2018 Engineers’ Choice Awards Finalists
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Hardware – Data acquisition
- ELM3xxx EtherCAT I/O high-end measurement module, Beckhoff Automation, www.beckhoffautomation.com
- MAQ20 high-density voltage discrete input module, Dataforth Corp., www.dataforth.com
Hardware – Handheld test, measurement, calibration
- AMS Trex device communicator, Emerson Electric Co., www.emerson.com
- Fluke 729 automatic pressure calibrator, Fluke Corp., www.fluke.com
Hardware – HMI, operator interface, thin-client
- Series 14 indicator compact LED, EAO Corp., https://eao.com
- EZ iMarquee message controller and LED display, EZAutomation, www.ezautomation.net
- GT2107 wide HMI, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, https://us.mitsubishielectric.com/fa/en
- Allen-Bradley VersaView 5200 ThinManager thin client, Rockwell Automation, www.rockwellautomation.com
Hardware – Industrial PCs
- UNO-2484G modular customizable fanless PC, Advantech, www.advantech.com
- C6015 industrial PC, Beckhoff Automation, www.beckhoffautomation.com
- CX20x2 embedded PC with many-core control, Beckhoff Automation, www.beckhoffautomation.com
- ConnectCore 6UL SBC Pro single-board computer, Digi International, www.digi.com
- ZINC19 scalable rackmount system industrial computer, Kontron, www.kontron.com
Hardware – Integrated HMI controllers
- TPC-5000 two-piece modular touch panel computer, Advantech, www.advantech.com
- CPX control panel and panel PC, Beckhoff Automation, www.beckhoffautomation.com
- EZTouch I/O Flex compact touch screen controller, EZAutomation, www.ezautomation.net
- Allen-Bradley VersaView 5400 industrial computer, Rockwell Automation, www.rockwellautomation.com
- UniStream Multi-Touch PLC with multi-touch HMI panel, Unitronics, www.unitronicsplc.com
Machine and embedded control – PLCs
- BRX PLC, AutomationDirect, www.automationdirect.com
- EZRackPLC with IIoT, EZAutomation, www.ezautomation.net
- ControlEdge PLC, Honeywell Process Solutions, www.honeywellprocess.com
- c250-S safety controller, Lenze, www.lenze.com
- TBEN-PLC compact controller, Turck, www.turck.us
Motion control
- QNP3 series XYZ piezo nanopositioning stage, Aerotech, www.aerotech.com
- PurePower media filter for hydraulic systems, Bosch Rexroth, www.boschrexroth-us.com
- HSR 4-axis SCARA robot, Denso Robotics, www.densorobotics.com
- Allen Bradley Kinetix VPC servo motor, Rockwell Automation, www.rockwellautomation.com
Motion control – Drives
- EFC 5610 universal frequency converter, Bosch Rexroth, www.boschrexroth-us.com
- Sytronix DRn 5020 hydraulic motor pump, Bosch Rexroth, www.boschrexroth-us.com
- Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 755T drive with TotalForce optimization, Rockwell Automation, www.rockwellautomation.com
- Altivar Process 680 low-harmonic process drive system, Schneider Electric, www.schneider-electric.com
- Simatic S7-1500 T-CPUs fail-safe motion controller, Siemens, www.usa.siemens.com
Network integration – Ethernet hardware
- IMP-C1000-SFP compact gigabit media converter with SFP slot and PoE injector, Antaira Technologies, www.antaira.com
- ASCII to EtherNet/IP gateway, Phoenix Contact, www.phoenixcontact.com/us
Network integration – Ethernet switches
- LNP-1002G-10G-SFP gigabit 10-port PoE+ unmanaged switch, Antaira Technologies, www.antaira.com
- SDS-3008 Smart Switch for Ethernet, 8-port; Moxa Americas; www.moxa.com
- Allen-Bradley Stratix 2500 lightly managed switch, Rockwell Automation, www.rockwellautomation.com
Network integration – I/O systems
- ELX EtherCAT compact I/O for process industries, Beckhoff Automation, www.beckhoffautomation.com
- Allen-Bradley Ex 1719 intrinsically safe distributed I/O, Rockwell Automation, www.rockwellautomation.com
- u-remote IO-Link Master remote I/O module, Weidmuller, www.weidmuller.com
Network integration – Wireless I/O
- NPort IAW5000A-6I/O 3-in-1 wireless serial server, Moxa Americas, www.moxa.com
- WI-I/O-2-E-N-GBL industrial wireless modem and I/O, Weidmuller, www.weidmuller.com
Network integration – Wireless products
- ZumIQ App Server IIoT programmable radio, FreeWave Technologies, www.freewave.com
- FL WLAN 1101 wireless module, Phoenix Contact, www.phoenixcontact.com/us
- Sinamics V20 Smart Access web server module, Siemens, www.usa.siemens.com
Power – Energy, power protection, UPS
- 5P rackmount compact UPS, Eaton, www.eaton.com
- SSG industrial UPS with LFP batteries, Falcon Electric, www.falconups.com
- CBMC DIN rail-mountable, multichannel circuit breaker; Phoenix Contact; www.phoenixcontact.com
- Termitrab Complete narrow surge protective device, Phoenix Contact, www.phoenixcontact.com
- Simocode pro current/voltage measuring module, Siemens, www.usa.siemens.com
- Sirius 3RT1 fail-safe modular system contactor, Siemens, www.usa.siemens.com
Process control – Process sensors
- SafeTemps wireless, continuous temperature monitoring system; Digi International; www.digi.com
- Air Velocity Transmitter, Dwyer Instruments, www.dwyer-inst.com
- 80 GHz Micropilot FMR6x radar level instrument, Endress+Hauser, https://us.endress.com
- Sitrans FS230 digital ultrasonic flow system, Siemens Industry, www.industry.usa.siemens.com
- Sitrans TO500 multipoint temperature measurement system, Siemens Industry, www.industry.usa.siemens.com
- Vanguard TCD50 WirelessHART toxic and combustible gas detector, United Electric Controls, www.ueonline.com
- ProSafe-RS SIL2 wireless gas detection system, Yokogawa Corp. of America, www.yokogawa.com/us
Process control systems
- Open Secure Automation (OSA) system with Cybershield 2.0, Bedrock Automation, https://bedrockautomation.com
- Simatic PCS 7 V9.0 process control system, Siemens, https://usa.siemens.com
Safety – Machine safety
- VeriSafe absence of voltage tester, Panduit, www.panduit.com
- Allen-Bradley GuardShield 450L safety light curtain system, Rockwell Automation, www.rockwellautomation.com
- ABB Jokab Safety Sentry relay, Thomas & Betts Corp., www.tnb.com
Safety – Process safety, intrinsic safety
- Secure Media Exchange (SMX) cybersecurity device, Honeywell Process Solutions, www.honeywellprocess.com
- SFY functional safety frequency-to-DC transmitter, Moore Industries, www.miinet.com
Software – Applications
- FactoryTalk Batch V13 software with enhanced scalability, Rockwell Automation, www.rockwellautomation.com
- Virtual Central Lock secure, remote connection software; Tosibox Oy; www.tosibox.com
Software – Asset management, reporting
- AMS Device View field device monitoring of diagnostics and calibration status, Emerson Electric Co., www.emerson.com
- Uniformance Connected Historian scalable cloud and Big Data software, Honeywell Process Solutions, www.honeywellprocess.com
- Dream Report automated reporting and data analysis software, Ocean Data Systems, https://dreamreport.net
- EcoStruxure Maintenance Advisor predictive maintenance platform, Schneider Electric, www.schneider-electric.com/ww/en/
- ABB Ability Electrical Distribution Control System cloud-based diagnostics system, Thomas & Betts Corp., www.tnb.com
Software – Control design
- Open Virtual Engineering Platform cloud-based DCS access service, Honeywell Process Solutions, www.honeywellprocess.com
- Software Studio 5000 integrated automation system development environment, Rockwell Automation, www.rockwellautomation.com
Software – Data analytics
- Predict-RT data analytics system, Honeywell Process Solutions, www.honeywellprocess.com
- FactoryTalk Analytics for Devices diagnostic analytics application, Rockwell Automation, www.rockwellautomation.com
- EcoStruxure Profit Advisor real-time profit performance software, Schneider Electric, www.schneider-electric.com
Software – Diagnostics
- Plantweb Insight asset monitoring application, Emerson Automation Solutions, www2.emersonprocess.com
- Guardian Support control and software system monitoring application, Emerson Electric Co., www.emerson.com
- Experion Elevate secure, scalable SCADA software as a service; Honeywell Process Solutions; www.honeywellprocess.com
Software – HMI software
- IntegraXor V6 SCADA/HMI with alarm trending and reporting features, Ecava, www.integraxor.com
- InduSoft Web Studio 8.1 platform agnostic SCADA/HMI development and runtime software, Schneider Electric Software, www.indusoft.com
- VTScada 11.3 HMI/SCADA software, Trihedral Engineering, www.trihedral.com
Software – Industrial Internet of Things connectivity
- IoT Gateway, Bosch Rexroth, www.boschrexroth-us.com
- KEPServerEX V6 device and IoT connectivity software, Kepware, www.kepware.com
Software – Mobile apps for controls, automation, instrumentation
- DeltaV Mobile, Emerson Electric Co., www.emerson.com
- MobileHMI V10.95 HMI/SCADA application, Iconics, www.iconics.com
- FactoryTalk TeamONE mobile application, Rockwell Automation, www.rockwellautomation.com
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