Frost & Sullivan, a growth consulting company, recently recognized CTS Corp. with its 2006 Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Quality Leadership.

The award was in recognition of CTS’ products for the aerospace and defense markets, which have attracted increasing numbers of buyers in the aerospace and defense industries. Additionally, several long-standing contracts with aerospace and defense original equipment manufacturers have helped alleviate downturns in the market, ensuring a safer operating space for company shareholders. The company’s aggressive Six Sigma program has helped with product quality, CTS reports.

“In an industry where best-in-class practices have only been cemented for resolving product-quality issues, CTS sets itself apart by preventing quality issues in the early stages of design and during the transition to manufacturing,” says Lavanya Ram Mohan, Frost & Sullivan senior research analyst. “This ultimately reduces scrapping and the resulting need for rework, which is an essential benefit for low-medium and high-mix manufacturing, as EMS providers do not have the advantage to rework while reducing costs and ensuring on-time delivery at the same time.”

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