11 BEST Control and Automation Products of 2017

Check out the 2017 BEST Award winners in Control & Automation: ELAN, Origin Acoustics, Whisker Labs, HiberSense, Crestron, more.

Published: November 1, 2017CE Pro Editors

ELAN, Crestron, Origin Acoustics. These are names you'd expect to hear in a congratulatory BEST Awards post. And this is nothing different, with the exception of a few other key players in Control and Automation — players like Whisker Labs, Hibersense, and URC.

The CE Pro BEST Awards (Best Electronic Systems Technologies) recognize the most noteworthy new products and technologies making a difference in the industry.

“The BEST Awards offer an incredible glimpse into the future for the entire residential integration industry,” says Jason Knott, editor-in-chief, CE Pro. “Some of the products and technologies that integrators now consider mainstays to their businesses made their first appearance in the market via the BEST Awards. These entries truly represent the cutting edge of technology.”

Winners’ products and technologies, as well as all entries, are also featured in the November issue of CE Pro magazine

This year's 179 entries were judged on innovation, functionality, competitive advantages and benefits to the installer by a dozen credible industry leaders, along with the editors of CE Pro. See all the entries here and a gallery of all the winners here.