Awards

AVX Receives Two Boeing Performance Excellence Awards

Selected from amongst hundreds of suppliers, two AVX manufacturing divisions were recognized for maintaining excellent performance ratings AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, today announced that it received a 2013 Gold Boeing Performance Excellence Award for its Myrtle Beach manufacturing facility, located in Myrtle Beach, S.C., in addition to a Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award for its Olean Advanced Manufacturing Division, located in Olean, N.Y. The Boeing Company issues the awards annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance. The Myrtle Beach and Olean manufacturing facilities maintained their respective Gold and Silver composite performance ratings for each month of the 12-month performance period spanning Oct. 1, 2012 to Sept. 30, 2013. This year, Boeing

2013 Delphi Pinnacle Award

AVX Czech Republic S.R.O. accepted the highest honor in the Pinnacle Family of Awards for its commitment to & achievement of apex quality, value, & cost performance throughout 2013 AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has received a 2013 Delphi Pinnacle Award, which recognizes suppliers for their outstanding contributions to Delphi’s Excellence Culture. The highest honor in the Pinnacle Family of Awards for Supplier Excellence, which is currently celebrating its tenth year, the Pinnacle Award recognizes top Delphi suppliers for their commitment to and achievement of apex quality, value, and cost performance. The award was presented to AVX Czech Republic S.R.O. at the Delphi Global Supplier Conference and Pinnacle Awards on April 8, 2014. “We

Electronic Products 2013 – Product of the Year

AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has won a 2013 Electronic Products Product of the Year Award for its 9296 Series single-position wire-to-board contacts. Honoring the most outstanding products introduced to the market in 2013, the Product of the Year Awards are presented in recognition of significant advances in a technology or its application, design innovation, or improvement with regard to price and/or performance. Of the thousands of product submissions that were evaluated by the editors at Electronic Products, only 15 were selected to receive a 2013 Product of the Year Award. “AVX is committed to achieving complete customer satisfaction through continuous improvement and new product development, so we are extremely pleased to have been

Delphi Pinnacle Award 2012

AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has received Delphi Automotive’s 2012 Pinnacle Award for Supplier Excellence. Recognizing a premier group of suppliers for their commitment to and achievement of quality, value, and cost performance throughout 2012, the Pinnacle Award is the most prestigious supplier award that Delphi confers. “We are honored to have been recognized by Delphi for our consistently outstanding fulfillment of its supplier excellence criteria with regard to quality, value, and cost,” said AVX Vice President of Sales, Pete Venuto. “AVX is dedicated to the design and production of components that meet or exceed customer requirements for these criteria, as well as for safety, performance, and reliability, so we sincerely appreciate being acknowledged

Delphi Above and Beyond Award 2012

AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has received Delphi Automotive’s 2012 Above & Beyond Award. One of Delphi’s Pinnacle for Supplier Excellence Family of Awards, the Above & Beyond Award recognizes suppliers for providing exceptional service to the company with regard to innovation, protection, quality, service, and/or value in 2012. “One of our core values is to not only meet, but to exceed the expectations of our customers,” said AVX Vice President of Sales, Pete Venuto. “As part of this ultimate commitment, we pride ourselves on consistently exceeding the product, quality, and technology curve no matter what the challenge, and are consequently extremely pleased to have been recognized by Delphi with this award. ” Currently

Raytheon Honors AVX With 4-Star Supplier Excellence Award

AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, was recently presented with the 4-Star Supplier Excellence Award from Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) business unit. Raytheon IDS instituted the annual Supplier Excellence Awards program to recognize suppliers who have provided outstanding service and partnership in exceeding customer requirements. Award candidates are judged on certain criteria, including overall quality, on-time delivery and demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement. “AVX has maintained a successful relationship with Raytheon for many years because of both partners’ commitment to providing customers with the best quality products,” said Pete Venuto, vice president of sales at AVX. “This means staying ahead of the curve by advancing technology while continuing to supply components that meet

AVX Recognized by Avnet as the 2011 Top Passive Supplier IP&E, Asia

AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has received the 2011 Avnet Top Passive Supplier Award. This award honors AVX as a leading supplier of interconnect, passive and electromechanical components to the Asian market. Avnet is one of the world’s largest global distributors of electronic components, enterprise computing, storage products and embedded subsystems. The award considers numerous criteria, including business development, competitive strategy, customer satisfaction and leadership in the industry. “Avnet is an important AVX channel partner. This award represents the mutual commitment of our companies to fulfill existing and expand new growth opportunities in the Asian marketplace,” said Pete Venuto, vice president sales at AVX. “We believe our comprehensive product offering and outstanding customer

MAV Series Varistor Names a 2011 Hot 100 Product

Industry’s smallest dual element AC multilayer varistor wins prestigious award AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, announced that EDN has named the MAV Series dual element AC multilayer varistor as one of the “100 Hot Products of 2011.” EDN’s 2011 Hot 100 highlights the electronics industry’s most significant products of the year based on innovation, significance, usefulness and popularity. The AEC Q200-qualified MAV Series is the industry’s smallest dual element AC multilayer varistor, providing exceptionally high ESD values. Designed for use in automotive low-power AC circuits, the multilayer varistor not only has the ability to clamp large amounts of transients in a bi-directional manner, but also provides excellent EMI/RFI attenuation in the off-state, making

AVX Receives 5-Star Supplier Excellence Award From Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems

Raytheon IDS recognizes AVX for providing innovative, high-quality products and excellent customer service AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, recently received the 5-Star Supplier Excellence Award from Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. AVX received the award at a recognition ceremony held at the Wyndham hotel in Andover, Mass. on April 13, 2011. Raytheon recognizes its suppliers based on three important factors: on-time delivery measures, sustained performance on quality and commitment to continuous process and quality improvement. “Receiving the 5-Star Supplier Excellence Award from Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems demonstrates AVX’s dedication to producing high quality products for our customers. We consistently invest in the development of new, innovative products and technologies, and we are proud to

Elektra 2010 – Component of the Year Award

AVX Receives Elektra 2010 ‘Component of the Year Award’ at Prestigious Electronics Event AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, recently received the Passive & Electromechanical Product of the Year at the Elektra Awards for its new surface mount polymer tantalum capacitors. Reviewed by an independent panel of judges, the Elektra 2010 European Electronics Industry Awards is an annual celebration of the European electronics industry that recognizes the achievements of individuals and companies. The judges honored AVX’s new tantalum capacitors at the ceremony, acknowledging that the devices achieve a number of industry firsts, including delivering the highest operating voltage (50V) in the industry for a product of its type. Devices include the single anode TCJ Series

AVX Receives the Arrow Electronics 2010 Largest Sales Dollars Growth-Passives Supplier Award

AVX again honored as Arrow Electronics‘ largest passive component supplier at EDS AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, recently received Arrow Electronics’ 2010 Largest Sales Dollars Growth – Passives Supplier Award at the 2011 Electronic Distribution Show (EDS). Recognized as Arrow’s largest passive supplier, AVX was found to provide a very high standard of product quality and customer service. AVX has received this award multiple times from Arrow since 2009, demonstrating the mutual commitment between the companies to increase sales and provide exemplary customer service. “AVX continuously exceeds our expectations with advancements in its technology, high levels of product quality, customer service and delivery performance across all product lines,” said Robert Hanley, vice president of

AVX Receives the 1st Annual Digi-Key Exceptional Sales Performance Award for Increased Sales and Exemplary Business Interactions

Digi-Key recognizes AVX with 2010 Exceptional Sales Performance Award AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, recently received the 2010 Exceptional Sales Performance Award from Digi-Key, the first award of its kind. The award was presented to Pete Venuto, vice president of sales at AVX, by Chris Beeson, Digi-Key vice president of the volume business division, on Wednesday May 12, 2010 at the EDS show in Las Vegas. AVX was acknowledged by Digi-Key because of its increased sales and exemplary business interactions. “It is an honor to receive the 1st Exceptional Sales Performance Award from Digi-Key, as it demonstrates AVX’s dedication to our customers and our distribution partner of more than eight years,” said Pete

AVX Recognizes Western Technical Sales With the 2010 Star Representative of the Year Award

Western Technical Sales honored with AVX’s 2010 Star Representative Award AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, recently announced Western Technical Sales as the 2010 recipient of the AVX Star Award. The award was presented at EDS in Las Vegas on May 11, 2010 to Pete Thunem, a manager and representative owner at Western Technical Sales. Established in 2002, the AVX Star Award acknowledges the achievement for highest level of business growth and achievement of the annual plan. “We are pleased to present the 2010 Star Award to our partner of more than 30 years, Western Technical Sales. This award is a reflection of Western Technical Sales’ dedication to customer service, as well as the

AVX Receives Capacitor Supplier of the Year 2010 Award From Rockwell Collins

AVX recognized for top innovations by Rockwell Collins for 3rd consecutive year AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, received the Capacitor Supplier of the Year 2010 award from Rockwell Collins for the third consecutive year. The award was presented to AVX by Jeff Moore, senior vice president of operations at Rockwell Collins, at its Annual Supplier Conference. The Capacitor Supplier of the Year 2010 award acknowledges significant contributions made during the year by suppliers, and is based upon quality, delivery, total cost of ownership, lead-time and customer service. AVX’s product innovations have significantly impacted the electronic component market in recent years. The TurboCap® switch mode power supply capacitor, wet electrolytic tantalum, OxiCap niobium oxide,

AVX Receives the 2009 Avnet Supplier Excellence Award

AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has been honored with the 2009 Supplier Excellence Award from Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, one of the world’s largest global distributors of electronic components, enterprise computing, storage products, and embedded subsystems. Based on numerous criteria, including business development, competitive strategy, customer satisfaction and leadership in the industry, the 2009 Avnet Supplier Excellence Award was presented to AVX at its worldwide headquarters in Myrtle Beach on October 28, 2009. “Avnet and AVX have maintained a strong relationship for more than 40 years. This award recognizes AVX as a long-standing and integral supplier to our business, as its extensive product offering and outstanding customer service provides a solid foundation for

AVX Named Supplier of the Year by Continental Automotive

AVX honored in Plastic-Mechatronics category AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has been named as Supplier of the Year by Continental Automotive in the Plastic-Mechatronics category at a recent awards ceremony held in Hanover, Germany. Continental Automotive is one of the five largest automotive suppliers in the world and is the second largest in Europe. As a supplier of tires, brake control systems, driving dynamics control, driver assistance systems, sensors, systems and components for power trains, chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics and technical elastomers, the company contributes towards enhanced driving safety and protection of the global climate. It aims to make individual mobility safer, more comfortable, and more sustainable through forward-looking products and