Winners will be picked by independent ASHRAE members who will judge the products on design, creativity, application and potential market impact.

The event is scheduled for Jan. 12-16 in Atlanta at the Omni Hotel Atlanta CNN Center.

 The presentation will explain why Internet content must be fresh and compelling to attract and keep customers in the sheet metal forming and sheet metal works industry. 

 The award was presented at Tuesday at Metalcon, which was in Atlanta.

 The company will be exhibiting a number of products, including those designed to work with solar energy and metal roofing, officials said.  

 The company said it plans to hire more than 100 engineers and warehouse workers in the next three years to staff the 550,000-square-foot facility.