Starting in 2000, the CMS Collaboration has honored industrial companies that have made outstanding contributions to the construction of the experiment with the CMS Gold Award. Companies who have demonstrated their excellence and engagement and who provide parts within specifications and on schedule are considered for this award. Firms who, in addition, have made special efforts and taken initiative to work out technically and/or commercially better products are honored with the CMS Crystal Award. Companies who have explored novel technologies and collaborated in R&D programs with CMS are candidates for this award.

Companies
Project

2014

HMC3 (Pakistan) For the production of the mechanical structure of the outermost Endcap shielding disks (YE4).
Materion (USA) For the supply of the new Beryllium – Aluminium beam-pipe.
ZEC (Poland) For the technical expertise for gas and cooling pipe-work installation.

2009

CAEN (Italy) For the development and the production of the power system for the CMS Tracker.
DELL (Switzerland) For the supply of the CMS Data Acquisition on-line computers.

2008

VSL AG (Switzerland) For the successful lowering of the CMS detector in its underground cavern.
JSC BOGORODITSK TECHNO-CHEMICAL PLANT (Bogoroditsk, Russia) For the development of radiation-resistant Lead Tungstate crystals, setting up the production capacity and producing an unprecedented number of crystals for the CMS ECAL.
Shanghai Institute of Ceramics (Shanghai, China) For the development of radiation-resistant Lead Tungstate crystals, setting up the production capacity and producing an unprecedented number of crystals for the CMS ECAL.
ASCOM (Schweiz) AG (Hombrechtikon, Switzerland)
For their strong commitment and support on the electrical services for the CMS tracker.

2006

General Tecnica Development and production of Resistive Plate Chambers

2005

Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. (Japan)
Silicon Strip Sensors for CMS Tracker and Preshower
NGK Insulators Ltd. (Japan) Optical Receivers/Tranceivers for CMS Tracker and ECAL

2004

IBM Microelectronics (USA)
Electronics in 0.25 Micron CMOS Technology
Ansaldo (Italy) Winding of the Superconduncting Coil

2003

Doosan Heavy Industry (Changwon, Korea)
Swivelling Platform
Hamamatsu Photonics (Hamamatsu, Japan)
Radiation Hard APDs
Techmeta (Pringy, France) Reinforcement of Inserts

2002

Nexans Suisse SA (Cortaillod, Switzerland)
Co-Extrusion Process
Outokumpu Pori Oy (Pori, Finland) High Quality Superconducting Strands
Plascore Inc. (Zeeland, USA) High Prec. Panels for Muon Detector
Alcan Aluminium Valais (Sierre, Switzerland)
Extrusion of High Qual. Alumin.Alloy

2001

Felguera Construcciones Mecanicas (Barros, Spain)
Manufacture of HCAL Barrel
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Harima, Japan) Manufacture of Magnet Endcap Disks

2000

Deggendorfer Werft & Eisenbau (Deggendorf, Germany) Manufacture of Magnet Barrel Yoke
Companies
Project

2021

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Brevetti Stendalto S.p.A. (Italy) For the outstanding contribution in supplying the new CMS Endcap cable chains during the LHC Long Shutdown 2.
Hybrid SA (Switzerland) For their collaboration and flexibility in the development of the novel hexagonal PCBs for silicon-sensor modules of the CMS High-Granularity Calorimeter.
PURICELLI S.R.L (Italy) For the industrial production of uniform resistivity HPL panels for the CMS Resistive Plate Chambers.
Rock West Composites Inc. (USA) For excellence in collaborative design finalization and subsequent fabrication of the BTL-Tracker Support Tube prototype.
Teknemika (Italy) For the quality controls and high precise shaping of the HPL electrodes for the CMS Resistive Plate Chambers.
W.E.I.’N VENICE S.r.l. (Italy) For the design of the new enfourneur, the machine for the insertion and extraction of the CMS ECAL crystal super-modules.

2018

Kuttig Electronic GmbH (Germany) For the successful fast-track production of 1200 replacement DC-DC converters for the pixel detector during the year-end technical stop 2017-18.

2014

Fischer-Backus (USA) For the production of 4800 multi-conductor cables for the ME1/1 electronics upgrade and the newly installed ME4/2 detectors.
MC Gill (USA) For the skin manufacturing of the ME4/2 detectors.
Plascore (USA) For the fully automatic AXIOM and Gerber machines used for the panel cutting, drilling and strip milling of the ME4/2 detectors
3-D Maker (Poland) For the engineering studies and fabrication drawings for pipe-works of many crucial systems

2009

CiS Forschungsinstitut für Mikrosensorik und Photovoltaik GmbH (Germany) For their achievement of the Silicon Pixel Sensors for the CMS Pixel Barrel.
G & A Engineering S.r.l. (Italy) In recognition of the skill, ingenuity and flexibility applied to the design and integration of detector components and installation tooling for the region around the CMS beam-pipe.
GS Swiss PCB AG (Switzerland)
For their outstanding quality in the production of the APD and Temperature Flex Prints for the CMS ECAL.
Bonamy's Hervé S.A.S. (France)
For the excellent results in the production of dimensionally challenging, precision bent cooling pipes for the CMS Tracker.
Novacavi SpA (Italy)
In recognition of the development of the special 'Low Impedance Cable' for the CMS Tracker.
Elettronica Conduttori S.r.l. (Italy)
For the successful mass production of the "Low Impedance Cables" for the CMS Tracker.
Thermo Engineering S.r.l. (Italy)
For the accomplishment of the delicate connectorization of the "Low Impedance Cables" for the CMS Tracker.
Van-System S.r.l. (Italy)
For the development and the production of the connectors for the power system of the CMS Tracker.
Galli & Morelli S.r.l. (Italy)
For the tooling for the construction and the assembly of the CMS Inner Tracker.
Prisma Electronics SA (Greece)
For their outstanding collaboration in producing the front-end hybrid PCBs for the CMS Preshower detector.

2008

CEGELEC–SPIE (St Genis-Pouilly, France) For their outstanding contribution to the cabling of the CMS detectors and infrastructure.
CREATE SOLID (Lisbon, Portugal) In recognition of the skill, ingenuity and flexibility applied to the design and integration of detector components and installation tooling for the region around the CMS beam-pipe.
GS Präzisions AG (Küssnacht am Rigi, Switzerland)
For their outstanding quality in the production of the APD and Temperature Flex Prints for the CMS ECAL.
INIZIATIVE INDUSTRIALI SARL (St Genis-Pouilly, France) For the excellent work in the installation and testing of the Tracker cooling pipes.
OERLIKON LEYBOLD VACUUM (Zurich, Switzerland) For the successful design and installation of the CMS Coil Vacuum system.
QUANTRONIX Corp. (East Setauket, NY- USA)
For the development of the CMS ECAL monitoring lasers with duel wavelength and excellent service in supplying replacing optical parts.
ZEC Service (Wroclaw, Poland) For initiative and technical excellence during the underground completion of cooling systems for the CMS detector and electronics.

2007

ADAPT ELEKTRONIK (Grossheubach, Germany)
For their strong commitment and support on the electrical services for the CMS tracker.
ADCO (Aachen, Germany) For the continuous advice and support on all aspects of carbon fibre composite parts for the CMS tracker and the successful fabrication of several such parts with very small mechanical tolerances.
BREVETTI STENDALTO (Monza, Italy) For the design and supply of all CMS cable chain systems.
FIBERNET LIMITED (Israël)
For the supply of all optical fibers deployed in the Data Acquisition and Control systems.
HITACHI COMPUTER PR (France) For their contribution to the CMS Electromagnetic Calorimeter with a large production of high quality Front End electronics boards.
IPT (Aachen, Germany) For the precision laser welding of thin wall titanium and stainless steel pipes for the CMS tracker.
KAPSCH (Vienna, Austria)
For the production of analog and digital Optohybrids for CMS Tracker and Electromagnetic Calorimeter.
QUDOS TECHNOLOGY LTD (Oxon, United Kingdom) For the prompt design, construction and commissioning of the large clean-room for the Tracker Integration Facility (TIF).
RIE (St Petersburg, Russia) For the supply of Vaccum Phototriodes for theCMS Electromagnetic Endcap Calorimeter.

2006

AICON Development of specific elements for the photogrammetry survey of CMS
ASCOM
Production and assembly of the VFE electronic boards for CMS ECAL
Cicorel Tracker Hybrid Production
eXception Manufacturing of the Front End Driver boards
for the CMS Tracker
Hybrid SA
Tracker Hybrid Assembly
KONCAR (Zagreb CR) Manufacturing and installation of the 20 kA busbar for the Superconducting Coil
SDMS (ST Romain - F) Design, construction and installation of the Phase Separator for the Superconducting Coil
TM Engineers ( Birmingham - UK)
Manufacture of the Major Mechanical components for the ECAL Endcaps
ZEC Services (Poland) Production and installation of cooling and gas circuits for the CMS Detector

2005

RTM Reinhard Microtech AG (Switzerland)
Glass Oitch Adapters for CMS Tracker
Planar Systems Inc. (Finland) Glass Oitch Adapters for CMS Tracker
Plyform SRL (Italy) Carbon Fiber Composite Strctures for CMS Tracker
Chipidea Microelectronics SA
Design of high Performance Fast ADC in Submicron Technology
Lutch (Russia) Production of high Quality Titanium Tie Rods for the Suspension System of the CMS Coil
Telema (Italy) Construction of the Dump Resistor of the CMS Magnet
Criotec Impianti SRL (Italy)
Manufacture of the Thermal Shields for the CMS Coil

2004

Tecnici Progettisti Associati (Italy)
Manufacture of the Coil Winding Machine
Equippaggiamenti Elettronici Industriali (Italy) Magnet Power Supply
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (Switzerland) Online Quality Control During Conductor Manufacture
Lenoir Elec (France)
Switch Breakers for CMS Magnet
HEPCO (Iran) Table and Cylindrical Shielding for Forward Hadron Calorimeter

2003

Res. Inst. for Techn. Phys. (Snezhinsk, Russia)
Wedges for Forward HCAL
Dembiermont (Hautmont, France) Seamless Rings and Shoulders for Coil
Machinery Corp. (Istanbul, Turkey) Strongback Components for Forward HCAL
Franc-Comt. Ind. (Lons-le-Saun., France)
Assembly of the CMS Magnet
Makine Freze Kalip Ltd. (Bursa, Turkey) Thick Forged Iron Plates for Magnet Barrel
Myasishchev (Zhukovsky, Russia) lveolar Structures for CMS ECAL
MZOR (Minsk, Belarus)
Mechanics for HCAL Endcaps
NIKIET (Moscow, Russia) Mechanics for HCAL Endcaps

2002

André Laurent SA (La Ricamarie, France)
Special Tie Bars for Barrel Yoke
Noell Konecranes (Langenhagen, Germany) Manufacture of Air Pad System
Kabelwerke Brugg (Brugg, Switzerland) Manufacture of Superconduct. Cable
Alcan Aluminium Valais (Sierre, Switzerland)
Extrusion of High Qual. Alumin.Alloy
Izhorskiye Zavody (Kolpino, Russia) Thick Forged Iron Plates for Magnet Barrel
Sumitomo Chemicals (Ethime, Japan) High Purity Aluminium

2001

Superbolt Inc. (Carnegie, USA)
Special Bolts for Endcap Disks
Hudong Heavy Machinery (Shanghai, China) Production of Endcap Carts for Endcap Disks

2000

Izhorskiye Zavody (Kolpino, Russia) Thick Forged Iron Plates for Magnet Barrel
ZDAS (Zdar nad Sazavou, Czech Republic) Design & Casting of Iron Brackets for Magnet