3 Linear Servo Model LM-U2 and LM-H2 | Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc. | www.meau.mea.com |
| nuvoDisc Flat Brushless DC Motors | Portescap, a Danaher Motion Company | www.portescap.com |
| **DS/CM Synchronous servomotors | SEW Eurodrive | www.sew-eurodrive.com |
| Motion Control | ||
| C396 Electronic Overload Relay | Eaton Corporation | www.eaton.com |
| ABL1500 | Aerotech Inc. | www.aerotech.com |
| ABRT | Aerotech Inc. | www.aerotech.com |
| Kuka KR 1000 Titan robot | Kuka Robotics | www.kuka.com |
| QH-Motion Controller and model Q172H and Q173H | Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc. | www.meau.com |
| SNAP Motion Control Subsystem | Opto 22 | www.opto22.com |
| **Ethernet Powerlink MotionBus controller and drives | Parker Hannifin | www.parkermotion.com |
| Prodigy Motion Cards | PMD Performance Motion Devices | www.pmdcorp.com |
| * CompactLogix L45 | Rockwell Automation | www.rockwellautomation.com |
| Square D brand S-Flex Enclosed Drive Controller | Schneider Electric | www.us.telemecanique.com |
| Drives | ||
| SMVector NEMA 4X | AC Technology Corporation | actechdrives.com |
| Drum Digital Servo Drive | Elmo Motion Control | www.elmomc.com |
| Epsilon EP | Emerson Control Techniques | www.emersonct.com |
| AC890PX | Parker SSD Drives | www.ssddrives.com |
| * Allen-Bradley PowerFlex DC drives | Rockwell Automation | www.rockwellautomation.com |
| SINAMICS S120 AC Drive | Siemens | www.automation.siemens.com |
| **V1000 AC MicroDrive | Yaskawa Electric America Inc. | www.yaskawa.com |
| I/O Products | ||
| **DeviceNet I/O | Balluff | www.balluff.com |
| BK9103 PROFINET Bus Coupler | Beckhoff Automation | www.beckhoff.com |
| EL67xx EtherCAT master and slave terminals | Beckhoff Automation | www.beckhoff.com |
| IL230x-B905 EtherNet/IP Fieldbus Box | Beckhoff Automation | www.beckhoff.com |
| TwinSafe Safety System | Beckhoff Automation | www.beckhoff.com |
| *Bluetooth I/O Module | connectBlue | www.connectblue.se |
| SQIO SynqNet I/O Module | Danaher Motion | www.danahermotion.com |
| BradControl IP67 I/O modules for Ethernet/TCDEM | Molex Inc. | www.woodhead.com |
| Ultra-Lock Field Attachable Connectors | Molex, Automation and Electrical Products Division | www.woodhead.com |
| DataCELL FIELD FOUNDATION fieldbus cable | Northwire Inc. | www.northwire.com |
| SNAP-AIMA-8 | Opto 22 | www.opto22.com |
| SNAP-PAC-SB1 | Opto 22 | www.opto22.com |
| CT-1000 Semiautomatic Ferrule Crimping Tool | Panduit Corp. | www.panduit.hu |
| FieldConnex Ethernet Isolators | Pepperl+Fuchs | www.pepperl-fuchs.com |
| Modular Fieldbus Segment Protectors | Phoenix Contact | www.phoenixcon.com |
| JUMPFLEX - Series 857 | WAGO Corporation | www.wago.us |
| Network Software & Diagnostics | ||
| TwinCAT EtherNet/IP Slave | Beckhoff Automation | www.beckhoff.com |
| Master Simulators for Profibus, DeviceNet | Bihl+Wiedemann | www.bihl-wiedemann.com |
| FTS4Control Communications Analyzer - P/N FTS4Control | Frontline Test Equipment | www.fte.com |
| DataWorX V9 | ICONICS | www.iconics.com |
| Industrial Defender Technology Suite Version 3.0 | Industrial Defender Inc. | www.industrialdefender.com |
| OPCFailover | Jemmac Software Ltd. | www.jemmac.com |
| **Industrial SNMP | Kepware Technologies | www.kepware.com |
| *KepServerEX | Kepware Technologies | www.kepware.com |
| Lantronix IntelliBox-I/O 2100; IBIO21002-01 | Lantronix | www.lantronix.com |
| BradCommunications Remote DeviceNet Scanner SST-EDN-1 | Molex Inc. | www.woodhead.com |
| OnCellG2150I | MOXA Technologies | www.moxa.com |
| 9211-ET Tofino Security Solution - MTL Inc. | Byres Security | www.mtl-inst.com |
| Switches, Routers & Gateways | ||
| **EKI-2735 | Advantech | www.eautomationpro.com |
| EKI-7659C Managed Industrial Ethernet Switch | Advantech | www.eautomationpro.com |
| Magnum DX900 Industrial Router | GarrettCom Inc. | www.garrettcom.com |
| EDS-P308 | MOXA Technologies | www.moxa.com |
| MGate 3000 Series | MOXA Technologies | www.moxa.com |
| * 7000 Series Gigabit capable industrial Ethernet switches | N-Tron | www.n-tron.com |
| cATM Control Appliance Transaction Modules | Online Development | www.oldi.com |
| ICM8 communications gateway | Red Lion | www.redlion.net |
| NL5000 | RF Neulink | www.rfneulink.com |
| Wireless Solutions | ||
| The Ion System 1.0 | Apprion | www.apprion.com |
| * FlexPower wireless nodes | Banner Engineering | www.bannerengineering.com |
| SureCross Wireless Network (DX80 Gateway and Node) | Banner Engineering | www.bannerengineering.com |
| ConnectPort X8 | Digi International | www.digi.com |
| W-HART GATEWAY | ELPRO Technologies | www.elprotech.com |
| **OneWireless | Honeywell Process Solutions | hpsweb.honeywell.com |
| Honeywell Instant Location System | Honeywell Process Solutions | hpsweb.honeywell.com |
| Viator HART-Enabled Bluetooth PC modem | MacTek Corp. | www.mactekcorp.com |
| MVI56-WA-EIP | ProSoft Technology | www.prosoft-technology.com |
| RSSI-1000 | RadioMobile | www.radiomobile.com |
| BL ident modular in-line RFID | Turck | www.turck-usa.com |
| Controllers | ||
| EMC 40 series controller | Athena Controls | www.athenacontrols.com |
| Durus Controller | GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms | www.gefanuc.com |
| QS Safety PLC | Mitsubishi Electric Automation | www.meau.com |
| SNAP-PAC-EB1 | Opto 22 | www.opto22.com |
| SNAP-PAC-S2 | Opto 22 | www.opto22.com |
| * Modicon M340 PAC | Schneider Electric | www.us.telemecanique.com |
| **SIMOTION D410 | Siemens Energy & Automaton | www.automation.siemens.com |
| Discrete Sensors & Readers | ||
| Checker 200 Series | Cognex Corp. | www.cognex.com |
| DataMan 100 ID Readers | Cognex Corp. | www.cognex.com |
| VA31 | DALSA IPD | www.goipd.com |
| SCM5B48 Accelerometer Input Module | Dataforth Corporation | www.dataforth.com |
| * AccuProx Analog Inductive Sensor | Eaton Corporation | www.eaton.com |
| CSI 9420 Wireless Machinery Health Transmitter | Emerson Process Management | www.emersonprocess.com |
| Redundant G-Series Temposonics Sensor | MTS Sensors | www.mtssensors.com |
| MiniSafe MS4800 Series Safety Light Curtains | Omron Scientific Technologies Inc. | www.sti.com |
| ML17 Series Tru-VueBackground Suppression Sensors | Pepperl+Fuchs | www.us.pepperl-fuchs.com |
| **S300 Safety Laser Scanner | SICK | www.sickusa.com |
| Embedded Products | ||
| **F18 64-bit Core2Duo 3U CPCI Single Board Computer | MEN Micro Inc. | www.menmicro.com |
| *ThinkCore W345 | MOXA Technologies | www.moxa.com |
| Tridium Vykon JACE-600 embedded controller/server platform | Tridium Inc. | www. vykon.com |
| Components & Connectors | ||
| * Fluke 771 Milliamp Process Clamp Meter | Fluke Corporation | www.us.fluke.com |
| **BLUEMARK X1 | Phoenix Contact | www.phoenixcontact.com |
| FieldPower PowerBox | Weidmuller | www.weidmuller.com |
| Instrumentation & Analysis | ||
| MB3000 FTIR Laboratory Analyzer | ABB Analytical | www.abb.com |
| * SM500F | ABB Instrumentation | www.abb.com |
| 4401OXY | Barben Analyzer Technology LLC | www.bat4ph.com |
| TEMPpoint | Data Translation | www.datatranslation.com |
| TFZ FOUNDATION Fieldbus Temperature Transmitter | Moore IndustriesInternational Inc. | www.miinet.com |
| BioTector Organic Analyzer | Ohmart/VEGA Corporation | www.ohmartvega.com |
| X-STREAM Oxygen Transmitter | Rosemount Analytical | www.emersonprocess.com |
| **FieldMate Versatile Device Management Wizard | Yokogawa Corporation | www.yokogawa.com |
| Process Sensors | ||
| Fixed Thermal Imaging (FTi) system | Ametek Land Inc. | www.landinstruments.com |
| Fisher FIELDVUE DVC6000 Firmware 7 | Emerson Process | www.emersonprocess.com |
| PIM Series Pump Diagnostic Pressure Sensor (PIM093 and PIM094) | ifm efector inc. | www.ifm-electronic.com |
| **Foxboro FT10 Electrodeless Conductivity Sensor | Invensys Process Systems | www.foxboro.com |
| SVI II ESD valve positioner/safety system | Masoneilan-Dresser | www.masoneilan.com |
| WEB-TEMP - Web-enabled temperature measurement module | Measurement Computing Corporation | www.measurementcomputing.com |
| * UWTC Thermocouple-to-Wireless Connector | Omega Engineering Inc. | www.omega.com |
| Advanced Control | ||
| **LOOP-PRO Product Suite | Control Station Inc. | www.controlstation.com |
| MiMiC Simulation Software - v3 | Mynah | www.mynah.com |
| * RSLogix 5000 Fuzzy Designer | Rockwell Automation | www.rockwellautomation.com |
| Process & Batch Control | ||
| **Fisher LCP100 | Emerson Process Management | www.emersonprocess.com |
| Proficy Process Systems | GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms | www.gefanuc.com |
| * Simatic PCS 7 Box 416 | Siemens Energy & Automation Inc. | www.sea.siemens.com |
| EZ-ZONE PM | Watlow | www.watlow.com |
| CAMS (Consolidated Alarm Management Software) | Yokogawa Corporation of America | www.yokogawa.com |
| PumpSmart PS200 v5 | ITT Monitoring & Control | www.ittmc.com |
| WeatherBug for Automation | Kepware Technologies | www.kepware.com |
| AMO-RT V6 | PAS | www.pas.com |
| ABB | p. E10 |
| Baldor Electric | p. E7 |
| Banner Engineering | p. E8 |
| connectBlue | p. E8 |
| Eaton Corporation | p. E9 |
| Fluke Corporation | p. E9 |
| Invensys | p. E6 |
| Kepware | p. E8 |
| Maple Systems | p. E6 |
| MOXA Technologies | p. E9 |
| N-Tron | p. E8 |
| National Instruments | p. E4 |
| Omega Engineering | p. E10 |
| Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley | p. E4, E7, E10 |
| Schneider Electric | p. E9 |
| Siemens | p. E10 |
| Stealth Computer Corp. | p. E6 |
| SolidWorks Corporation | p. E4 |
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