EFY Awards 2012 were presented across 26 product categories to brands voted by the readers of Electronics For You magazine and Electronics Bazaar. The awards also featured six special categories, selected by a jury of four members.
The Indian electronics industry has now reached a mark where it has started getting government funds as well as global attention. Despite adverse global economic conditions, the Indian electronics industry withstood pressures and witnessed growth. All this happened because of the genuine efforts of some people, companies and organisations, who acted as catalysts in furthering the growth of the Indian electronics industry. Recognising their contribution towards the growth of the Indian industry, Electronics For You has felicitated the pioneers of electronics fraternity with EFY Readers’ Choice Awards 2012. The award ceremony was organised on 15 March at Le Meridian, Bengaluru, where the who’s who of the industry were present to honour the winners.
N Ramachandran, MD, MEL Systems and Services Pvt Ltd, is one such important people in the Indian electronics industry, who have been instrumental in building a strong turf for growth.
N Ramachandran is an electronics engineer from MIT, Chennai. He also holds management qualifications from the Delhi University and the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade along with 36 years of work experience. Ramachandran also attended Management Development Programs in Geneva (ITC) and Australia. He is associated with a number of trade bodies, including CII and ELCINA and has worked tirelessly to support industry development.
Ramachandran’s company MEL Systems caters to many verticals including EMS (Electronics Manufacturing Services), Electronic Repair & Maintenance, Defense / Space / Strategic Electronics, Telecom / Photonics, Engineering and Process Industries.
Ramachandran has also served as the president of ELCINA in 1996, and afterwards as a part of the executive committee. During his role, he was active in gathering support in terms of removing the fiscal disadvantage suffered by the industry in terms of taxes and duties on inputs, providing protection to the industry like the auto components industry, etc. He was also involved in making suggestions to increase the manufacturing in India of high volume products like consumer electronics and telecom products, which were implemented at a later stage.
Thanking EFY for honouring his efforts, Ramachandran said, “It is a humble feeling to be recognised for an award like this after your career and especially at a time when I would be relinquishing my responsibilities for the younger generation. It feels nice that the industry and especially, EFY has recognised my work. I have had the time of my life working in the electronics industry. Seeing the world move from the days of the valves to the present day micro-electronics, it has been a journey of which I’ve enjoyed every moment.”
Apart from this, EFY Awards 2012 were presented across 26 product categories to brands voted by the readers of Electronics For You magazine and Electronics Bazaar. The awards also featured six special categories, selected by a jury of four members.
Ever since its inception in 2004, EFY Readers’ Choice Awards event, is eagerly awaited by the industry every year. The aim of EFY Awards has been to motivate, support and recognise outstanding brands, organisations and individuals who have furthered the growth story of the Indian electronics industry. The awards have evolved with time in response to the demands and suggestions received from the stakeholders of the Indian electronics ecosystem and our valuable readers.
“To keep up with the changes in the industry and the products churned out by it, the awards announced are reviewed every year and changed as per requirement. This year the EFY Awards Jury decided upon three new awards which are the Best Initiative by a Government Organisation, Certificate of Excellence 2012 for Emerging Organisation of the Year, and ‘Certificate of Excellence 2012 for Government Organisation of the Year’,” says Ramesh Chopra, founder and vice chairman, EFY Group.
Here’s a list of winners of EFY Awards 2012:
Capacitors: Vishay
Resistors: Vishay
Diodes & Transistors : Vishay
LEDs: OSRAM
LED Drivers: Texas Instruments
Sensors, Transducers,
Actuators & Related ICs : Honeywell
Switches & Relays: Omron
Connectors: Phoenix Contact
Microcontrollers: Atmel
EDA Tools: Cadence
Multimeters: Fluke
Oscilloscopes: Tektronix
Soldering & Desoldering Stations: Weller
Educational Kits & Trainers: Vegakits
Solar Cells: Moser Baer
Solar Panels: Tata Power Solar Systems
SMF Batteries: Exide
Inverters: Microtek
UPS Systems: Microtek
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs): Siemens
EPABX and Key Telephones: Panasonic
CCTV Cameras: Bosch
Training Institutes (Electronics): Jetking
Pick & Place Machines (SMT): Juki
Printed Circuit Boards: PCB Power
EMS Organisations: Flextronics
EFY Jury Awards:
Lifetime Achievement Award: N Ramachandran, managing director, MEL Systems and Services Ltd
Electronics Leader of the Year: Dr Ajay Kumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Govt of India
Electronics Organisation of the Year: Panasonic
Best Initiative by a Government Organisation: Department of Electronics and Information Technology
Certificate of Excellence 2012 for Emerging Organisation of the Year: MyBox Technologies
Pvt Ltd
Certificate of Excellence 2012 For Government Organisation of the Year: Centre for Development of Telematics, Govt of India
