Top Performing Companies Honored at the EM Asia Innovation Awards 2007
Singapore – The winners of the 2nd EM Asia Innovation Awards were announced at a cocktail reception this evening, held at the Shanghai Everbright International Hotel. Top performers from the electronics manufacturing industry were recognized for achieving the highest standards in their products and services.
This year, 22 trophies were handed out to the best in various manufacturing-related products, materials and equipment introduced and offered for sale between March 1, 2006 and December 31, 2006 in Asia, ranging from assembly line tools, cleaning materials to wave soldering equipment. Industry associations including iNEMI, IPC, SMTA, Tsinghua University SMTLAB and Guangzhou Electronics Manufacturing Association (SMT) were present to show support to this awards program.
“The EM Asia Innovation Awards program has grown strength to strength over the past 12 months. We have incorporated feedback from industry associations and clients to improve on the range of categories to cover a wider spectrum of products and services. We will continue to evolve to stay relevant and provide the industry players with a driving force that truly recognizes excellent performance in the electronics manufacturing industry within Asia. All our winners have made major contributions towards their respective fields and we congratulate them on their achievements,” said June Tan, Publisher of EM Asia.
The ceremony brought together close to 200 industry professionals who celebrated the companies that achieved excellence and the highest standards in the Asian electronics industry.
The recipients of the 2007 EM Asia Innovation Awards are:
1
Adhesive/Coating/Encapsulating Materials
Company: Henkel Electronics Group Product: Loctite Cornerbond Underfill 3508
2
Assembly Line Tools/Systems
Company: DEK UK Product: Cyclone Precision Under Stencil Cleaning System
3
Cleaning Equipment
Company: Aqueous Technologies Product: SMT1000-QUAD Multi-batch Automatic Defluxing System
4
Cleaning Materials
Company: Aqueous Technologies Product: Simple Green Stencil & Misprint Cleaner
5
Contract Services
Company: Elcoteq SE
6
Dispensing Systems/Equipment
Company: Ovation Products Product: Active Stencil System
Company: Speedline Technologies Product: Electrovert VectraES Wave Soldering System
22
Best Supplier (Reader’s Choice)
Company: Kyzen Corporation
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 push the industry forward. For more information and details, please visit www.emasiamag.com/awards2007 or www.emasia-china.com/awards2007.
About Electronics Manufacturing (EM) Asia
Published by Reed Business Information Asia, Electronics Manufacturing (EM) Asia is the primary source of information for electronics manufacturers in Asia. It is the only title targeted at contract manufacturers, OEMs and their vendors, suppliers and distributors. EM Asia is available 9 times a year in English and Simplified Chinese, and reachesout to 16,000* qualified engineering professionals Asia and China.
*BPA Audit Statement as of December 2006
About Reed Business Information Asia
Reed Business Information (RBI) Asia is part of Reed Business, a division of Reed Elsevier PLC. RBI Asia handles the B2B publishing operations and developments within the Asian markets and currently has operations in Singapore, Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul and Taipei.
For further information, please contact:
June Tan
Publisher (Manufacturing Group) Reed Business Information Asia
Tel: (65) 6780 4304 Fax: (65) 6544 1221
