Golden Mousetrap Winners 2011

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