SMYRNA, GA – PRINTED CIRCUIT DESIGN & FAB announced the opening of its 2014 New Product Introduction Awards (NPI) for printed circuit board fabrication.

The NPI Awards recognize the leading new products for PCB fabrication introduced in the 2014 calendar year. Entries are judged on creativity and innovation, compatibility with existing technology, cost-effectiveness, reliability, performance and user-friendliness.

Awards will be presented in the following categories: Equipment: artwork generation; clean room supplies; lamination; drilling; registration and tooling; x-ray verification tools (bare board); routing and scoring; AOI; electrical test; alternative bare board test; imaging; wet process; surface treatment; plating; final finish; solder mask/legend ink application; marking/tracking; ink jet; water treatment, and air pollution control; PCB Materials and Technologies: laminates; specialty substrate materials (e.g. heat sinks); imaging materials, primary, secondary and specialty; etching; general wet process; general cleaning; surface treatment; plating; final finish; solder mask; legend ink; conductive ink; cover coat; laboratory support products; Software: factory automation software.

The deadline for entries is Jan. 20, 2014. To be eligible, entries must have been introduced to market (any region) no earlier than Mar. 1, 2013.

Awards will be presented during a ceremony on Mar. 25, 2014, during the IPC Apex Expo in Las Vegas.

For more information, visit http://www.pcdandf.com/cms/component/content/category/229-npi-award, or contact senior editor Chelsey Drysdale at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

To register, visit https://www.regonline.com/register/login.aspx?eventID=1229887&MethodId=0&EventsessionId.

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