SAN DIEGO –  CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY today announced the winners of the 2015 New Product Introduction Awards for electronics assembly equipment, materials and software.

The 8th annual NPI Awards recognizes leading new products during the past 12 months. An independent panel of practicing industry engineers selected the recipients.

The winners are:

Automation Tools                                               Panasonic Factory Solutions Co. of America (Multi-Recognition Camera)

Cleaning Equipment                                            Aqua Klean Systems (Typhoon T-8 Zero-Discharge Chemistry Cleaner)

Cleaning Materials                                              Kyzen (Aquanox A4708)

Component Placement – High Speed                    Fuji America Corp. (NXT III)

Component Placement – Multifunction                  Panasonic Factory Solutions Co. of America (NPM-D3 Assembly Solution)

Component Storage                                            VJ Electronix (XQuik with AccuCount)

Dispensing Equipment                                         Nordson Asymtek (Quantum Fluid Dispenser)

Flux                                                                  Indium Corp. (LV1000)

Process Control Tools                                         SCS Coating Systems (SCS Ionograph BT Series)

Rework & Repair Tools                                       FSInspection (HDMag Visual Inspection Station)

Screen/Stencil Printing Equipment                        Apex Factory Automation (SJ Innotech 520 SPI Printer)

Screen/Stencil Printing Peripherals/Consumables   Quick Tensioning Systems (Apshen Stencil Foil Adaptor System)

Software – Management                                     Mentor Graphics/Valor (NPI v. 9.5)

Software – Process Control                                 Vi Technology (Sigma Review)

Software – Production                                         BTU International (Energy Pilot Software)

Soldering Materials                                             The Electronics Group of Henkel (Loctite GC10)

Soldering – Other                                               EVS International (EVS 500LF)

Soldering – Selective                                          ACE Production Technologies (KISS-103ILDP)

Test & Inspection – AOI                                      ViTrox Technologies (V510 Optimus 3D AOI)       

Test & Inspection – AXI                                      ViTrox Technologies (V810 Series2)

Test & Inspection – SPI                                      Parmi (Sigmax SPI with “The Jet”)

Training Materials                                              STI Electronics (J-STD-001 Inspection Kit)

The awards were presented during a ceremony at IPC Apex Expo in San Diego.

“We were truly impressed with some of the new technologies over the past year. We saw a trend toward tools that enabled quicker processing of larger boards,” said Mike Buetow, editor-in-chief of PCD&F and CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY. “That, plus integrated software appeared to capture the judges’ attention.”

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