Winners of the 7th AHR EXPO Innovation Awards Competition represent the best submissions from the thousands of products on display at the 2009 AHR EXPO. Honorees span the industrial marketplace in a total of nine product categories, ranging from the latest developments in green technology to the newest building automation tools.
The 2009 AHR EXPO Innovation Award Winners are:
BUILDING AUTOMATION
Company: AEC Design Group
Product: ArtrA BIM asset management
COOLING
Company: Danfoss, Inc.
Product: Apexx VSH Series variable speed scroll compressors for commercial air conditioning
GREEN BUILDING
Company: Ice Energy
Product: Ice Bear 30 hybrid air conditioner
HEATING
Company: Unitary Products division of Johnson Controls
Product: York Affinity 98 Percent AFUE Modulating Gas Furnace
INDOOR AIR QUALITY
Company: ROTRONIC
Product: HygroClip2 humidity and temperature probe
REFRIGERATION
Company: Danfoss, Inc.
Product: AKD 102 ADAP-KOOL Drive
SOFTWARE
Company: Mc4 Software
Product: Mc4 Suite multiuse software
TOOLS & INSTRUMENTS
Company: UEi
Product: Smart Bell Combustion Meter
VENTILATION
Company: Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd.
Product: Aero Acoustic Diffuser for Plenum/Plug Fans
The following companies received Honorable Mentions for their innovative new products:
BUILDING AUTOMATION- Honorable Mentions
Company: American Auto-Matrix
Product: BBC-SD (BACnet Building Controller Small Display)
Company: Delta Controls
Product: Delta Controls Touchscreen - HMI, BACnet Operator Display
Company: Lynxspring, Inc.
Product: JENEsys snap! energy management system
Company: FieldServer Technologies
Product: ProtoCessor OEM industrial protocol module
Company: Reliable Controls® Corporation
Product: SMART-Space Controller
COOLING – Honorable Mentions
Company: Fujitsu General America, Inc.
Product: Fujitsu 9 and 12RLS Mini-Split heat pumps
Company: Tecumseh Products Co.
Product: NITE/Masterflux Compressors
Company: Grundfos Pumps Corp.
Product: PACO VMS/VSMS Pumps
GREEN BUILDING – Honorable Mentions
Company: EnOcean Inc.
Product: Hotel Room Retro-fit Kit
Company: Muller Industries Australia Pty. Ltd.
Product: Muller 3C
Company: Distech Controls, Inc.
Product: Wireless Battery-less Sensing and DDC Controllers
HEATING – Honorable Mentions
Company: Grundfos Pumps Corp.
Product: Grundfos MAGNA circulator pump
Company: WILO USA LLC
Product: Stratos ECO residential circulator
Company: Webster Engineering & Manufacturing Co., LLC
Product: Temp A Trim air temperature monitor
Company: Heat Transfer Products, Inc.
Product: The Elite Plus Heating Boiler
INDOOR AIR QUALITY – Honorable Mentions
Company: Munters Corporation
Product: Oasis EPX, Indirect Evaporative Cooler
Company: Vital Technologies, Inc.
Product: Vital Air DryMax minisplit dehumidifier
Company: Unitary Products division of Johnson Controls
Product: York Affinity UVC Germicidal Light
REFRIGERATION – Honorable Mention
Company: Triatomic Environmental, Inc.
Product: Fresh-Aire ICE-UV germicidal UV light system
SOFTWARE – Honorable Mentions
Company: Maxwell Systems, Inc.
Product: Integrated Construction Business Management Software Solutions
Company: Emerson Climate Technologies
Product: System Design Simulator Software
TOOLS & INSTRUMENTS – Honorable Mentions
Company: SpeedClean
Product: CoilJet coil cleaning
Company: Emerson Climate Technologies
Product: Copeland PerformanceAlert Diagnostics Module
Company: Fluke Corporation
Product: Fluke TiR Thermal Imaging Camera
VENTILATION – Honorable Mentions
Company: Arzel Zoning Technology, Inc.
Product: CoolMizer economizer/ventilation control for split systems
Company: Wellington Drive Technologies US Inc.
Product: ECR92 EC Condenser and Evaporator Fan
Company: Thermotion Corporation
Product: Thermo-magnetic actuator
A panel of judges consisting of ASHRAE members selected the Innovation Award winners based on their exceptional knowledge of the industry and its products. Product entries were judged for their innovative design, application, value to end users and market impact.
Winners of the Innovation Awards will receive special placards to place in their booths as well as an etched crystal award to be displayed at their company headquarters. In addition, one of the nine winners will be selected and announced at the Show as the 2009 AHR EXPO Product of the Year.
Entry Fees Benefit Local Charity Building Project
In addition to recognizing outstanding product innovation, all entry fees from the 2009 AHR Expo Innovation Awards Competition will be donated to HomeAid Chicago, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the living conditions at reputable shelters. Since the program was launched in 2003, thousands of dollars have been donated to several technical schools’ scholarship funds. This year, the grant will help fund one of HomeAid’s upcoming projects, the renovation of a domestic violence shelter in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago.
“In addition to providing well-deserved recognition to companies that have introduced innovative technology, the AHR EXPO Innovation Awards benefit the overall HVAC/R industry by showcasing valuable solutions to challenges faced by many of our attendees” said Clay Stevens, President of International Exposition Company, which produces and manages the AHR EXPO.
