NSCA, the Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based, not-for-profit association representing the commercial integration industry, announced the winners of its 10th annual Excellence in Product Innovation Awards, a recognition program for manufacturers and products that have a profound impact on systems integrators.
Any manufacturer that produces low-voltage products for installation by integrators in the commercial space is eligible to apply for this award. The awards were announced on Feb. 27, 2024, at NSCA’s 26th annual Business & Leadership Conference in Irving, Texas.
NSCA Excellence in Product Innovation Winners 2024
Winners were named in each of the following categories, including an overall Grand Prize Winner:
- Ease of Customization: Biamp Apprimo Touch 8i
- New Revenue Potential: Crestron Flex Pods
- Recurring Revenue Potential: Wesco Conference Room as a Service
- Retrofit/Installer-Friendly: Sony Crystal LED VERONA Series
- Technology Platform: AMETEK SurgeX CONNECT
- Trailblazing Innovation: Symetrix xIO XLR-Series
- Overall Grand Prize Winner: Sharp ePaper
Additional considerations were made during the judging process in regard to how the products impact user experience (i.e. scalability, versatility, deployment cost, ease of use, ROI, ADA compliance, energy efficiency, etc.) The judging panel included NSCA’s director of business resources, Commercial Integrator’s Group Editor and a panel of integrators from across North America.
“The innovation and creativity that stems from manufacturers continues to improve every year,” says NSCA Director of Business Resources Mike Abernathy. “Our judging team evaluates each nomination carefully, and it becomes harder every year to narrow in on the winners. Nearly every product we see represents the forward-thinking progress that’s happening everywhere in our industry. Manufacturers have never worked harder to create solutions that help position integrators as the providers and supporters of mission-critical technology.”
Excellence in Product Innovation Entries
Additional Excellence in Product Innovation entries this year included:
- Allen & Heath AHM V1.4
- AtlasIED IsoFlare Series
- Audinate Dante AV-A
- AVer USA VB350
- AVer USA MT300N
- AVer USA CAM520 Pro3
- AVI-SPL Symphony
- Belden OptiTuff™ Connectivity & Cable Management
- Belden FX ECX Wall-Mount Fiber Enclosure
- Belden Fault-Managed Power System (FMPS) Cables
- BZBGEAR BG-NUTRIX | 4K UHD Medical-Grade PTZ Camera
- BZBGEAR BG-AVTPG-MINI-G2 | Portable 8K HDMI 2.1 Test Pattern Generator
- CableEZ EZMount
- Christie M 4K15 RGB Pure Laser Projector
- ClearOne DIALOG® UVHF Wireless Microphone System
- ClearOne BMA 360D
- D-Tools System Integrator v20
- Fleetio Fleet Maintenance Management Software
- IPVideo SentryERS
- Jetbuilt Portal
- Just Add Power MaxColor 4K60 Series 2 Transmitter and Receiver
- Korbyt Machine Learning Broadcast
- Lightware Taurus TPX
- pivot AV Service Management
- Pure Fi Pro HDMI 2.1 Active Optical Cable
- Q-SYS VisionSuite
- Renkus-Heinz OmniBeam
- rp Visual Solutions Wallmate LED-A, All-in-One Mounting Solution
- rp Visual Solutions SLIM LED
- Shenzhen AOTO Electronics Co., Ltd. AOTO CV-MIP Series
- Shure Microflex® Advance™ MXA902 Integrated Conferencing Ceiling ArrayShure Microflex® Advance™ MXA902 Integrated Conferencing Ceiling Array
- Snap One OvrC
- Snap One Control4 MultiDisplay Manager
- Snap One Binary 960 MoIP
- Sony Pro BRAVIA BZ40L Series
- Sony Pro BRAVIA BZ40L Series
- Symetrix Vincent Keane
- WyreStorm Technologies MX-1007-HYB Seamless Matrix Switcher
Read more about the winners as they are profiled throughout the year on NSCA’s website, in NSCA’s quarterly newsletter, and in the coming months on Commercial Integrator. Stay tuned!
