Mini-Circuits – a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of RF and microwave components and integrated assemblies – continues to be a top supplier to renowned companies that move the world forward, most recently exemplified by awards from three key customers.
BAE Systems Supplier Award
The first nod comes from British aerospace and defense manufacturer BAE Systems, which gave Mini-Circuits a Silver Medalist Supplier award at its March 2022 virtual Partner2Win Supplier Symposium and Awards.
“We have high demands of our suppliers,” Kim Cadorette, Vice President, Operations at BAE Systems Electronic Systems, wrote in the event program. “The problems we solve are difficult, and we require excellence from our suppliers if we are to get our products where they need to be – out in the field with our customers.”
Rohde & Schwarz 2022 Award
Just a month later in April, Mini-Circuits received a letter from test and measurement equipment manufacturer Rohde & Schwarz, addressed to Mini-Circuits President Ted Heil to inform about Preferred Supplier status for 2022 and into 2023. Rohde & Schwarz granted Mini-Circuits Preferred Supplier status based on the score achieved in their supplier management program.
Then, in May, Mini-Circuits received a separate letter from Raytheon Technologies subsidiary Collins Aerospace informing about the Premier Award for performance in 2021 and overall excellence in Business Management/Customer Service and Collaboration.
Raytheon Technologies Supplier Award
The Premier Award is an annual recognition platform under the Raytheon Technologies Performance+ Program to recognize suppliers with superior performance and that have provided exceptional value to Raytheon Technologies in one of the four key categories cost competitiveness, technology & innovation, business management/customer service and collaboration.
“Raytheon Technologies leadership would like to thank you and your team for the hard work and dedication required to be recognized as a Premier Award recipient,” the letter said. “Your commitment to performance excellence is greatly appreciated. It enables results for customers worldwide and solidifies a platform for our continued mutual success.”
“Our purpose isn’t necessarily to win awards, but to provide products and services that meet our longstanding quality policy,” said Arthur Ackerman, Mini-Circuits’ VP of Quality Assurance. “Still, it’s always nice to be recognized.”
In Mini-Circuits’ workplace where countless awards are prominently displayed throughout the halls, Ackerman noted that it’s easy to—but important not to—overlook them. “They remind us of our accomplishments while also inspiring us to keep going for higher goals,” he said. “It’s more challenging than ever to meet and exceed requirements, particularly in the areas of logistics and on-time delivery during the pandemic.”
Ackerman added that BAE and Rohde & Schwarz are extremely demanding customers, making the awards all the more satisfying. Rohde & Schwarz was one of the first customers to visit Mini-Circuits’ facilities after pandemic restrictions were lifted. Meanwhile, the equally discerning Collins Aerospace (formerly Rockwell Collins) has been a legacy customer of Mini-Circuits for over 40 years, epitomizing the ideal customer-supplier relationship. Mini-Circuits’ late founder Harvey Kaylie previously served on Rockwell Collins’ Supplier Advisory Council.
“Awards give us confirmation that our quality policy is effective,” Ackerman reiterated. “But again, we must keep aiming higher, not only with our biggest customers but across the board with all customers, to show why we’re award-worthy.”
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