ABB's Low Voltage Extreme Duty Softstarter earns Gold in the CSE "Product of the Year" Award

July 31, 2009 - PRLog -- ABB Low Voltage Products & Systems (LVP&S) is proud to be a Gold Winner in the Consulting Specifying Engineer (CSE) fifth annual Product of the Year (POY) competition. Subscribers and online visitors to one of  the leading trade journal serving mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) system designers have voted ABB’s PST Extreme Duty Softstarter series the best product in the Motors, Starters, Drives category.

As stated on the CSE award site, "The Product of the Year competition illuminates the products design engineers and specifiers are valuing for MEP systems in nonresidential buildings. In this tough economy, construction and operating budgets are under stress while sustainability issues for energy, water, and materials are growing. Flexibility, modularity, efficiency, and durability seemed to be factors shared by many of this year's winners." said Michael Ivanovich, editor-in-chief, CSE.

Before being awarded as the Gold Winner, ABB was chosen as one of the five top finalists by a panel of judges comprised of professional engineers who regularly design and specify HVAC, electrical, fire protection and plumbing systems. Subscribers to CSE then began voting on these top finalists in May to determine the ranking as gold, silver, or bronze winners.

"We are pleased to see such great products become recognized," said Lorenz Eggenschwiler, the Product Marketing Specialist for ABB Low Voltage Softstarters. "Besides its many functions, ABB offers wide ranges of Softstarters to cover every customer’s need for softer starting and stopping solutions".

Designed to perform reliably in nearly any environment, on almost any application, the PST Extreme Series Softstarters combine the best of ABB's wide range of industrial low voltage controls. The complete Softstarter range features benefits such as:

- Short circuit protection
- Redundant electronic overload
- Emergency start bypass
- Torque control
- A door interlocked disconnect handle (NEMA 4 rated)-Padlockable/Defeatable
- Door mounted ABB Hand-OFF-Auto switch (NEMA 4 rated)
- Three (3) vibration resistant, LED type pilot lights (NEMA 4 rated)
- A UL 508A Label
- Suitable for Service entrance 3 wire
- NEMA 4 enclosure
- Larger horsepower units will include floor mounting kit

This product range is available for immediate shipment to support issues such as plant breakdowns and emergency repairs. To find out more about our Quick Ship Program, visit www.abb.us/lowvoltage

CSE will report ABB’s POY and all award winners, including the Silver and Bronze finalists, in the August 2009 issue.

ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 120,000 people.

For more information contact:
Kim Casey
Marketing Communications Coordinator, ABB LVP&S
Phone: 940-235-5282
Kimberly.N.Casey@us.abb.com

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ABB LVP&S offers the largest product range of Automation and Industrial Controls & Components that are designed for NEMA & IEC applications with UL & CSA approvals & CE declarations.