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2010 NSPE New Product Award Winners

Small Company Category
FOD Speed Slitter™
Uraseal Inc.
Dover, NH

FOD Speed SlitterUraseal, Inc One Washington Center Dover, N.H. developed the fastest solution for prepping fiber optic drop cables! Developed specifically for fiber optic technicians working with flat fiber optic drop cables typically found in Fiber to The Home networks, the "FOD SPEED SLITTER™" opens a range of flat drop fiber optic cables from multiple manufacturers, easily and safely.  After using the "FOD SPEED SLITTER™" the outer jacket peels away with ease, leaving the buffer tube and fiber undamaged. The tool's unique design also facilitates fast and safe mid-span access. This compact and safe tool has no exposed blades and its ease of use makes it a cable prep technician's tool of choice. Uraseal develops tools for the fiber optic market, as well as water tight potting and sealing solutions for the telephone and wire market.

Medium Company Category
NextAire Packaged Gas Heat Pump
IntelliChoice Energy
Las Vegas, NV

NextAire Packaged Gas Heat PumpWith funding support from the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S Department of Defense, The NextAire™ 11-ton PGHP is a result of several years of research and development conducted by IntelliChoice Energy, Southwest Gas and Oak Ridge Laboratory. It is assembled in the United States using built-for-purpose commercially available technology.

Ideally suited for retrofit and new construction applications on commercial and residential structures, the NextAire™ 11-ton PGHP will bring unmatched energy efficiency, outstanding environment advantages and impressive energy cost savings to building owners and operators. It's 50% more efficient than other gas furnaces because it captures and uses the expelled excess heat from the heat pump's engine. Using natural gas as its primary fuel, the NextAire™ PGHP lowers energy cost and enables businesses to avoid high demand kW and time-of-use rates.

Large Company Category
Apollo® Solar Light Pipe
Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
Manitowoc, WI

Apollo Solar Light PipeOrion Energy Systems' patented, commercial-grade Apollo® solar light pipe is a direct renewable device designed to reduce a facility's light-related energy costs to zero for up to 10 hours a day while significantly reducing their carbon footprint.

The rooftop-installed Apollo® light pipe harvests daylight and directs it to the work area of a facility using no electricity. When the Apollo® is integrated with a facility's lighting system and ambient sensors, and the illumination levels from the light pipe reach a desired point, electric lights automatically shut off, all or in part, until needed again. 

Measurements show the Apollo® can replace electric lighting for up to 10 hours a day, often during times when energy is most expensive and the electrical grid is operating at or near capacity.

Because companies are able to keep electric lights off through the use of the light pipe, they are significantly reducing their carbon footprint.

Mega Company Category
Disney's Handheld Device and Assistive Technology
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S. Inc.
Lake Buena Vista, FL

Disney's Handheld Device and Assistive TechnologyDisney's Handheld Device combines multiple functions – assistive listening, handheld captioning, and audio description – into one small, easy-to-use platform. The assistive listening system provides amplified audio to Guests with partial hearing loss, while handheld captioning enables Guests who are deaf to read captions while enjoying specific theme park attractions. Closed captioning is also activated by the handheld device in pre-show areas where TV displays narrate the upcoming experience. Audio description is a service for Guests who are blind or have low vision.  This service provides narrated information about key visual elements in attractions such as actions, settings and scene changes and works seamlessly with the existing show audio. From the moment a guest steps into an attraction, they are given rich detail of their surroundings and become immediately involved in the experience.

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