EFY Awards 2013

March 14, 2014 Le Meridien, Bengaluru

efyawards-groupphotoTuesday, May 27, 2014:  The EFY Group, a premier publishing group for the electronics industry, presented the tenth edition of the EFY Awards on March 14, 2014 at a ceremony held in the Le Meridien Hotel, Bengaluru. The award, Electronics Leader of the Year, has been won by Vinod Sharma, managing director, Deki Electronics. Receiving the award, Vinod Sharma said, “It is good to know that the industry likes and values the efforts I have put in during the past few years to boost electronics manufacturing in India.”

A special jury award was given to the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Government of India, for its exemplary policy initiatives.

EFY Awards aim to recognise brands, organisations and individuals who are leaders in their respective segments within the Indian electronics industry. The awards were presented across 26 product categories to brands voted by the readers of the Electronics For You and Electronics Bazaar magazines. Awards are also given in six special categories, where the winners were selected by a jury of six members.

Welcoming the guests, Rahul Chopra, managing director of the EFY Group, said, “EFY Awards are an attempt to give recognition to the leading enterprises and individuals in the Indian electronics industry. Being the leading publication (EFY) in the electronics industry, we have taken the initiative to identify the frontrunners amongst the companies and individuals in the industry.”

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Receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award, T. Vasu, director, Tandon Group, said, “I’m privileged to receive this award from EFY, the leading promoter of the electronics industry in the country, second to only DeitY. EFY Awards are certainly an encouraging catalyst.”

Rajan Shringarpure, managing director, and director, operations, Vishay Components, winner of two awards in the categories ‘Resistors’ and ‘Diodes and Transistors,’ said, “We are, of course, delighted to receive two awards. To be voted the best in India in the two major products of our portfolio, by people in the industry, is a feeling that is very fulfilling.”

Accepting the award in the category of ‘Oscilloscopes,’ Kapil Sood, managing director, Tektronix, said, “It’s a fantastic feeling as we have been winning this award for the last 10 years in a row.”

For details, visit www.efyawards.com

trophyAnd the Winners are!

JURY AWARDS

  • Leader of the Year
    Vinod Sharma, managing director, Deki Electronics

  • Organisation of the Year
    NTL Electronics India Ltd

  • Certification of Excellence for Innovation in Electronics Manufacturing
    SGS Tekniks Manufacturing Pvt Ltd

  • Lifetime Achievement
    Ravinder Zutshi, deputy managing director, Samsung

  • Lifetime Achievement
    T. Vasu, director, Tandon Group

  • Special Jury Award for Exemplary Policy Initiatives
    Department of Electronics and IT, Government of India

EFY READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS

Resistors: Vishay Components

Capacitors: Keltron

Diodes and Transistors: Vishay Components

Switches and Relays: Omron

Educational Kits and Trainers: Vegakit

EDA Tools: Cadence

Solar Cells: Moser Baer

Sensors, Transducers and Actuators: Honeywell

Soldering and Desoldering Stations: Weller

Multimeters: Fluke

Oscilloscopes: Tektronix

Inverters: Microtek

SMF Batteries: Exide

Microcontrollers: Atmel

UPS Systems: APC

EPABX and Key Telephones: Panasonic

Solar Panels: Tata Power Solar Systems

Connectors: Molex

CCTV Cameras: Bosch

ICs for LED Drivers: Texas Instruments

Pick and Place Machines: Juki

Programmable Logic Controllers: Siemens

LEDs: Osram

Training Institutions: C-DAC

EMS Organisations: Flextronics

PCB: Shogini

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