During a ceremony at APEX in Las Vegas, April 2nd, SMT Magazine celebrated winning products in the 16th annual VISION Awards, recognizing innovation and leadership across the electronics assembly supply chain, including advanced materials, sophisticated software, and complex equipment that advance the industry of PCB manufacturing. Winners and finalists were recognized for their contributions to the industry in each award category.
"This night is about honoring companies driven to advance the electronics market," said Gail Flower, Editor-in-Chief, SMT. "Each of the winning products demonstrates significant benefits to electronics assemblers, a solution to a significant industry challenge, economic merits, and other exemplary characteristics," she added.
Products were judged specifically on their innovation, cost-effectiveness, speed/throughput improvements, quality, ease of use, maintainability/repairability, and environmental responsibility. Winning products were selected by independent judges in 17 categories.
SMT congratulated winning VISION Award companies with a distinctive glass award during the VISION ceremony. Following are the winning products in each category:
Adhesives/Coatings/Encapsulants/Underfills: Henkel Corporation, Epoxy Corner Underfill
Assembly Tools: Fine Line Stencil, Slic-Blade Squeegee Blades
Cleaning: MicroCare Corporation, PowerClean II Solvent for Lead Free
Contract Services: SenDEC Corporation, Concept to Completion Contract EMS
Design and Manufacturing Software: The GoodBye Chain Group, MDW-EcoSolution (MDW-ES) Product Environmental Compliance Design & Management Software
Device Programming: BPM Microsystems, Flash Vector Programming System
Dispensing Equipment: Speedline Technologies, Camalot SmartStream Jetting Alternative
Environmentally Friendly: EVS International, EVS 1000 Solder Recovery System
Inspection: Viscom Inc., X7056 Combination AOI and 3D X-ray Inspection System
Packages: Autosplice Inc., Solderball Pin Technology for Optimal Interconnect Designs
Pick-and-Place: Hitachi High Technologies America, GXH-3 Flexible Modular Mounter
Printing: ERSA GmbH, VERSAPRINT Screen Printing with Integrated AOI
Process Control Software: Optimal Electronics Corporation, Optel Software System
Rework-and-Repair: VJ Electronix, Summit 2200 Advanced Rework Station
Soldering Equipment: EVS International, EVS 1000 Solder Recovery System
Solder Materials: Indium Corporation, Indium 8.9 Air-reflow No-clean Lead-free Solder Paste
Testing: Aqueous Technologies Corp., C3 Cleanliness Tester
SMT received more entries in the 16th annual VISION Awards that any prior year, and we've honored both the winning and finalist companies in each category with the VISION mark of innovation and industry recognition. Click here to read about all of the VISION finalists honored at the ceremony.
Managing editor Meredith Courtemanche (l) and editor-in-chief Gail Flower (r) welcome the crowd at SMT's VISION party.
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