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Lauren Ban
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Cooper Industries Receives Top Honors in
2010 Product of the Year Competition
Consulting-Specifying Engineer readers award Cooper Bussmann and Cooper Lighting products.
HOUSTON, October 8, 2010 – Cooper Bussmann and Cooper Lighting, divisions of Cooper Industries plc
(NYSE: CBE), have been selected as Gold and Silver Medal winners in Consulting-Specifying Engineer
magazine’s 2010 Product of the Year competition.
The annual reader-choice Product of the Year awards were created to provide information on the top new
products in the field, with readers choosing Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal winners in ten categories.
The Cooper Bussmann® Solar Combiner Box was awarded the Gold Medal in the Electrical Distribution
category, while Cooper Lighting’s Halo 900 LED Downlight Series received the Silver Medal in the Lighting
and Lighting Controls category.
With a variety of fusible configurations up to 1000Vdc with 50kA IR, Cooper Bussmann Combiner Boxes
provide the ultimate in protection for sensitive photovoltaic systems. Customers are able to protect and
connect two to 24 photovoltaic strings or arrays with complete flexibility in enclosure types and fusing options.
Whether standard, compact or integrated disconnect, all configurations are ETL Listed to UL 1741and include
IP20 finger-safe CH Series modular fuse holders. Sixty popular Combiner Box configurations in NEMA 4X
fiberglass and plastic enclosures are in stock and available for Quik-Ship™ service within three business days
of the order.
Cooper Lighting’s Halo LED 900 Series’ modules consume less than 15W and deliver between 511-945
lumens–up to 66 lumens per watt (Im/W)–depending upon the selected trim and color temperature. The
series exceeds the light output and distribution of a 75W PAR30 or PAR38 halogen lamp, 85W BR40 or a
26W compact fluorescent luminaire. The Halo LED downlights can also be dimmed to adjust the brightness
level as the day’s activities change, and is designed to last 50,000 hours—up to 20 years when used six
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hours a day. The downlights can be used in new construction or to retrofit existing buildings and homes.
Halo was the first in the industry to receive ENERGY STAR® qualification for an LED downlight product.
In addition to Consulting-Specifying Engineer, the Halo LED 900 Series downlights have also been
recognized for excellence by the Next Generation Luminaires™ (NGL) Solid-State Lighting Design
Competition, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North
America and the International Association of Lighting Designers.
This year’s Consulting-Specifying Engineer product winners were featured in the publication’s September
issue. The winning entries are also showcased online at www.csemag.com.
To learn more about Cooper Industries and its comprehensive range of electrical products and solutions, visit
www.cooperindustries.com.
About Cooper Bussmann
Cooper Bussmann, the industry leader in critical circuit protection, power management and electrical safety,
is a division of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The
company is committed to the development, manufacturing and marketing of innovative circuit and power
electronics protection and power management products; and provides engineering, training and testing
services globally for the electrical, electronics and transportation industries. The company provides superior
brands, including Cooper Bussmann® circuit protection products and services, Coiltronics® magnetics, and
OMNEX Trusted Wireless® systems. Additional information about Cooper Bussmann is available online at
www.cooperbussmann.com.
About Cooper Lighting
Cooper Lighting, a subsidiary of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), is the leading provider of innovative,
high quality interior and exterior lighting fixtures and related products to worldwide commercial, industrial,
retail, institutional, residential and utility markets. As lighting technologies have advanced over the years,
Cooper Lighting has been at the forefront of the industry in helping businesses and communities leverage the
latest technologies to improve efficiency, reduce costs and enrich the quality of the environment. For more
information, visit www.cooperlighting.com.
About Cooper Industries
Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) is a global manufacturer with 2009 revenues of $5.1 billion. Founded
in 1833, Cooper's sustained level of success is attributable to a constant focus on innovation, evolving
business practices while maintaining the highest ethical standards, and meeting customer needs. The
Company has seven operating divisions with leading market share positions and world-class products and
brands including: Bussmann electrical and electronic fuses; Crouse-Hinds and CEAG explosion-proof
electrical equipment; Halo and Metalux lighting fixtures; and Kyle and McGraw-Edison power systems
products. With this broad range of products, Cooper is uniquely positioned for several long-term growth
trends including the global infrastructure build-out, the need to improve the reliability and productivity of the
electric grid, the demand for higher energy-efficient products and the need for improved electrical safety. In
2009, sixty-one percent of total sales were to customers in the industrial and utility end-markets and thirtynine percent of total sales were to customers outside the United States. Cooper has manufacturing
facilities in 23 countries as of 2009. For more information, visit the website at www.cooperindustries.com.
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