MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – April 14, 2009 – Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, honored recipients of its 2009 Excellence in Industrial Technologies Awards, at a banquet held on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 in San Antonio, Texas. 

The Industrial Technologies Awards are given to companies that have made a significant contribution to the manufacturing, automation, logistics, distribution, materials, construction, security, and process industries. Such companies have shown success at meeting the needs of companies which may be operating in mature segments, delivering value and innovation while developing world-class companies with strong management teams.

Awarded companies included:

A.O. Smith Corporation – 2009 North American Water Heaters Product Innovation of the Year Award
Avigilon - 2009 High-Definition Surveillance Company of the Year Award
BioMedical Technology Solutions Inc. - 2009 North American Medical Waste Treatment Product Innovation Award
Charles Bowman & Company - 2009 North American Nutritional Ingredients Product Line Strategy of the Year Award
Convia - 2009 North American Building Automation Systems Industry Innovation & Advancement of the Year Award
Delta Controls - 2009 North American Building Automation Systems Product Differentiation of the Year Award
Diebold Security - 2009 Global Physical Security Systems Integration Company of the Year Award
EMC Corporation - 2009 North American Physical Security Product Line Strategy of the Year Award
Energy Solutions - 2009 Global Pipeline Management Solutions Excellence in Customer Value of the Year Award
EnerTech Environmental - 2008 Global Biosolids Management Process Innovation Green Excellence of the Year Award
Facilities Solution Group - 2008 North American Energy Management Services Customer Value Enhancement Award
Flowserve Pump Division - 2009 Global Centrifugal Pumps Growth Excellence Company of the Year Award
Glenmount Global Solutions - 2009 North American Industrial Automation Systems Integrators competitive Strategy & Delivery Excellence Award
Heller Industries , Inc. - 2009 Global SMT Reflow Equipment Market Leadership of the Year Award
Hie Electronics Inc. - 2009 North American Data Storage Technologies Green Excellence in Technology Innovation Award
Invensys Wonderware - 2009 Global Control Software Solutions & Services Domain Excellence in Customer Value of the Year Award
JVC U.S.A. Professional Products Group  - 2009 North American Video Surveillance Product Innovation of the Year Award
Kraton Polymers - 2009 North American Elastic Nonwovens Technology Leadership of the Year Award
Lockheed Martin - 2009 Global Biometrics Systems Integrator Company of the Year Award
Meritor WABCO - 2009 North American Class 6-8 Truck Safety Systems Industry Innovation & Advancement of the Year Award
MicroStrain - 2009 North American Sensors Business Development Strategy of the Year Award
MIRTEC Corporation - 2009 Global AOI Inspection Equipment Product Innovation of the Year Award
Omnitrol - 2009 North American Real-time Operational Visibility & Enterprise Application Integration Excellence in Product Value of the Year Award
Pacific Control Systems LLC - 2009 Building Automation & Controls Systems Global Excellence Leadership of the Year  Award
Power Efficiency Corporation - North American Constant Speed Motor Controllers Product Innovation of the Year Award
Petrotech, Inc. - 2009 North American Turbomachinery Control Systems Integrators Excellence in Customer Value Award
QlikTech International AB - 2009 Global Business Intelligence Software & Services Emerging Company of the Year Award
Scent Detection Technologies LTD - 2009 North American Explosives & Narcotics Trace Detection Product Line Strategy of the Year Award
Samsung SDI - 2009 Rechargeable Batteries Excellence in Globalization, Quality, & Innovation Award
Snap-on - 2008 Automotive Technicians’ Choice Awards for Overall Best Floor Jacks, Overall Best Hand-Held Scan Devices, Overall Best Hand Tools, Overall Best Power Tools, and Overall Best Tool Storage Devices
Sulzer Chemtech LTD - 2009 Global Static Mixers Customer Value Leadership of the Year Award
Sypris Test & Measurement - 2008 North American Calibration Services Customer Service Leadership Award
Trane - 2008 US HVAC Contractors Choice Award for Overall Best Brand of Chillers 
Tridium, Inc. - 2009 North American Building Automation Systems Enabling Technology of the Year Award
VeEX Inc. - 2009 Global xDSL Test Equipment Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award
WCC Services B.V. - 2009 North American Biometrics Emerging Multimodal Platform of the Year Award
Weil-McLain - 2008 U.S. HVAC Contractors' Choice Award for Overall Best Brand of Gas-Fired Boilers 

Frost & Sullivan’s Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development.  Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive secondary research in order to identify best practices in the industry.

For further information on the Awards Banquet or recipients, or for digital photos, please contact Jake Wengroff, jake.wengroff@frost.com.

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