2019 Product of the Year Finalists

Voting for the 15^th annual Product of the Year awards is now open! This year, companies submitted their new and improved products introduced to the North American market in 2018 to be judged for this distinguished honor. Here, we have listed the finalists in each of the 12 categories. It is now up to Consulting-Specifying Engineer readers to determine which products will stand out from the crowd and win gold, silver, and bronze.

Read full product descriptions below and vote for the products you feel are the best in their categories by June 28, 2019. The product that receives the most votes within the program will be named the Most Valuable Product (MVP) of 2019. The results will appear in September 2019 in print and online.

2019 Product of the Year Finalists

Air Movement & Humidification

• RN Series Rooftop Unit with Two Stage Compressors, AAON
• Pivot 2.0, Big Ass Fans
• GTS Humidifier LX Series, DriSteem
• Large Capacity VRP, Friedrich
• DS Direct-drive HVLS Ceiling Fan, Greenheck
• XP Direct-drive HVLS Ceiling Fan, Hunter Industrial Fan

Boilers & Chillers

• ProLine XE Combi Boiler, A. O. Smith
• AquaEdge 19DV Water-cooled Centrifugal Chiller, Carrier
• ClearFire-CE Condensing Boiler, Cleaver-Brooks
• York YHAU CGN Absorption Chiller-heater, Johnson Controls
• NFB Condensing Wall-hung Fire-tube Boiler, Navien
• Stainless-steel Vertical Fire-tube Boiler, Weil-McLain

Electrical Systems & Equipment

• MC Luminary Fixture Whip, AFC Cable Systems
• MC Luminary Quik Cable, AFC Cable Systems
• Databar Busway System, Anord Mardix
• Bussmann Compact Circuit Protector for Class CF Low-peak CUBEFuse, Eaton
• radiant Wireless Charger, Legrand
• WarriorWrap Vinyl Tape, NSi Industries
• Power Mod Skinny Main, Siemens Industry
• Maxiamp Underground Cablebus, United Wire & Cable

Equipment-Level Sensors & Controls

• Smart Box, EAO
• Power Zone Genset Control Platform, Generac Industrial Power
• SmartSensors, Raritan
• IoT Interface for Climate Control Solutions, Rittal North America
• Desigo Control Point v2.1, Siemens Industry
• RDS120 Smart Thermostat, Siemens Industry

Fire, Life Safety, Mass Notification

• DYNC Combo Exit/emergency Lighting Fixture, Dual-Lite, Hubbell Lighting
• FireLock IGS Installation-Ready Style V9 Sprinkler Coupling and Grooved Sprinkler, Victaulic

HVAC Systems & Equipment

• WV Series Vertical Water-source Heat Pump, AAON
• Weather Series Rooftop Unit with EcoBlue Technology, Carrier
• OptiLine Vertical Stacked Fan Coil, Daikin Applied
• PreciseLine Large Capacity Blower Coil, Daikin Applied
• AHU Conversion Kit, LG Electronics
• Heat Recovery Unit, LG Electronics
• CyberAir CFD-1080 Computer Room Air Handling Unit, Stulz Air Technology Systems
• QuickVic SD Installation-Ready System, Victaulic
• Versatec Packaged Rooftop Unit, WaterFurnace

Lighting & Luminaires

• Halo Commercial PRS Square LED Downlight/Wall Wash Fixture, Eaton
• LumenSafe Integrated Network Security Camera, Eaton
• Crouse-Hinds Champ VMV LED Connected Luminaire, Eaton
• Peloton High Performance High Bay, Columbia Lighting, Hubbell Lighting
• Troffer with Safe Blue Technology, LG Electronics
• Everline LED Professional Retrofit Kit, Universal Lighting Technologies

Lighting Controls

• Bluetooth Fixture-mounted Controller and Sensor, Douglas Lighting Controls
• PowerHUBB PoE Lighting and Control Platform, Hubbell Control Solutions, Hubbell Lighting
• wiSCAPE Wireless Outdoor Lighting Control System, Hubbell Control Solutions, Hubbell Lighting
• radiant Smart Lighting, Legrand
• Wattstopper DLM Wireless Lighting Control System, Legrand
• T-series 2-channel Driver, Lutron
• SensiLUM Wireless Integrated Sensor, OSRAM Digital Systems

Plumbing & Water Management

• Glenwall VorMax Toilet, American Standard
• ecocirc XL Wet Rotor Circulator, Bell & Gossett
• CSF-ABW Two-stage Automatic Backwash Filter, Tekleen Automatic Filters
• Connected Backflow Preventer, Zurn Industries

Power Systems

• Modular Circuit Monitoring System, Anord Mardix USA
• 300 Series Manual Transfer Switch with Integrated Quick Connects, ASCO Power Technologies
• Cat XQ230 Mobile Diesel Generator Set, Caterpillar
• 9PXM Modular UPS, Eaton
• 750-kW Gaseous Generator, Generac Industrial Power
• Battery Thermal Runway System, Myers Emergency Power Systems
• Industrial Network UPS, Panduit

Pumps & Motors

• Pump Manager, Armstrong Fluid Technology
• KHD High Head Dewatering Pump, BJM Pumps
• SIMOTICS SD200 NEMA Motor, Siemens
• SIMOTICS MV449 AboveNEMA Motor, Siemens Industry
• Technologic PPS Parallel Pump Controller, Bell & Gossett

System Software, Controls & Management Tools

• Allure UNITOUCH Room Controller, Distech Controls
• ETAP 19 Power System Modeling, Analysis & Operation; ETAP
• etapAPP Tablet Application, ETAP
• Microgrid Controller, ETAP
• Vive Vue Energy Monitoring & Management, Lutron
• NEMA 12 Pre-configured Micro Data Center, Panduit
• Incredible 1 Line Diagram, PowerCalc
• BAS Vector Symbol Library, QA Graphics
• EcoStruxure Building Internet of Things Platform, Schneider Electric

How to Cast Your Vote

Voting for the Consulting-Specifying Engineer 2019 Product of the Year program opened April 11, 2019, and is hosted within the New Products for Engineers platform, https://gspplatform.cfemedia.com/pe/award-programs. Voting is only open to qualified subscribers of Consulting-Specifying Engineer products (magazine—print or digital, enewsletters, white papers, etc.). Qualified subscribers are encouraged to vote in as many categories for which they are qualified based on technological advancement, service to the industry and market impact. Read more about voting eligibility via the program’s Official Rules

1. Qualified voters, please register for a new user account or sign in to your existing user account within New Products for Engineers: csemag.com/NP4E
2. Select “Awards” at the top right to arrive at the “Award Programs” page (direct link: https://gspplatform.cfemedia.com/pe/award-programs). Select “Consulting-Specifying Engineer 2019 Product of the Year” to view the finalists in their categories and cast your votes.
3. Review, submit and/or edit your votes by Friday, June 28, 2019.

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