ESW GmbH again receives Boeing Performance Excellence Award.

ESW GmbH, which is a part of the Jenoptik Defense & Civil Systems Division, today announced that it has received a 2011 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance.

The Jenoptik company maintained a Silver composite performance rating for each month of the 12-month performance period, from Oct. 1, 2010 to Sept. 30, 2011. This year, Boeing recognized 529 suppliers who achieved either a Gold or Silver level Boeing Performance Excellence Award. ESW is one of only 407 suppliers to receive the Silver level of recognition.

“We are committed to delivering high quality products and solutions to our customers in the aviation industry and are very proud of this renewed commendation,” states Marco Hellberg, VP business field Aviation Systems at Jenoptik Defense & Civil Systems division.

Jenoptik supplies Heated Fill Fittings to Boeing for the Boeing 737 aircraft. The Heated Fill Fitting provides a standard ground service connection for the potable water system so it does not become blocked with ice. The Jenoptik Defense & Civil Systems division has a long standing history in developing electronically controlled equipment for de-icing and heating to leading aviation manufacturers such as Boeing.

About Jenoptik

As a comprehensive optoelectronics group, Jenoptik divides its activities into five divisions: Optical Systems, Lasers & Material Processing, Industrial Metrology, Traffic Solutions and Defense & Civil Systems. Its customers around the world mainly include companies in the semiconductor and semiconductor equipment manufacturing industry, automotive and automotive supplier industry, medical technology, security and defense technology as well as the aviation industry.

ESW GmbH is part of the Defense & Civil Systems division, which focuses on the areas of military and civil vehicles, rail and aircraft equipment, drive and stabilization technology as well as energy systems. The service spectrum also includes optoelectronic instruments and systems for the security industry as well as software, measurement and control technology. In the laser and infrared sensor systems field the focus is on the development, manufacture and marketing of laser distance measurement equipment as well as infrared camera systems designed to meet a wide range of applications.