2008 NSPE New Product Award Winners

Small Company Category

Sopogy Inc.
SopoNova4.0
Honolulu, Hawaii

Sopogy is a leader in MicroCSP technologies that bring the economics of proven large scale Concentrating Power Systems (CSP) to the distributed generation markets.  MicroCSP technologies are used to create Process Heat, Solar Air Conditioning or Electrical Power. 

Originally founded in 2002 at the Energy Laboratories an energy concept incubator of Energy Industries, Sopogy is focused at bringing a new renewable energy technology to the market. The future is clean power, green systems and LEED™ smart buildings. The Sopogy energy system is enabling the solar energy revolution and for our customers "every day is a Sopogy day™". 

Sopogy is dedicated to helping our customers achieve their renewable energy goals. Using our solar energy systems to produce electricity, process heat or solar A/C we maximize energy production while minimizing costs and reducing the carbon footprint of our partners.

Salazar Machine & Steel Inc.
Produce Bin Washer GCS©
Immokalee, Florida

"When there was need for a time saving, low cost bin washer, Pete Salazar asked himself, "What are the problems with most bin washers on the market?" They break down easily, waste water, and are extremely time consuming cleaning approximately one or two bins per minute. The result was the Produce Bin Washer GCS?, using gravity to control the tilting of bins, creating a holding tank that reclaims and recycles water and moving at a speed capable of cleaning three hundred bins per hour! It is fully bolted together and can be taken apart easily for transporting to/from packing houses. Companies use it isolated or put it in line with their dump systems. More mportantly, this system is being used to sanitize bins, helping to minimize bacteria such as E. Coli and salmonella."

Medium Company Category

AuthenTec Inc.
AES1510
Melbourne, Florida

AuthenTec's AES1510 fingerprint sensor has been built into more than 3 million cell phones, where it provides convenient security and personalization features for the user.  This product is especially

popular in Japan where the cell phone is used like a mobile wallet. Instead of swiping a credit card for payment at retail locations and subway terminals, a cell phone user simply swipes a finger across the AES1510 to authenticate, then taps the phone on a payment terminal to complete a transaction.  You can expect this same mobile payment technology in the U.S. within the next few years. 

The AES1510 is the smallest sensor with AuthenTec's award-winning Power of Touch functionality, enabling manufacturers to easily add security, convenience, navigation and personalization controlled by the swipe of a finger.  The AES1510 uses AuthenTec's patented TruePrint(r) technology to read fingerprints below the surface of the skin, enhancing both fingerprint accuracy and reliability.

Large Company Category

InSinkErator
The Evolution Series™ Residential Food Waste Disposers
Racine, Wisconsin

The Evolution Series™, the most significant technology update to the food waste disposer in over 40 years, addresses the two most common issues for consumers: grinding capability and noise. MultiGrind™ technology features multiple grind stages to allow the disposer to grind virtually any food waste without jamming or clogging.  SoundSeal™ technology features insulation and anti-vibration components that make the disposers up to 60 percent quieter than a standard disposer. 

The five Evolution Series models were developed with a specific consumer in mind. The Septic Assist™ model is for consumers with septic tanks; the Evolution Compact™ fits in a kitchen with limited cabinet space; the Evolution Essential™ is the perfect solution for a wide variety of kitchens; and the Evolution Cover Control™ offers the extra assurance of covered operation.  Finally, the Evolution Excel™, the ultimate food waste disposer, is for those who enjoy the very best kitchen appliances.

Mega Company Category

Cummins Emission Solutions (CES)
Cummins Particulate Filter (CPF)
Stoughton, Wisconsin

In 2007, emissions requirements changed dramatically for heavy-duty trucks when the allowable limit for Particulate Matter was reduced by 90% from 2004 levels.  To meet this unprecedented emissions target, Cummins introduced the Cummins Particulate Filter that when combined with other system components, resulted in a 90% reduction in particulate matter.

Exhaust gas is filtered to remove soot particles using a porous ceramic media consisting of an array of small channels that the exhaust gas flows through.  Adjacent channels are plugged at opposite ends, forcing the exhaust gas to flow through the porous wall where soot particles are captured.  Soot accumulates in the filter, and when sufficient heat is present a "regeneration" event occurs, oxidizing the soot and cleaning the filter.

 

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