2004 AHR EXPO Innovation Award Winners Selected

Ceremony To Take Place at 2004 Show In Anaheim

Westport, CT - The winners of the second annual AHR Expo Innovation Awards have been announced by the program sponsors. The most innovative products among the thousands on display at the 2004 AHR Expo have been selected as winners in eight specific categories: Heating; Cooling; Refrigeration; Ventilation; Indoor Air Quality; Energy Management; Tools & Instruments and Software.

Representing a broad cross-section of HVAC&R products from leading manufacturers around the world, product entries were judged for innovation, application, value to user, and market impact. A panel of judges, made up of ASHRAE members selected for their exceptional knowledge of the industry and its products, reviewed and evaluated all submissions. The 2004 awards program generated a total of 107 entries. The show will take place from January 26-28 at the Anaheim Convention Center.

"We were very pleased with the wide range and high quality of product submissions we received for the second year of the award," said Clay Stevens, president of IEC. "We see this as a win-win situation for everyone involved. The industry benefits from learning about new product innovation, and the winning companies are recognized for their excellence," Stevens emphasized.

Designed to encourage product innovation, the competition is jointly sponsored by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE); the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI); and International Exposition Company (IEC), producers and organizers of the AHR Expo. An award in each of the eight categories will be presented to the winners at a special reception during the 2004 AHR Expo.

The 2004 winners are:

• Heating Rheem Manufacturing Co. - Air Conditioning Division Rheem & Ruud 90 Plus Gas Furnace

• Cooling York UPG York SunLine MagnaDry"

• Refrigeration Danfoss CO2 Compressor

• Ventilation ebm Industries, Inc. EC-GIANT

• Indoor Air Quality Lindab, Inc. SPIRO+AgION

• Energy Management Ice Energy, LLC IceBear-50

• Tools and Instruments Vulcain Alarm, Inc. 301 IRF

• Software Wrightsoft Corp. Right-Suite Residential, HVAC Design Software

Products submitted by the following companies received Honorable Mention: 

• Heating Riello Burners North America R-Series Low Nox Gas Burners

• Thermolec Limited Thermo-V

• S.T. Johnson Co. Type RX Ultra Low Nox Burner

• Texas Instruments DiagnosTECH'

• Cooling Bristol Compressors Benchmark Scroll Compressor

• EZ-Trap Ultratrap

• Outokumpu Heatcraft USA LLC Desaturation Coil

• Refrigeration Alfa Laval Inc. AlfaNova'

• Baltimore Aircoil Company Aircoil' Evaporators

• Copeland Corp. Vapor Injected Scroll Compressor

• Heatcraft Refrigeration Products LLC Beacon" II Smart Defrost

• Ventilation J.P. Lamborn AMBlue

• Paramount Concepts, Ltd. Paramount H'

• Quickdraft Venturi Exhauster/Demister

• Research Products Corporation Ventilation Control System

• Tamarack Technologies R.A. P. (Return Air Pathway)

• Indoor Air Quality Airxchange Enthalpy Wheel Cassette

• GE Industrial Systems 84mm

• Glasfloss Industries Glasfloss Z-Line MR-11 Pleated Air Filter

• Isolate, Inc. ISO"-UVC/HEPA

• MSP Technology.com, LLC MSP" Unitary Dehumidifying Coil

• Energy Management Aircuity, Inc. Optima

• Bard Manufacturing Company Bard CS2000 Energy Monitor

• KLO-SHURE KLO-SHURE Insulation Coupling

• Tools and Instruments CorrView International CorrView Corrosion Monitor

• MycoMeter/Indoor Air Solutions MycoMeter

• RAS Systems, LLC 12.35 Swaging Machine

• Testo, Inc. Testo Kool

• Software Automated Logic Corp. CtrlSpecBuilder'

• HVAC Solution Inc. HVAC Solution

Winners will receive special placards to place in their booths as well as an award to be displayed at their company headquarters. In addition to encouraging product innovation throughout the industry, the proceeds from the entry fee go to an HVAC&R scholarship fund at a Southern California-area vocational school.

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