2016 Engineers’ Choice Finalists

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Based on your experience, please vote in as many categories for which you feel qualified based on technological advancement, service to the industry, and market impact. Details and photos are available for each product. Winners and honorable mentions will be featured in more detail in the February 2016 issue of Control Engineering.

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Hardware — Handheld test, measurement, calibration

• TiX560 Infrared Camera, Fluke Corp., https://en-us.fluke.com
• TRAPtest VKP 40plus Ex testing, recording and evaluation system; Gestra AG; www.flowserve.com
• i-ALERT2 Equipment Health Monitor, ITT Goulds Pumps, www.ittproservices.com

Hardware — HMI, operator interface, thin-client

• Series 82 anti-vandal pushbutton, EAO Corp., www.eao.com
• Series 84 Halo Compact multi-functional switch, EAO Corp., www.eao.com
• Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus 7 Performance Operator Interface, Rockwell Automation, www.rockwellautomation.com
• Wonderware Industrial Computers InTouch Panel PC, Schneider Electric, www.wonderware.com
• Simatic HMI Mobile Panel 2nd Generation, Siemens, https://usa.siemens.com/industry

Hardware — Industrial PCs

• C6670 Industrial Server, Beckhoff Automation, www.beckhoffautomation.com
• EXPC-1519 industrial panel computer, Moxa Inc., www.moxa.com

Hardware — Integrated HMI controllers

• CP32xx Panel PCs, Beckhoff Automation, www.beckhoffautomation.com
• UniStream 15″ PLC + HMI, Unitronics Inc., www.unitronics.com

Machine & Embedded Control — CNCs, board-level products

• IndraMotion MTX micro CNC, Bosch Rexroth Corp., www.boschrexroth-us.com
• DT7837 signal acquisition module, Data Translation Inc., www.datatranslation.com
• Sinumerik 808D Advanced panel-based CNC, Siemens, www.usa.siemens.com/808d

Machine & Embedded Control — Discrete sensors

• EZProx Inductive Proximity Sensors, EZAutomation, www.ezautomation.net
• PCH420 HART enabled 4-20 mA vibration sensors, Meggitt Sensing Systems, www.wilcoxon.com

Machine & Embedded Control — Machine vision, barcode readers

• DataMan 150/260 Series fixed-mount, image-based ID readers; Cognex; www.cognex.com
• In-Sight 8405 vision system with PatMax Redline, Cognex, www.cognex.com
• O3D Smart Sensor, a 3D sensor for machine vision with PMD technology; ifm efector inc.; www.ifm.com/us

Machine & Embedded Control — PACs, PLCs

• APAX-5580 DIN-Rail IPC, Advantech, www.advantech.com
• Productivity2000 micro-modular rack-based PLC, Facts Engineering, www.automationdirect.com
• PLC Logic pluggable smart relay system, Phoenix Contact, www.phoenixcontact.com/usa_home
• Simatic ET200SP Open Controller, Siemens, www.siemens.com/open-controller

Motion — Motors

• AM8x1x Servomotors, Beckhoff Automation, www.beckhoffautomation.com
• Faulhaber 2057 BHS Brushless DC Servo Motor, Faulhaber, www.micromo.com
• Faulhaber 3274 BP4 Brushless DC Motor, Faulhaber, www.micromo.com
• Extreme Duck Ultra liquid-proof motor, Leeson Electric, www.leeson.com
• Sinamics G110M drive and gear motor system, Siemens, www.usa.siemens.com/sinamics-g110m

Motion Control

• IEH3-4096 Integrated encoder, Faulhaber, www.micromo.com
• UR3 table-top six-axis robot, Universal Robots, www.universal-robots.com

Motion Control — Drives, servo drives

• Ndrive QLe nanopositioning piezo drive, Aerotech Inc., www.aerotech.com
• i500 Inverter Series, Lenze, www.lenze.com
• ESCON module 24/2 servo controller, maxon precision motors inc., www.maxonmotorusa.com
• Allen-Bradley Kinetix 5700 Servo Drive, Rockwell Automation, www.rockwellautomation.com
• Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 527 AC Drive, Rockwell Automation, www.rockwellautomation.com
• Altivar Process Variable Speed Drive, Schneider Electric, www.schneider-electric.us
• U1000 Industrial Matrix Drive, Yaskawa America Inc., www.yaskawa.com

Network Integration — Ethernet hardware

• ProView Ethernet switch, Advantech, www.advantech.com
• LMP-1002G-SFP PoE+ Managed Ethernet Switch, Antaira Technologies, www.antaira.com
• DataTuff Cat 5e Profinet Type C trailing cable, Belden Inc., www.belden.com
• 829 Industrial Integrated Services Routers, Cisco Systems, www.cisco.com
• OCTOPUS wirespeed routing switch; Hirschmann Automation & Control, a Belden brand; www.hirschmann.com/en
• Modbus TCP/IP to Profinet Device Gateway (Two-Port), ProSoft Technology, www.prosoft-technology.com
• Allen-Bradley Stratix 5400 industrial Ethernet switch, Rockwell Automation, www.rockwellautomation.com

Network Integration — Network hardware

• 800xA Networks Ethernet switch and firewall, ABB, www.abb.com/800xa
• STE-700 Serial Device Servers, Antaira Technologies, www.antaira.com
• Lion-Link EtherNet/IP Bus Coupler, Belden Inc., https://lumberg-automationusa.com
• MGate W5208 Ethernet gateway, Moxa Inc., www.moxa.com

Network Integration — Wireless products

• APR-3100N network router and wireless access point, Antaira Technologies, www.antaira.com
• Industrial Wireless 3700 Series Wi-Fi access point, Cisco Systems, www.cisco.com
• Digi XLR Pro 900 MHz radio, Digi International, www.digi.com
• UC-8112-T-LX Linux-based programmable wireless gateway, Moxa Inc., www.moxa.com

Network Integration I/O — Ethernet, wireless

• WISE-4000 IoT wireless I/O modules, Advantech, www.advantech.com
• EJ Series EtherCAT I/O System, Beckhoff Automation, www.beckhoffautomation.com
• ER Series EtherCAT Box I/O, Beckhoff Automation, www.beckhoffautomation.com
• WaveContact wireless I/O, FreeWave Technologies Inc., https://freewave.com
• ioLogik 2542-HSPA-T I/O module, Moxa Inc., www.moxa.com

Power — Energy, power protection

• Low Profile Compact Circuit Protector, Eaton, www.eaton.com/electrical
• Power Xpert gateway (PXG) 900, Eaton, www.eaton.com/electrical
• SC9000 encapsulated powerpole (EP) arc-resistant drive, Eaton, www.eaton.com/electrical
• EZPPS Din-Rail Mount Power Supply, EZAutomation, www.ezautomation.net
• PACT RCP Rogowski Coil Solution, Phoenix Contact, www.phoenixcontact.com/usa_home

Process Control — Flowmeters

• FLUXUS XLF low-flow non-invasive metering system, Flexim Americas Corp., www.flexim.com
• Model 5700 Coriolis flow and density transmitter, Micro Motion Inc., www.micromotion.com

Process Control Systems

• Analog Signal Splitter with 5-Way Isolation, Single 4-20 mA Input, Quad 4-20 mA Output; Automation Systems Interconnect; www.asi-ez.com
• Bedrock secure control system, Bedrock Automation, www.bedrockautomation.com
• Liquiline Systems CA80 Analyzer, Endress+Hauser, www.us.endress.com/en
• Platinum Series Temperature and Process Controllers, Omega Engineering, www.omega.com
• DCS Platform Migration, Weidmuller North America, www.weidmuller.com
• CENTUM VP R6 distributed control system, Yokogawa Electric Corp., www.yokogawa.com

Safety — Machine safety

• Allen-Bradley Guardmaster 440C-CR30 safety relay with EtherNet/IP module, Rockwell Automation, www.rockwellautomation.com
• Simatic S7-1200F Safety Controller, Siemens, www.usa.siemens.com/safety

Safety — Process safety, intrinsic safety

• aeShield v4 Functional Safety Lifecycle software, aeSolutions, www.aesolns.com
• ProSys SLM Safety Lifecycle Management software, Mangan Software Solutions, www.mangansoftware.com
• STZ Functional Safety Dual Input Smart HART Temperature Transmitter, Moore Industries, www.miinet.com
• OptiSIS packaged safety instrumented system, Rockwell Automation, www.rockwellautomation.com

Software — Alarm management

• DynAMo Alarm and Operations Management software, Honeywell Process Solutions, www.honeywellprocess.com
• Wonderware Alarm Adviser software, Schneider Electric, https://software.schneider-electric.com
• WIN-911 Enterprise alarm notification software, WIN-911 Software, www.win911.com

Software — Applications

• AxiomView data visualization software, Canary Labs, www.canarylabs.com
• LOOP-Pro Tuner Premium, Control Station Inc., https://controlstation.com
• vFluke Connect Assets cloud-based wireless system of software and test tools, Fluke Corp., https://en-us.fluke.com
• Uniformance Asset Sentinel, process and equipment health surveillance software; Honeywell Process Solutions; www.honeywellprocess.com
• KEPServerEX 5.18  device connectivity software, Kepware Technologies, www.kepware.com
• Assembly Management System (AMS), Leidos, www.leidos.com/engineering
• MatrikonOPC UA Proxy for devices and application communications, MatrikonOPC, www.matrikonopc.com/opc-ua
• Dream Report v4.64 software to create reports and KPI dashboards, Ocean Data Systems, www.dreamreport.net

Software — Control design

• Field Information Manager (FIM), ABB, www.abb.com/measurement
• TwinCAT 3 SOA-PLC, service-oriented architecture for programming; Beckhoff Automation; www.beckhoffautomation.com
• AssetWorX, software to create reusable templates (equipment classes); Iconics; www.iconics.com
• InduSoft IoTView data collection and visualization (HMI) software, InduSoft, www.indusoft.com
• Rockwell Software Studio 5000 Logix Designer Software, Rockwell Automation, www.rockwellautomation.com
• Sim Sci Logic Validator, Schneider Electric, www.simsci.com

Software — Diagnostics

• PlantESP Loop Performance Monitoring, Control Station Inc., https://controlstation.com
• Power Xpert Insight Software to see real-time energy use, Eaton, www.eaton.com/electrical
• AMS Device Manager v13.0 intelligent field device software, Emerson Process Managment, www.emersonprocess.com
• Industrial Cyber Security Risk Manager, Honeywell Process Solutions, www.honeywellprocess.com
• PlantTriage MPC, model predictive control performance assessment software; Metso ExperTune; www.expertune.com
• FactoryTalk VantagePoint v6.0 Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence software, Rockwell Automation, www.rockwellautomation.com
• Avantis PRISM predictive asset analytics software, Schneider Electric, www.instepsoftware.com

Software — HMI software

• InduSoft Web Studio 8.0, InduSoft, www.indusoft.com
• FactoryTalk View Site Edition v8.0 supervisory-level HMI software, Rockwell Automation, www.rockwellsoftware.com
• SCADA Expert Vijeo Citect 2015, Schneider Electric, https://software.schneider-electric.com
• UniLogic 1.14.33 PLC, HMI, and communications programming and configuration software; Unitronics Inc.; www.unitronics.com

Software — Mobile apps for controls, automation, instrumentation

• KPIWorX, app to create, save, and load self-service dashboards on tablets and smartphones; Iconics; www.iconics.com
• groov 3.0, to build mobile apps to securely monitor and control from smartphones and tablets; Opto 22; www.opto22.com

Software — Process applications

• Production Accounting & Reconciliation, Honeywell Process Solutions, www.honeywellprocess.com
• UniSim Competency Suite, training software for process industries; Honeywell Process Solutions; www.honeywellprocess.com
• FactoryTalk Batch v12.0 software, Rockwell Automation, www.rockwellautomation.com
• Wonderware Recipe Manager Plus, Schneider Electric, https://software.schneider-electric.com

Originally posted Oct. 15, 2015, this article has been re-dated since then to keep it on the Control Engineering home page. On Nov. 19, the file was updated to include the date the polls will close.

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