AWARDS Dr. Ilham Kadri, CEO www.solvay.com SOLVAY IS A SCIENCE COMPANY WHOSE technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. With more than 21,000 employees in 63 coun-tries, Solvay bonds people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress. The group seeks to create sustainable shared value, notably through its Solvay One Planet roadmap, which is crafted around three pillars: protecting the climate, preserving resources, and fostering a better life. The group’s innovative solutions contribute to safer, cleaner and more sustainable products found in homes, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices, healthcare applications, and water and air purification systems. Solvay, which was founded in 1863, has a manufacturing facility in West Deptford, which employs 130 people, and offices in Princeton. The company is proud to work with various local community organizations. ❚ SOLVAY ❚ VERSA PRODUCTS CO., INC. (VERSA) Jan Larsson, President & CEO www.versa-valves.com VERSA PRODUCTS CO., INC. IS A global engineer-ing and manufacturing company specializing in solenoid, pilot and manual actuated directional control valves and related components. Its ongo-ing dedication to innovation and its field-proven products have positioned the company as a driv-ing force in fluid power and valve automation markets. Founded in 1949 by Carl Carlson, Karl Larsson, Frank and Robert Engstrom, and Howard Meyer, VERSA remains true to its roots and contin-ues to build its reputation on quality, responsive customer service, and technical expertise. Today, VERSA is owned and operated by the founders' families and employs more than 140 people at its headquarters/manufacturing facility in Paramus. VERSA focuses on giving back to the community through employee volunteer programs and contri-butions to nonprofits that "enhance the quality of life in our communities." These nonprofits include Eva's Village, The Community Food Bank of NJ, Habitat for Humanity, and NJ Seeds. ❚ SYNERGY MICROWAVE CORPORATION Meta Rohde, President www.synergymwave.com FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS, PATERSON-BASED SYNERGY Microwave Corporation has been an innovative leader in the design and manufacture of RF and microwave sig-nal sources and processing components. Many of the company’s products are used in telecommunications and diagnostics systems that are essentials in mobile phone infrastructure, military defense, research and medical industries. The family-owned company is a pioneer in the development of surface-mount technology with the introduction of the first surface mount frequency signal mixer in 1985, followed by a full spectrum of (SMT) prod-ucts. Synergy has also been a leader in reducing noise and increasing bandwidth in oscillators and frequency synthesizers. It has been recognized by Microwaves and RF Magazine for having top products of the year. In 2016 and 2018, it was honored with supplier excellence awards for effective performance in the military defense industry. 30 NJBMAGAZINE.COM | MARCH 2023
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