Golden Mousetrap 2009 Winners
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Design News' Golden Mousetrap Awards highlight the best and brightest engineering innovations of the past year, as well as creativity in product design.
This year, awards were given in five major categories - Electronics, Motion Control/Automation, Rapid Prototyping, Hardware and Software, and Materials/Fastening, Joining & Assembly - and in 20 subcategories. Congratulations to all of our winners!
Click on the product names below to read more about each award-winning entry. Click here to read about this year's finalists.

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CATEGORY

PRODUCT

COMPANY

ELECTRONICS

   
Analog Control
AFE5851 Analog Front End Chip
The AFE5851 analog front end chip is the first 16-channel AFE for the ultrasound market and is the smallest, lowest-power analog front end.

Texas Instruments
Components, Hardware & Interconnect
MEMS-Based ADMP421 Microphone
The ADMP421 Microphone offers better sound quality, greater range and smaller size for VoIP-enabled cell phones and Bluetooth headsets.
CX20562 USB Speakers-on-a-Chip
The CX20562 USB Speakers-on-a-Chip simplifies the design of smart phones and PC sound systems and could also enable engineers to simplify their designs, reduce space, and lower their bill-of-material costs.

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Analog Devices Inc.

Conexant Systems Inc.

Digital Control/Embedded Computing
MC038-010 Microcontroller
The MC038-010 Microcontroller delivers electronic control to small motors in HVAC systems and to high-intensity lighting applications.

Sauer-Danfoss Inc.
Power Management & Control
PowerPSoC Single-Chip LED Solution
The PowerPSoC Single-Chip LED Solution integrates the ability to control and drive high-power LEDs and promises to reduce cost and boost reliability of LED-based systems.

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
Sensors & Vision
3D Image Sensor
The 3D Image Sensor measures size, shape and volume of products in industrial applications and can detect objects in three dimensions.

ifm efector inc.
Test & Measurement
PXI Express RF Modular Instruments
The PXI Express RF Modular Instruments' family combines multicore computing with a high-speed computer bus to enable manufacturers to quickly test RF-based products.
U2700A Series USB Modular Instruments
The U2700A Series USB Modular Instruments' family of paperback-sized test instruments can be accessed through a PC's USB port, making it simpler to do quick configuration and measurement on the go.

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National Instruments

Agilent Technologies

MATERIALS

   
Engineering Plastics
Xycomp Composite Containment Shell
With reduced heat transfer and nearly zero eddy current loss, Greene, Tweed's Xycomp® containment shells offer a significant reduction in energy consumption to keep magnetic-driven pumps running efficiently and effectively.

Greene, Tweed & Co.
Fastening, Joining & Assembly Components
ST-12C Counterbalanced Hinge
The counterbalance design of the ST-12C requires less effort to move heavier objects as compared to friction-only hinges, making it easier for equipment operators to lift and position hinged components.

Southco
Materials Processing
Silent Feet
Silent Feet uses an advanced polymer technology to absorb vibrations caused by appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines.

The Vibration Solution LLC
Metals
Small Crest-to-Crest Series of Wave Springs
The small series of standard-sized crest-to-crest wave springs feature improved grain strength and can reduce assembly sizes.

Smalley Steel Ring Co.
Other Materials
High-Definition Lenticular Lens
The new lenticular lens technology reduces materials costs by 40 percent, improves resolution, and enables very fine print and barcodes to be legible under the lens.

National Graphics Inc.

MOTION CONTROL/AUTOMATION

   
Amplifiers & Drives
IndraDrive Cs
The integration of motion and I/O control in the IndraDrive Cs allows intelligence to be distributed down to the drive, freeing up control for higher level tasks.

Bosch Rexroth
Controllers
F2802x/3x PiccoloTM Microcontrollers
A cost-effective solution for high-performance motor control applications, Piccolo's unique floating-point, control law accelerator runs a high-speed control loop without using the main CPU.

Texas Instruments
Feedback Devices
Sendix F36 Encoder
The Sendix F36 encoder is the first fully optical, absolute multiturn encoder that does not require mechanical gears to drive code disks or magnetic sensors to count rotations and calculate position.

Fritz Kuebler GmbH
(offered in the U.S. by TURCK)
Motors & Mechanical Components
Tritex II AC Linear or Rotary Actuator
Integrating a roller-screw-driven actuator with servo drive and position controller into one package, the Tritex II AC actuator delivers significant power and speed.

Exlar Corp.
Automation
UMQ Series Safety Mats
The UMQ Series Safety mats feature a patented IP67 quick disconnect feature that speeds cable installation and replacement.

Omron STI
Fluid Power Connectors & Components
FD83 Quick Disconnect Coupling
Featuring a valve design that provides an unobstructed flow path, the FD83 quick disconnect coupling targets high flow applications that require a reliable dry break connection.

Eaton Corp.

RAPID PROTOTYPING TOOLS

   
Rapid Prototyping Tools
uPrint Personal 3D Printer
The uPrint Personal 3D Printer prints 3-D models directly from CAD software, using fused deposition modeling technology to build models layer by layer in ABSplus thermoplastic.

Dimension 3D Printers by Stratasys

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE

   
Analysis & Calculation Software
MapleSim2
MapleSim2's new 3-D visualization and animation tools transform multi-body models into realistic animations, providing engineers an intimate look into system behavior when designing complex systems.

Maplesoft

CAD Software
Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology
This CAD tool delivers the speed and flexibility typically associated with direct modeling tools with the precise control and built-in intelligence of dimension-driven or history-based CAD models.

Siemens PLM Software
Hardware
Hinged Platform Tool/7336714
The Hinged Platform Tool is a patented technology, made of high density polyethylene, that helps packaging engineers easily upright heavy electrical components without excessive manpower.

IBM

 

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