Hitachi Metals America s Optical Power Monitoring Microsystem was selected as the Fiberoptic Product News 2003 Technology Award Winner in the category of optics. The company s main business line includes castings, steel-related products, magnetic products and electronic materials. Manufactured primarily in the United States, with some portions supplied from overseas facilities, these products are sold mainly to the automotive, steel, telecommunications, computer and consumer products industries. Headquartered in New York, Hitachi Metals America has entered its fourth decade of operations in America as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Tokyo-based Hitachi Metals, one of the members of the Hitachi Group companies.