April 21, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Top Performing Companies Honoured at the EM Asia Innovation Awards 2010

Singapore – The winners of the 5th EM Asia Innovation Awards were announced at an awards ceremony this evening, held at the Shanghai Everbright International Hotel. Top performing companies from the electronics manufacturing industry were recognised for achieving the highest standards in the various manufacturing-related products, materials and equipment that have been introduced and offered for sale in Asia between January 1st 2009 and December 31st 2009.

This year, 23 trophies were handed out, ranging from assembly line systems/equipment and cleaning materials, to soldering equipment. Key industry associations including SMTA, IPC, iNEMI, Tsinghua University SMTLAB and Guangzhou Electronics Manufacturing Association (SMT) were all present to lend support to this important industry event.

“The EM Asia Innovation Awards program has grown from strength to strength since its inaugural year in 2006. We are proud to announce that this year’s Awards received exceptionally strong support from the industry. We thank you for making EM Asia the media choice for the electronics manufacturing industry across Asia,” said June Tan, Publisher of EM Asia.

“In order to encourage more participation from mainland Chinese companies in the electronics industry, a new award category has been introduced this year, namely, the Outstanding Product of the Year (China), with GKG Precision Machine Co., Ltd and ALeader Vision Technology, jointly clinching the Award for this category.”

“We will continue to evolve and remain relevant to provide industry players with a driving force that truly recognises excellent performance. All our winners have made major contributions towards their respective fields, and we are proud to honour their achievements,” added June Tan.

The ceremony brought together around 200 industry professionals, who celebrated the joyous occasion with all the award winning companies.

The recipients of the 2010 EM Asia Innovation Awards are:

1.         Adhesive/Coating/Encapsulating Materials      
            Company: Henkel (China) Investment Co., Ltd  
            Product: HYSOL ECCOBOND™ CA3556HF

2.         Alternative Energy - Production Equipment    
            Company: DEK International    
            Product: PV3000 Metallization Solution

3.         Assembly Line Systems/Equipment    
            Company: Production Solutions          
            Product: Ultra HD

4.         Cleaning Equipment   
            Company: Aqueous Technologies        
            Product: Trident QUAD

5.         Cleaning Materials      
            Company: Kyzen          
            Product: AQUANOX® A4703 Neutral pH Aqueous Cleaning Chemistry

6.         Dispensing Systems/Equipment         
            Company: MYDATA      
            Product: MY500 Jet Printer

7.         Environmentally Friendly Production Equipment        
            Company: Aqueous Technologies        
            Product: Trident QUAD

8.         Environmentally Friendly Products/Materials  
            Company: Nihon Superior Co. Ltd       
            Product: SN100C (040) Halogen-free, Lead-Free Flux-Cored Wire

9.         Inspection Systems – AOI/SPI    
            Company: CyberOptics Corporation
            Product: SE500™ 3-D Solder Paste Inspection System

10.       Inspection Equipment - X-ray  
            Company: Dage Trading (Suzhou) Co., Ltd      
            Product: XD7600NT100 X-ray Inspection System

11.       Pick and Place Systems/Equipment (Low/Medium Volume)    
            Company: Juki 
            Product: FX-2 High-Speed Modular Mounter

12.       Pick and Place Systems/Equipment (High Volume)     
            Company: Siemens Electronics Assembly Systems Ltd           
            Product: SIPLACE SX

13.       Process Control Systems        
            Company: Nordson Asymtek    
            Product: Fids-on-the-Fly

14.       Programming Systems           
            Company: Data I/O Corporation
            Product: FlashCORE III

15.       Repair/Rework Equipment       
            Company: VJ Electronix Inc.    
            Product: ECAT (Edge Connector Assembly Tool) Reflow System

16.       Software/Production Management Systems    
            Company: Valor Computerized Systems, Inc.  
            Product: Material Management System

17.       Soldering Equipment  
            Company: BTU International    
            Product: PYRAMAX™150Nz12

18.       Soldering Materials     
            Company: Cookson Electronics Ltd     
            Product: ALPHA® CVP-360 Solder Paste

19.       Stencil & Screen Printing Systems/Equipment
            Company: Speedline Technologies Asia Pte Ltd          
            Product: MPM Rapid View Inspection System

20.       Test Systems/Equipment        
            Company: Agilent Technologies, Inc.   
            Product: Medalist i3070 Series 5

21.       Outstanding Product of the Year (China)         
            Company: GKG Precision Machine Co., Ltd     
            Product: GKG G5 Screen Printer

            Company: ALeader Vision Technology
            Product: ALD510

22.       Best Supplier of the Year (Reader’s Choice)    
            Company: KIC  

About EM Asia Innovation Awards

Established in 2006, EM Asia Innovation Awards program strives to recognize and celebrate excellence in the Asian electronics industry, inspiring companies to achieve the highest standards and move the industry forward.

For more information and details, please visit www.emasiamag.com/awards2010 or www.emasia-china.com/awards2010.

About Electronics Manufacturing (EM) Asia

Published by Ten Alps Communications Asia, Electronics Manufacturing (EM) Asia continues to be the primary source of information for industry professionals who design, assemble and test printed circuit board (PCB) assemblies in Asia. It is the premier publication in the region targeted at contract manufacturers (EMS/ODMs), OEMs, and at vendors, suppliers and distributors who want to remain informed on the latest developments and technologies in the SMT and electronic packaging/interconnect industries.

Published in English and Simplified Chinese, EM Asia’s attractive presence in print is accompanied by a dynamic presence on the web – at www.emasiamag.com and www.emasia-china.com, which feature daily updated news, a fully searchable archive, industry channels and videos. Its weekly e-newsletters in English and Chinese provide a popular and convenient snapshot of the latest industry news and events. It all adds up to an exciting publication portfolio for discerning professionals anxious to find out more about the latest developments in electronics manufacturing.

About Ten Alps Communications Asia

Ten Alps Communications Asia is a subsidiary of Ten Alps PLC, a UK leading multimedia factual producer. Ten Alps produces content for the BBC, Channel 4, Sky, Discovery and other channels around the world. Ten Alps Communications is the publishing arm of Ten Alps PLC. It is a leading contract publisher with over 600 titles.

Its Asian operations are based from out of Singapore with offices in Shanghai and Beijing. Ten Alps Communications Asia publishes leading business to business titles in print, online and events such as Television Asia Plus, Asian Television Awards, Asia Image, Control Engineering Asia, Payload Asia, Asia Food Journal, PharmaAsia, Electronics Manufacturing Asia, Logistics Insight Asia and Travel Weekly China.

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