AAPEX announced the winners of the 2018 New Product and New Packaging Showcases, during an Oct. 30 awards ceremony in Las Vegas.
To qualify for the 2018 judging process, products and packaging must be new and making their debut at AAPEX 2018. This year, there were 231 products and 49 packaging entries that qualified to participate in the judging process.
Products and packaging were judged within the last two weeks and voted on by AAPEX buyers via the digital copy of the Product Plus magazine.
AAPEX 2018 New Product Showcase Winners
Accessories & General Merchandise
- Armor All Protective Mats – RPM Drymate for its Armor All XL garage floor mat, size 22 feet by 8 feet, 10 inches
Appearance, Chemicals and Car Care
- ITW Global Brands for its Rain-X waterless carwash and rain repellent
Automotive Lighting
- Baccus Global for its Craftsman 500-lumen handheld flashlight
Business Tools & Services
- Fuse5 Automotive Software for its Spanish version of Fuse5 automotive software
Chemicals, Lubricants & Filters
- J-B Weld Co. for its SuperWeld (33120H)
Hard Parts
- Gates Corp. for its Gates complete serpentine kit
Safety
- OzCharge America – Zylux Australia for its RescueMate Super Capacitor JumpStarter by OzCharge
Tools & Equipment
- Magnogrip for its Pro Utility magnetic glove w/touch-screen
AAPEX 2018 New Packaging Showcase Winners
Innovation
- Hopkins Manufacturing Corp. for its Oxi Clean Total Interior carpet & upholstery cleaner packaging
Marketing
- Standard Motor Products for its Standard packaging
Performance
- Berryman Products for its Berryman B-12 Chemtool fuel-injector cleaner packaging
Protection
- BladeGuard for its BladeGuard packaging
All entries are on display in the New Product and New Packaging Showcases, Level 2, The Venetian hallway.
