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Golden Mousetrap Winners 2011

Golden Mousetrap 2011 best product winners

Design News' annual Golden Mousetrap Awards, sponsored by Newark, recognize engineering innovation and creativity in product design. This year awards were given in four major categories: Electronics & Test, Automation & Control, Design Tools: Hardware & Software, and Materials & Assembly. The record number of entries we received was distributed to our editors for judging based on their expertise in each technology. Find information on our deserving finalists at http://www.designnews.com/mousetrapfinalists2011.

Category Company Product
ELECTRONICS
Components, Hardware & Interconnects Inphi

Inphi 2850TA

Digital Control/Embedded Computing Texas Instruments

16-bit MSP430 MCU Value Line

Power Management Analog Devices

AD8280

Test & Measurement

 Agilent Technologies

N6781A SMU

Wireless/Mobile Components
 Powercast Corp.

P2110 Powerharvester Receiver

AUTOMATION & CONTROL
Controllers
 Bosch Rexroth

IndraLogic XLC

Drives

Siemens Industry Inc.

CU320-2 Drive Controller

Fluid Power Technologies

Beswick Engineering

3-Way Mixing/Diverting Ball Valve

Industrial Network Technologies

Rugid Computer Inc.

WiSI 

 TURCK Inc.

BL Compact System 

Motors & Mechanical Motion Devices

New Scale Technologies Inc.

M3 Micro Actuator Module

Sensors, Vision Systems, Feedback Devices
PPT Vision

Impact M-Series Embedded Vision System

DESIGN TOOLS: HARDWARE & SOFTWARE

Analysis & Calculation Software

Mentor Graphics

FloTHERM

CAD/PDM/PLM Software

SpaceClaim Corp.

SpaceClaim Engineer 2010

MATERIALS & ASSEMBLY
Engineering Plastics

igus Inc.

iglide X6 Bearings

Fastening, Joining and Assembly Components

PennEngineering

MSO4 Self-Clinching Standoffs

Materials Processing

Harting AG Mitronics

RFID Tag

Metals & Other Materials

Eaton Corp.

Eatonite

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