Industry News

M.D. received prestigious Product of the Year Award from Electronic House

The AirForce Central Vacuum has received the Product of the Year Award from Electronic House. This is the first central vacuum to ever be given this industry award for creative, progressive use of technology!

“It’s rare to even think of a central vacuum as being technological but M.D. has gone over-the-top of creativity,” said General Manager Grant Olewiler.

The M.D. AirForce Central Vacuum uses UPB technology to operate its central vacuum without any low voltage control wires. M.D. has uniquely used this to shut the system off when the telephone or doorbell rings and will soon offer the expanded version that e-mails the homeowner when the bag is full or when any other of a multitude of service conditions are prompted. 

Additionally the product contains a new patent that used the suction of the motor to pull motor noise back into the motor. A drop of 10 dB’s is achieved while simultaneously allowing the motor to run 35 percent cooler and 30 percent longer.

The official award was presented to M.D. at the CEDIA (Custom Electronics Dealer Installation Association) annual award ceremony in Denver in September. Congratulations to all the staff and engineers at M.D. Manufacturing and to their vendor partners for this award!

Reprinted from Central Vac Professional, October 2007