Southco Wins Design News Golden Mousetrap Best Product Award
On September 10, Design News announced Southco as a Golden Mousetrap Best Product Award winner for its ST-12C Counterbalanced Hinge in the category “Fastening, Joining & Assembly Components.”
Design News recognized the ST-12C as the only standard position control hinge to offer counterbalance capabilities. The counterbalance design requires less effort to move heavier objects as compared to friction-only hinges. As a result, it's easier for equipment operators to lift and position hinged components.
For more than two decades, the Design News Awards Program has recognized engineering innovation and creativity in product design. This year, Golden Mousetrap awards were given in four major categories: Electronics, Motion Control/Automation, Hardware/Software, Materials/Fastening/Joining/Assembly, and 20 subcategories. After receiving a record number of entries, Design News selected 71 finalists and 23 winners.
Design News selected another Southco product, the R4-EM Electronic Rotary Latch, as a finalist in the category “Components, Hardware & Interconnect.”
Southco President and CEO Brian McNeill states, “The Southco team is thrilled to be recognized for its products in such a competitive arena.”
Editor-in-Chief Karen Field adds, "Design News congratulates the winners and finalists of the 2009 Golden Mousetrap Awards for the great work they've done to develop new and innovative products for design engineers. These products showcase the highly imaginative ways that today's engineers are ‘building a better mousetrap,’ and we thank them for their contributions."
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