IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries^® has bestowed its highest corporate honors upon Raytheon Co. and DuPont. During the IPC Annual Meeting Luncheon held in conjunction with IPC APEX EXPO^TM, IPC awarded the Stan Plzak Corporate Recognition Award to Raytheon Co. and the Peter Sarmanian Corporate Recognition Award to DuPont. Leaders and innovators within their respective industries, both companies have been long-time IPC supporters.

The Stan Plzak Corporate Recognition Award is presented to a corporation (or division) in the electronics assembly industry that has taken initiative to actively contribute to enhancing the industry while demonstrating support of IPC through participation in technical and/or management programs. This award is named after a former board chairman who was also a founding member of the IPC Electronics Manufacturing Services Industry Management Council, Stan Plzak.

Raytheon Co. has been an IPC member since 1971 and currently has 18 member facilities. Seventy-seven Raytheon Co. employees actively serve on IPC standards development committees with seven employees serving as chairs, vice chairs or co-chairs of committees on boards and assembly.

Named for a former IPC Board Chairman, the Peter Sarmanian Corporate Recognition Award honors an IPC member company in the printed circuit board industry that has taken a leadership role and made contributions to the industry while demonstrating support of IPC through participation in technical and/or management programs.

DuPont has been an IPC member since 1964 with three member facilities. Thirty DuPont employees hold 81 committee memberships and three employees currently serve as chairs or vice chairs of four committees.

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