Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc., which has operations in Vancouver, is one of nine recipients of Intel’s prestigious Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement in 2011. The award recognizes a company’s extraordinary commitment to quality and exceptional performance related to Intel’s goals, and is Intel’s highest honor for its suppliers.
Hitachi Kokusai provided diffusion furnaces deemed vital to Intel’s success. Kokusai has won the award eight times since 1997, and this is its fifth consecutive year it has earned the recognition. The company has 25 employees in Vancouver’s Columbia Tech Center, another 25 in Hillsboro, Ore., and a total of 102 in North America.
