TRI-CITIES, WA MANUFACTURERS SCORE BIG IN SEATTLE

TRI-CITIES, WA MANUFACTURERS SCORE BIG IN SEATTLE*

Three Tri-Cities companies were award recipients at the second annual Washington Manufacturing Awards presented Wednesday evening, May 25, 2011 at the Westin hotel in Seattle by Seattle Business magazine in partnership with Impact Washington. Electronic Systems Technology, Inc., Kennewick, was the Small Company Manufacturer of the Year, Surgical Implant Generation Network (Richland) was the Nonprofit Manufacturer of the Year and Bruker Elemental (Kennewick) was the Honorable Mention Midsize Company of the Year.

Over fifty-five companies were nominated from throughout Washington. The three Tri-Cities' winners carry on the tradition established last year in the event's inauguration when five local companies were award recipients. Those companies were Ag Engineering & Development Company, The Bogert Group, Viper Aircraft Corporation, TiLite and Infinia Corporation.

Electronic Systems Technology, Inc. has been the industry leader of the wireless modem for over 25 years. ESTeem modems provide proven and reliable wireless solutions in the public safety, industrial control, and federal markets. The ESTeem Wireless Modems are available in High Speed Wireless Ethernet, Unlicensed Spread Spectrum and Licensed Narrow Band Serial in the VHF and UHF radio communication bands.

Surgical Implant Generation Network (SIGN) designs and manufactures specialized orthopaedic  implants to achieve its vision of creating equality of fracture care in developing countries.  SIGN was the world's first company to design an intramedullary nail and interlocking screw system that can be implanted without surgical imaging equipment.

Bruker Elemental, manufacturers handheld x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers, which are used in a variety of industrial and research applications, for the identification and analysis of inorganic elements. From its headquarters in Kennewick, WA, Bruker designs, assembles and distributes its products worldwide to Europe, Asia, South America and the Middle East.

For more information on manufacturing in Tri-Cities, WA contact Gary A. White, Director, Business Retention & Expansion, Tri-City Development Council at 509-735-1000 of gwhite@tridec.org.

*Source: www.tridec.org