Snap-on and SUN Products Receive Awards for Innovation, Technological Advancements.Business/Photo Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available KENOSHA, Wis adv. 1. Certainly; really; indeed. v. t. 1. To think; to suppose; to imagine; - used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under Ywis. .--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 2002 Snap-on Incorporated, dedicated to creating forward-looking products that improve the productivity of professional tool and equipment users, is receiving international recognition for innovative Snap-on(R) and SUN(R) product successes. Two Snap-on products, the MODIS MODIS Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (NASA/EOS instrument) MODIS Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer MODIS Model Oriented Distributed Systems (TM) system and the lighted test lead, are being recognized for providing technicians with productivity-enhancing benefits in the 2002 MOTOR Magazine's Top 20 Tools Awards. Additionally, the new PC-based SUN Diagnostics Platform, setting technological standards in vehicle diagnostics systems, received a third place Innovation award at Automechanika, a global conference for the automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. in Frankfurt, Germany. The Snap-on MODIS (Modular Diagnostics Information System), developed by Snap-on Diagnostics, is a fast, powerful, hand-held diagnostic system that combines several capabilities into one unit, including: Snap-on's color graphing scan tool, a four-trace lab scope with ignition ignition, apparatus for igniting a combustible mixture. The German engineer Nikolaus A. Otto, in his first gas engine, used flame ignition; another method was heating a metal tube to incandescence. capabilities, and domestic and Asian vehicle communication and troubleshooter software. At the push of a button, technicians experience the advantages of information combined with instrumentation, receiving vehicle-specific, "real-world" solutions, tips and repair strategies. "The MODIS system - a revolutionary new diagnostics product - is a great example of how Snap-on Diagnostics is continually merging innovation, valuable collaboration and customer knowledge to meet and exceed our customers' needs," said Mary Beth Siddons, vice president - marketing, Snap-on Diagnostics. Snap-on, named for the third year in a row in MOTOR's Top 20 Tools list, was also recognized for another bright solution - a lighted test lead. The patent-pending test lead has a built-in LED, operated by an on/off switch, which illuminates the work area. It has a wide range of applications in the industrial and automotive fields when used in conjunction with a digital multimeter (electronics) Digital Multimeter - (DMM) A peice of test equipment used for measuring voltage, current, resistance, and possibly other electircal quantities and displaying the value in number form. . For automotive technicians, it is particularly useful when probing electrical circuits in tight spaces below the dash or under the hood under the hood - [hot-rodder talk] 1. The underlying implementation of a product (hardware, software, or idea). Implies that the implementation is not intuitively obvious from the appearance, but the speaker is about to enable the listener to grok it. ; and industrial users can check heating systems or motors in dark environments. The criteria to be considered for a Top 20 Tool Award are simple: the product had to be introduced between July 1, 2001 and June 30, 2002; must be a tool or piece of equipment for professional auto repair shops; and it had to be unique. Snap-on's innovations are recognized with the complete list of winners on MOTOR's Web site, http://www.motor.com/MAGAZINE/Articles/092002_07.html. At Automechanika, the SUN Diagnostic Platform was recognized with a third-place Innovation award in the auto repair category. Providing unlimited expandability, the SUN Diagnostic Platform integrates ignition analysis, emissions analysis, vehicle communication capabilities, repair data and testing procedures in flexible software and hardware modules. Innovation awards were given for outstanding technological developments and product innovations. Snap-on Diagnostics, part of the Snap-on Diagnostics and Information group, provides quality automotive diagnostic tools and information solutions that help technicians successfully diagnose diagnose /di·ag·nose/ (di´ag-nos) to identify or recognize a disease. di·ag·nose v. 1. To distinguish or identify a disease by diagnosis. 2. and repair vehicles. Snap-on Diagnostics manages a worldwide diagnostics product line, and is committed to increasing the integration of diagnostics, information and repair to expand the capabilities and innovative resources for customers. Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SNA (Systems Network Architecture) IBM's mainframe network standards introduced in 1974. Originally a centralized architecture with a host computer controlling many terminals, enhancements, such as APPN and APPC (LU 6. ) is a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of tool, diagnostic and equipment solutions for professional tool users. Product lines include hand and power tools, diagnostics and shop equipment, tool storage, diagnostics software and other solutions for vehicle-service, industrial, government and agricultural customers, and commercial applications, including construction and electrical. Products are sold through its franchised dealer van, company-direct sales and distributor channels, as well as over the Internet. Founded in 1920, Snap-on is a $2+ billion, S&P 500 company headquartered in Kenosha, Wisconsin Kenosha (pronounced [kəˈnoʃə]) is a city in, and the county seat of Kenosha County, and is the farthest north city in the Chicago metropolitan area. , and employs approximately 13,500 people worldwide. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. 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