Announcing the 2017 NED Innovation Award Winners!

May 9, 2017
New Equipment Digest took the stage at the IW Manufacturing & Technology Show in Cleveland this week to announce the 11 winners of the 2017 NED Innovation Awards.

In January, NED editors and advisors poured through over 2,000 new industrial products published on the pages of New Equipment Digest in 2016 to select 27 of the most disruptive, industry-shifting innovations we could find. After that, we put the hard decision up to you, asking our readers to vote on their choice of the most innovative products of the year.

After tallying the results of over 20,000 votes, we are proud to announce this year's winning class:

Cat S60 Thermal-Imaging Smartphone
FLIR Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.

Orange Crush Safety Goggles
Brass Knuckle Safety Products

DAQRI Smart Helmet®
DAQRI

ProFlex® Dorsal Impact-Reducing Series Gloves
Ergodyne

8670 Wireless Ring Scanner
Honeywell Safety & Productivity Solutions

Creator Ci40 Development Kit for I0T Applications
Imagination Technologies

AugmentedArc Weld Training System
Miller Electric Mfg Co.

OEO EZ LED Direct Replacement Bulbs
OEO Energy Solutions

Rize One 3D Printer
Rize Inc.

DRIVE 11 Wireless Charging System
WiTricity

Wera Joker Wrenches
AutomationDirect

About the Author

Travis Hessman | VP of Content, Endeavor Business Media

Travis Hessman is the VP of Content for Endeavor Business Media. Previously, Travis was the Editor-in-Chief for Industry Week and New Equipment Digest as well as the Group Editorial Director for Endeavor's Manufacturing Group.

He began his career as an intern at IndustryWeek in 2001 and later served as IW's technology and innovation editor. Today, he combines his experience as an educator, a writer, and a journalist to help address some of the most significant challenges in the manufacturing industry, with a particular focus on leadership, training, and the technologies of smart manufacturing.

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