San Diego — KIC, the leader of thermal process development and control products, and winner of multiple industry awards, announces that it was awarded the Innovation Award for Best Supplier of the Year 2010. The award was presented to the company during an April 21, 2010 ceremony that took place at the Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center during NEPCON China 2010.

KIC was selected as Best Supplier of the Year by EM Asia’s readers, who voted based on product availability and product ease of use; maintainability and repairability; technical support, training support, speed and throughput improvements, as well as service quality; and overall product satisfaction and product brand awareness.

Freddie Chan, GM of KIC Asia, said, “This prestigious award is very significant to our Asian team, as the vote came from all of EM Asia’s readers. Several years ago we set out to deliver best-in-class products and customer support. During the process, we hired a number of skilled and motivated people in various local markets in Asia. Our customers not only want great product, but also professional support onsite, over the phone, and via the Internet at any time of day. Our young team has steadily developed their skills, and today they all are customer champions. I am thrilled to win this award, which will inspire us to do even better in the future.”

The Innovation Awards program is sponsored by EMAsia Magazine and honors the top 21 brands of various manufacturing-related products, materials and equipment. The purpose of this program is to recognize, reward and celebrate excellence in the Asian electronics industry. The awards will bring the industry together in a celebration of the companies that are achieving the highest standards and driving technology forward.