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Golden Mousetrap Finalists
December 11, 2009
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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.
Thisyear, awards were given in five major categories - Electronics, MotionControl/Automation, Rapid Prototyping, Hardware and Software, andMaterials/Fastening, Joining & Assembly - and in 20 subcategories.
Our editors poured over the record numbers of entries we received and painstakingly selected 23 winners and 71 finalists, listed below.
Click on the category names below to learn more about each product.
CATEGORY |
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ELECTRONICS |
Analog Control |
CSS555C Micro Power 555 Timer |
DAC9881 Digital-to-Analog Converter |
Components, Hardware & Interconnect |
IQ 1030 Toggle Switch Sealing Boot |
BeagleBoard |
Wi-Fi Data Acquisition (DAQ) Devices |
OLED SmartSwitch/ISC 15ANP4 |
R4-EM Electronic Rotary Latch |
Digital Control/Embedded Computing |
Power Management & Control |
3RHP Series Hybrid Solid State Contactor |
FAN9612 Interleaved Dual BCM PFC Controller |
SentryFlow 9150 Security Processor |
LM3445 TRIAC Dimmable LED Driver |
Sensors & Vision |
Inclinometer |
Weld Nut Sensor |
Test & Measurement |
16962A Logic Analysis Module |
DigRF V4 Analyzer/Exerciser |
N5455A Mask/Waveform Limit Testing |
PCI Express Jammer In-Line Error Injection Tool |
Expert I/O 1000 |
MATERIALS |
Fastening, Joining & Assembly Components |
Bernard HD Q and S Series MIG Gun |
PEM C.A.P.S. (colored access panel screws) |
Other Materials |
RAPID PROTOTYPING |
Rapid Prototyping Tools |
MOTION CONTROL/AUTOMATION |
Amplifiers & Drives |
Controllers |
C2 Proportional System Controller |
RIO-47xxx Pocket PLC |
Aries Controller, AR-xxCE |
Allen-Bradley CompactLogix L23 PACs |
Feedback Devices |
Motors/Mechanical Components |
ANT95-XY Dual-Axis Stage |
LaserTurn®1 Laser Machining System |
Dodge Hydraulic ISAF Pillow Block |
HammerSchmidt Shifting System |
EasyTrax 0320 Cable & Hose Carrier |
Signature Series, 3709 Stepper Motors |
Gen II Planetary Gearheads |
Athlonix High-Power Density Brush DC Motors |
DualVee® Washdown Wheels |
Automation |
OCB100 Auto Calibration |
IM151-8 PN/DP Controller |
Robotic Truck Loader (RTL) |
MLA Mini-Actuator |
AS-Interface Safety at Work Gen II Safety Monitor |
Fluid Power Connectors & Components |
GH100 Fuel Hose |
ChloritrolTM |
LifeGuardTM Line-of-Sight Sleeving System |
Heated Hose |
G3 Fieldbus Electronics |
SmartActuator - ICR Basic and ICR Plus |
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE |
Analysis & Calculation Software |
WEBENCH® Sensor Designer |
CAD Software |
Autodesk Inventor 2010 |
WEBENCH® Sensor Designer |
FreeForm Modeling PlusTM Version 10 |
SolidWorks® 2009 |
PCB123TM Version 3.2 with LiveBOM Functionality |
Hardware |
The Cube |
iDLMax |
PowerChamp PM37223 Power Supplies |
SIMATIC HMI Pro Panels |
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