EFY Awards 2012 recognises people and organisations for making a mark in the Indian electronics industry and acknowledges them for contributing towards its growth. The awards were announced on 15 March 2013 at Le Meridian, Bengaluru where the who’s who of the industry were present to applaud the winners.
Exide Technologies, one of the pioneer brands in the world of electronics, won the EFY Readers’ Choice Award 2012 in SMF Batteries category. The other players competing in this category were Amaron, Luminous, Okaya and Su-Kam.
Exide Technologies has a rich history spanning more than 120 years in the battery business. Their strengths demonstrate Exide’s position as a forerunner of industrial advancement around the world. With countless contributions to the growth of technology, their story reflects the spirit of innovation and resilience at its best.
Today, Exide serves the complex stored energy needs of customers around the world. They provide services and systems that enhance vehicle performance and fleet utilization as well as those that reduce risk of temporary interruptions of power supplies.
Thanking EFY for honouring their efforts in the growth of the electronics industry in the country, RP Rao, chief operating manager, Exide, said, “We feel great and are delighted having won this award for 8 times consecutively. We can only thank the readers and the customers who have had the faith in Exide.”
EFY Awards were presented across 26 product categories to brands voted by the readers of EFY 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, 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 acted as catalysts in furthering 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’,” said 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
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
