The National Marine Electronics Association awarded nineteen products in three separate competitions during the Marine Electronics Conference & Expo last week in Orlando, Fla.
NMEA members cast votes online in 17 categories for the Product of Excellence Awards, and a panel of independent judges named winners in the NMEA Technology Award and Best New Product contests.
“The product awards program continues to be a great public relations and marketing outreach for all manufacturers who nominate products, regardless of if they win or not,” NMEA president and executive director Mark Reedenauer said in a statement. “We encourage all manufacturers to introduce new products at the NMEA conference, where only the trade can view these exciting innovations.”
These are the Product of Excellence Award winners:
• Marine VHF: Icom M510 Class D DSC
• Satellite TV Antenna: KVH TracVision UHD7
• Radar: Furuno DRS4DNXT
• Fishfinder: Furuno DFF3D multibeam sonar
•Satellite Comm. Antenna — KVH TracNet H60
• Marine Camera: Teledyne FLIR M364C
• Multifunction Display: Garmin GPSMap 8616xsv
• AIS: Vesper Marine Cortex M1 SmartAIS
• Multimedia Entertainment: Fusion Apollo MS-RA770
• Autopilot: Garmin Reactor 40 with SmartPump
• NMEA 2000 Sensor: Furuno SCX20 satellite compass
• Remote Monitoring: GOST GNT-Evolution
• Marine PC Software: Nobeltec TimeZero Pro
• Safety Device: Garmin GPSMap 86sci handheld
• Wi-Fi/Cellular Device: Wave Wi-Fi Tidal Wave
• Commercial: Furuno FAR2228BB IMO radar
• Marine Specialty: Furuno CSH8LMK2 Omni sonar
The Best New Product Award went to Furuno for its FCV800 fishfinder.
The NMEA Technology Award was given to Sensar Marine’s Boat Monitor.
Additionally, Actisense won Manufacturer of the Year for companies with up to 49 employees, and Garmin was the victor for companies with more than 49 workers.
