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September 30, 2016 | NEO TechEstimated reading time: 2 minutes
NEO Tech was awarded a 2016 Global Technology Award in the category of Contract Services > $100 million. The award was presented to the company during a Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 ceremony that took place at the Donald Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL during SMTA International. NEO Tech is a leading provider of manufacturing technology and supply chain solutions for brand name OEMs in the industrial, medical and mil/aero markets.
NEO Tech performs product design, engineering and manufacturing service activity for a growing number of OEM customers. The company operates as a seamless extension of its customers’ engineering organizations, adding scale, flexibility and speed to their new product innovation and commercialization processes. It is NEO Tech’s engineering services strategy to become the customer’s engineering partner at any stage of the design cycle to assist in transforming ideas into production ready product offerings. They offer supply chain and manufacturing service solutions tailored to the needs of each customer at their 14 global manufacturing locations.
The company’s microelectronics group offers ceramic substrates and microelectronic assembly services for high-reliability applications and products to a wide variety of OEMs in the medical, industrial defense and aerospace markets. The microelectronic industry faces the challenge of controlling costs and risk while ensuring reliability and the company has thrived by offering customers an unmatched understanding of high-reliability materials, microelectronics production, LEAN processes, and defect-elimination approaches.
“We appreciate the SMTA recognition of our technology leadership,” stated David Brakenwagen, NEO Tech Chief Sales and Marketing Officer. “It is the innovative solutions that the entire NEO Tech organization delivers to our OEM customers every day that positions our customers for success.” Premiering in 2005, the Global Technology Awards program is an annual celebration of product excellence in electronics surface mount assembly. Premier products based on the finest examples of creative advancement in technology are chosen by a distinguished panel of industry experts.
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About NEO Tech
NEO Tech combines the strengths of three leading contract manufacturers: NATEL, EPIC, and OnCore. With over 40 years of heritage in electronics manufacturing, NEO Tech focuses on low-medium-volume/high-mix, high-complexity products primarily in the medical, defense/aerospace and industrial markets.
NEO Tech is favorably positioned among mid-tier EMS manufacturers to “make amazing things happen.” NEO Tech offers full product lifecycle engineering services, manufacturing and testing of microelectronics, cable & harness interconnect products, PCBA, full box build services and aftermarket repair and fulfillment services. The companies that form NEO Tech have been known for solving tough engineering problems that result in high-reliability, high-quality electronic solutions for customers.
Headquartered in Chatsworth, CA, NEO Tech has manufacturing and engineering locations in California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee, Mexico, and China. NEO Tech holds and maintains industry specific certifications that include ISO9001, AS9100, ISO13485, ISO/TS16949, ISO14001 and MIL-PRF-38534. To learn more, click here.
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