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May 22, 2008 Electro Industries Declared Finalist for Stevie Awards´ Most Innovative Company 2008; EIG´s Shark® 200 Meter is Finalist for Manufacturing´s Best New Product or Service

 
   
April 2, 2008 Electro Industries’ Shark® 200 Meter 2008 EC&M “Product of the Year” Category Winner

 
July 18, 2007 Electro Industries announces its award-winning Shark® 100-S electronic sub-meter is now UL listed.

   
April 23, 2007 Electro Industries announces Partnership with MicroWave Data Systems Providing the entraNET 900, an Extended Range Wireless IP Networking Solution

   
Oct 19, 2006 Electro Industries Shark® 100-S Sub-Meter is 2006 “Product of the Year” Finalist

   
Aug 22, 2006 Electro Industries announces Approval by California ISO of its Nexus™ 1262 and 1272 Watt-hour Revenue Meters

   
Aug 10, 2006 Electro Industries announces Approval by Measurement Canada of its Nexus™ 1260, 1262, 1270 and 1272 Watt-hour Revenue Meters

   
Feb 10, 2006 Electro Industries announces acceptance of its Nexus™ 1262 and Nexus™ 1272 Watthour meters by the Technical Standards Committee of the US Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Unit
 



Electro Industries’ Declared Finalist for Stevie Awards´ Most Innovative Company 2008; EIG´s Shark® 200 Meter is Finalist for Manufacturing´s Best New Product or Service

May 22, 2008

Publicity Release

Westbury, NY - Electro Industries/GaugeTech, announces that it is a Finalist in the 2008 American Business Awards ("Stevie Awards") category of Most Innovative Company, and that its new Shark® 200 meter is Finalist in the Best New Product or Service in the awards´ Manufacturing category.

From its inception over 30 years ago, EIG has prided itself on combining cutting-edge technology with innovative design and manufacturing, giving EIG the ability to develop industry-leading, cost-effective products. The latest example of EIG´s innovation, the Shark® 200 device, is the most advanced meter of its kind, offering high accuracy in an ultra-compact design.

The Shark® 200 also includes advanced data-logging, communication, and power quality waveform recording traditionally found only in high-performance, high-cost systems. The meter features up to 4 Megabytes of flash memory for data logging; is extremely configurable, has field upgradeable I/O capability, and offers 100BaseT Ethernet capability.

The American Business Awards recognize excellence in the business world. More than 2,600 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories. Finalists were chosen from these entries after more than a month of preliminary judging. Stevie Award winners will be announced in June.

For additional assistance, contact:

Erran Kagan
516-334-0870

   

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Electro Industries’ Shark® 200 Meter 2008 EC&M “Product of the Year” Category Winner.

April 2, 2008

Publicity Release

Westbury, NY - Electro Industries/GaugeTech is pleased to announce that the Shark® 200 meter has received the Category Winner award in EC&M’s Prestigious Product of the Year Competition. The Product of the Year Competition recognizes excellence in design and utility, and is awarded to products that are deemed useful to electrical power distribution.

The Shark® 200 meter is industry leading technology providing high accuracy in an ultra-compact design. The meter incorporates revenue metering functionality combined with advanced data-logging, power quality, communication, and I/O traditionally found only in high-performance, high-cost systems. The unit can record waveforms at up to 512 samples per cycle on event and has up to 4 meg of mass memory for storage.

   

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Electro Industries announces its award-winning Shark® 100-S electronic sub-meter is now UL listed.

July 18, 2007

Publicity Release

Westbury, NY - Electro Industries/GaugeTech announces that its award-winning Shark® 100-S electronic sub-meter is now UL listed. The Shark® 100-S sub-meter is a highly accurate, revenue certifiable energy and demand sub-meter. It offers multifunction measurement, including power quality and alarms. The Shark® 100-S sub-meter features advanced communication, including IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet capability, as well as RJ-45 10BaseT Ethernet, and standard serial based RS485 communication. Both Ethernet and Serial Communication utilize standard Modbus format.

Optional software allows users to trend energy usage to provide utility bills both energy and demand, and to set up rate structures and combine multiple meter readings for billing purposes. In addition, this meter provides a direct interface with most Building Management systems, and is currently being used by customers for the following applications:
· Universities
· Commercial buildings
· Shopping malls
· Government facilities
· Industrial sub-metering.

The Shark® 100-S sub-meter installs easily and is very cost-effective. For additional information, contact Erran Kagan at 516-334-0870.

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Electro Industries Introduces Partnership with MicroWave Data Systems Providing the entraNET 900, an Extended Range Wireless IP Networking Solution

April 23, 2007

Publicity Release

Westbury, NY - Electro Industries/GaugeTech introduces the entraNET 900, an ultra long-range, industrial grade, wireless IP/Ethernet solution. The entraNET 900 can connect both Ethernet and serial devices to an IP Network, and can be used in mission-critical, revenue applications generating data from any serial communicating IED device such as EIG meters and others.

It is capable of up to a 20-25 mile range and 106 kbps over-the-air data rate communications using directional high gain antennas. It features advanced 900 MHz Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum technology that provides license-free operation in the 902-928 MHz ISM band.

Additional benefits of the entraNET 900 include:

  • Low power consumption, low ownership cost
  • Secure, wireless operation featuring multiple layers of protection
  • Supports multiple users and applications, simultaneously
  • Adheres to open standards, enabling old and new technologies to communicate
  • Compatible with any standard SNMP management system
  • Protected Access Point option enhances network availability


Electro Industries/GaugeTech, a General Electric Company strategic alliance, sets the industry standard for power and energy monitoring.

EIG specializes in advanced power quality monitoring and reporting, revenue metering, and power distribution data acquisition and control.

These new exciting products are available directly on EIG’s on-line web store for immediately delivery.

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Electro Industries' Shark® 100-S Sub-Meter is 2006 “Product of the Year” Finalist

Oct 19, 2006

Publicity Release

Westbury, NY - Electro Industries/GaugeTech, the Leader in Web Accessed Power Monitoring, is pleased to announce that its Shark®100-S Energy Sub-Meter has received a Finalist Award in Plant Engineering’s prestigious 19th Annual Product of the Year contest.

The Product of the Year award recognizes excellence in design and utility, and is awarded to products that are deemed truly useful to the plant-engineering field. Receiving the Finalist Award confirms the Shark® 100-S Sub-Meter as a superior electrical sub-meter, capable of measuring revenue grade electrical energy and communicating back that data through wireless or land-based Ethernet, RS485, IrDA, or KYZ Pulse. The product is ideal for commercial sub-metering and plant-wide energy management.

Electro Industries/GaugeTech, a General Electric Company strategic alliance, sets the industry standard power and energy monitoring. With over 30 years of industry leading experience, EIG specializes in advanced power quality monitoring and reporting, revenue metering, and power distribution data acquisition and control.

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Electro Industries Announces Approval by California ISO of its Nexus™ 1262 and 1272 Watt-hour Revenue Meters

Aug 22, 2006

Publicity Release

Westbury, NY - Electro Industries/GaugeTech, the Leader in Web Accessed Power Monitoring, announces that its leading edge watt-hour revenue meters: the Nexus™ 1262 and Nexus™ 1272, have been approved by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) for use as revenue meters in the California market.

CAISO operates about 80% of California’s high-voltage wholesale power-grid, serving 30 million customers. As part of its job of coordinating, monitoring, and directing electrical transmission, the CAISO collects revenue metering data for its member utilities. Accuracy in metering data is of the utmost importance to CAISO and its members, and its certification and approval process is meant to utilize the most accurate meters. The approval of the Nexus1262/1272 meters confirms that the Nexus products meet the stringent CAISO requirements for certification and compliance for electrical meters used in ISO applications.

In addition to highly accurate revenue metering, the Nexus™ 1262/1272 offer power quality monitoring and extensive communication capabilities.

Electro Industries/GaugeTech, a General Electric Company strategic alliance, sets the industry standard for power and energy monitoring. With over 30 years of industry leading experience, EIG specializes in advanced power quality monitoring and reporting, revenue metering, and power distribution data acquisition and control.

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Electro Industries Announces Approval by Measurement Canada of its Nexus™ 1260, 1262, 1270 and 1272 Watt-hour Revenue Meters

Aug 10, 2006

Publicity Release

Westbury, NY - Electro Industries/GaugeTech, the Leader in Web Accessed Power Monitoring, announces that four of its leading edge watt-hour revenue, socket-based meters: the Nexus™ 1260, Nexus™ 1262, Nexus™ 1270 and Nexus™ 1272 meters, have been approved by Measurement Canada, the official Canadian Approval Services Laboratory.
This approval confirms that the Nexus products meet the stringent Measurement Canada requirements for Electrical Meters.
The Nexus meters feature a host of revenue metering, power quality monitoring, and communication capabilities, including:

  • Highly accurate energy measurement
  • Highly accurate demand measurement, offering both Block and Rolling Window Averaging of Demand
  • Multiple Communication Paths
  • Modbus/DNP Protocol
  • Advanced Billing Functions
  • Advanced Power Quality Analysis

Electro Industries/GaugeTech, a General Electric Company strategic alliance, sets the industry standard for power and energy monitoring. With over 30 years of industry leading experience, EIG specializes in advanced power quality monitoring and reporting, revenue metering, and power distribution data acquisition and control.

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Electro Industries announces acceptance of its Nexus™ 1262 and Nexus™ 1272 Watthour meters by the Technical Standards Committee of the US Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Unit

Feb 10, 2006

Publicity Release

Westbury, NY - Electro Industries/GaugeTech, the Leader in Web Accessed Power Monitoring, announces that two of its leading edge Watthour meters: the Nexus™ 1262 and Nexus™ 1272 meters, have been accepted by the Technical Standards Committee “A” (Electric) of the US Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Unit. The Nexus™ 1262 and Nexus™ 1272 meters will appear on the list of acceptable meters for all Corporations and Rural Electric Cooperatives (RECs) working with the USDA’s Electric Programs’ Unit.

Founded by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, the Electric Programs of the USDA exist to aid development of electrical capabilities in rural environments, through the granting of loans and loan guarantees. They provide leadership, as well as capital, to help improve, expand, maintain, and replace the vast rural electric infrastructure of the United States. They help make possible construction of new electrical distribution, transmission, and generation facilities; system improvements and replacement necessary to provide and improve electrical service in rural areas; energy management assistance; energy conservation programs; and development of both on and off-grid renewable energy systems.

To insure the highest quality results, the Electrical Programs of the USDA require that all RECs working with them use only materials that have been accepted by Technical Standards Committee “A.” The acceptance of the Nexus™ 1262 and Nexus™ 1272 meters is a demonstration of the high quality and dependability that Electro Industries/GaugeTech brings to all their products.
Electro Industries/GaugeTech, a General Electric Company strategic alliance, sets the industry standard for power and energy monitoring. With over 30 years of industry leading experience, EIG specializes in advanced power quality monitoring and reporting, revenue metering, and power distribution data acquisition and control. EIG celebrates this latest accomplishment and anticipates full approval in the near future of the Nexus™ 1262 and Nexus™ 1272 meters by the US Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Unit.

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