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PEACHTREE CITY, GA – OCTOBER 22, 2024 – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY today announced the winners of its 32nd annual 2024 Service Excellence Awards (SEAs) for electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers and electronics assembly equipment, materials and software suppliers. CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY recognized companies that received the highest customer service ratings, as judged by their own customers, during a ceremony at the SMTA International trade show in Chicago.
In the EMS category, the overall winners were Creation Technologies (sales over $500 million), Mack Technologies (sales of $100 million to $500 million), Silicon Forest Electronics (sales of $20 million to $100 million), and XLR8 Services (sales under $20 million).
The EMS companies with the highest scores in each of seven individual service categories also received awards. (Overall winners were excluded from winning individual categories.) In the small-company category, RBB Systems won for responsiveness; and Kodiak Assembly won for dependability/timely delivery, manufacturing quality, technology, value for the price, flexibility, and overall satisfaction.
For companies with revenue between $20 million and $100 million, Absolute EMS won for dependability/timely delivery; Concisys won for technology; and Electronic Systems Inc. won for dependability/timely delivery, manufacturing quality, responsiveness, value for the price, flexibility, and overall satisfaction.
For firms with revenue between $100 million and $500 million, Vexos won for dependability/timely delivery, manufacturing quality, responsiveness, technology, value for the price, flexibility, and overall satisfaction.
For EMS companies with revenue over $500 million, Kimball Electronics won for dependability/timely delivery, manufacturing quality, responsiveness, technology, value for the price, flexibility, and overall satisfaction technology.
Electronics assembly supplier award winners were Inovaxe for component storage systems, Europlacer Americas for screen printing; Europlacer Americas for placement equipment; Kyzen for cleaning/processing materials; Koh Young for test and inspection; Datest for test laboratories; and Win Source for representatives/distributors.
CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY has sponsored the awards program for 32 years.
PEACHTREE CITY, GA – OCTOBER 8, 2024 – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) today announced Stephan Schmidt as recipient of the third annual PCEA Membership Award.
The award recognizes individuals for standout contributions to their local chapter. The announcement came at the PCEA annual meeting in conjunction with the PCB West conference and exhibition.
Schmidt is the leader for the Portland (OR) chapter, which meets each month and is now embarking on a review of intelligent data transfer processes. He is a global technology executive with over 20 years of experience in the laser and electronics industry, most recently as the North American President of LPKF Laser & Electronics, a leading provider of laser-based solutions.
“Stephan Schmidt has completely revitalized the Portland chapter, and it is now functioning as perhaps the most active group within PCEA,” said Stephen Chavez, chairman, PCEA, in announcing the award.
“Moreover, his energy and thoughtfulness about ensuring local members have a range of presentations – from design to fabrication to assembly – make him an invaluable leader in our organization. It gives me great pleasure to recognize Stephan Schmidt with the 2024 PCEA Membership Award.”
PEACHTREE CITY, GA – OCTOBER 8, 2024 – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) today announced Susy Webb as recipient of the third annual PCEA Leadership Award.
PCEA gives the award to recognize members who have made significant, long-term contributions to the association and the industry. The announcement came at the PCEA annual meeting in conjunction with the PCB West conference and exhibition.
Susy Webb is vice chairman of the PCEA Executive Board and a member of the Education Committee and Conferences Task Group. She co-authored PCEA’s Certified Printed Circuit Professional training and certification curriculum, and is a regular speaker at PCB East and PCB West, and international design conferences, and consults for individual companies and PCEA chapters. She is a former writer/columnist for PCD&F, a chapter writer for Clyde Coombs’ Printed Circuits Handbook, and one of the judges for the annual Siemens TLA competition. A senior PCB designer with 40 years of experience, her career includes experience in coastal and oceanographic oil exploration and monitoring equipment, point-to-point microwave network systems, and CPCI and ATX computer motherboards.
“Name the job in the printed circuit industry, and Susy Webb has done it,” said Stephen Chavez, chairman, PCEA, in announcing the award. “She has been one of the most popular presenters in the history of the PCB East and PCB West technical conferences, a significant contributor to the PCEA Training Design Certification curriculum, and a strong leadership voice and mentor across the organization.
“We can think of no one more deserving than Susy Webb for the 2024 PCEA Leadership Award,” he added.
PEACHTREE CITY, GA – AUGUST 26, 2024 – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) today announced the PCB East 2025 Conference Task Group members.
Troy Hopkins, a senior printed circuit design professional and consultant, leads the group as chairman alongside eight other printed circuit industry veterans.
Other industry experts in the task group include John Burkhert Jr., Stephen Chavez, Tomas Chester, James Jackson, Keith Kowal, Matt Leary, Matt McBride, and Susy Webb.
“Building off the continued growth of last year’s conference, I am thrilled to bring together this exceptional group of industry experts,” said Hopkins. “Their experience and collective wisdom will help ensure PCB East 2025 will showcase content that addresses the challenges facing PCB designers as well as showcasing the latest innovations and best practices in PCB design and manufacturing.
“With this group I am confident this conference will continue to provide massive value, empower PCB designers, and bring our industry together.”
PCB East is the largest technical conference and exhibition for the electronics design, fabrication and assembly industry in New England.
The four-day technical conference takes place April 29 – May 2 at the Boxboro Regency in Boxborough, MA, with a one-day exhibition on April 30. For details, visit pcbeast.com.
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The Printed Circuit Engineering Association® (PCEA) is an international network of engineers, designers, fabricators, assemblers, and anyone related to printed circuit development. Our mission is to promote printed circuit engineering as a profession by encouraging and facilitating the exchange of information and the integration of new design concepts through education, certification, communications, seminars, and workshops. This is facilitated by a network of local, regional, virtual PCEA-affiliated chapters and the support of our sponsors.
