CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY opened its 2021 New Product Introduction Awards (NPI) for printed circuit board assembly.

The NPI Awards recognize the leading new products for PCB assembly introduced in the 2020 calendar year. Awards are selected by an independent panel of judges from the industry and presented by CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY. No preferential treatment is given to customers of CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY or UP Media Group.

Awards will be presented in the following categories: Equipment: automation tools (conveyors, feeders, etc.); bonders; cleaning equipment; component placement - high-speed; component placement - multifunction; component placement - accessory technologies; component storage; device programming; dispensing equipment; labeling equipment; process control tools; rework and repair tools; screen/stencil printing; screen/stencil printing peripherals/consumables; soldering - reflow (convection); soldering – wave; soldering – selective; soldering – alternative (vapor phase, hot bar, laser, etc.); soldering – hand tools; test and inspection – AOI; test and inspection – AXI; test and inspection – ICT; test and inspection – SPI; test and inspection – functional test; first article inspection; curing ovens (for non-solder materials); Materials: adhesives; cleaning materials; coatings/encapsulants; underfills; thermal interface materials; flux; soldering materials (paste, bar, wire, core, etc.); cored wire; Software: software - process control; software – production; software – management (ERP, MRP, etc.); Training Materials; Process Innovation.

The deadline for entries is Nov. 30, 2020. To be eligible, entries must have been introduced to market (any region) no earlier than Jan. 1, 2020.
 
Entries are judged on creativity and innovation; compatibility with existing technology; cost-effectiveness; design; expected reliability; flexibility; expected maintainability/reparability; performance; user-friendliness, and speed/throughput.
 
Winners will be announced online in accordance with IPC Apex Expo’s social distancing guidelines in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. A date for the awards ceremony is to be determined. Awards will be mailed directly to the winners.

For more information, visit http://www.circuitsassembly.com/ca/index.php/editorial/npi-award, or contact senior editor Chelsey Drysdale at cdrysdale@upmediagroup.com.

To register, visit https://na.eventscloud.com/npi2021ca.

Register now for PCB West, the leading conference and exhibition for the printed circuit board industry! Coming this September to the Santa Clara Convention Center. pcbwest.com 

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