QUALIFICATION FOR ENTRY
Any inventions, innovative products or technologies used in SMT methods, processes, materials, equipment, software, and management services introduced in the China market between Jan 1, 2018 and Feb 28, 2019.
ACT International Pays Tribute to Industry-Leading Products at the 13th VISION Awards Ceremony
BTU Takes Home the Top Prize—the VA Prime Award— for its Contribution to the SMT-Assembly Industry
SHANGHAI—24 April 2019—ACT International announced the winners of the 13th VISION Awards program at NEPCON China earlier today.
Adonis Mak, chairman of the VISION Awards program, presented VISION Awards, VA Excellence Awards, and Innovation Awards to products launched in 2018 that will significantly contribute to the SMT-assembly industry as judged by a panel of well-known SMT experts and dedicated SMT China readers.
In addition, Mak presented Chinese Achievement Awards to Logthing intelligent storage and logistics overall solution of Logthing and to GT++ automatic solder paste printing machine of GKG. These two products attained the highest overall scores among all entries submitted by Chinese companies.
Highlighting the ceremony, Mak presented The VA Prime Award to Aqua Scrub Flux Management Technology developed by BTU International. BTU International attained the highest overall score of all the entries judged, across all product categories.
Furthermore, this year's Editor's Choice Award went to the product of AXXON.
The VISION Awards program was initiated in 2007 to recognize as benchmarks of excellence significant products within the SMT-assembly industry. The entered products were judged on their innovativeness and their contribution in helping the downstream industry to reduce costs, improve product quality, increase production efficiencies, and enhance product reliability. In addition, points were also awarded to entries that ensure worker safety, protect the environment, and their expected overall impact on the industry.。
The Vision Awards program is the only international accreditation for the SMT-assembly industry in China with participation and support from both international and domestic suppliers serving the industry with the winners being judged by technical experts in the field, senior executives from the downstream industry, and dedicated SMT China readers.
Winners
CN Achievement Award
Smart Warehouse
Logthing intelligent storage and logistics overall solution
Logthing
Innovation Award
SMT Process- Printing
Acid-Free E-polish technology for SMT PRUB printing stencil
Shanghai Fosen Electronics
Excellent Award
Smart equipment
Automatic on-line laser splitter advantages introduction
AMERICAN TEC
Vision Award
Coating-Glue Dispenser
Delta 8 with MR2 Thermal Interface Material Dispensing System
Precision Valve&Automation
Vision Award
Solder Paste
ALPHA® OM-358 Ultra-Low Voiding, Zero-Halogen Solder Paste
MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions
Vision Award
Ionic Contamination Tester
Intelligent Nozzle Inspection and and Cleaning Machine
Shen Zhen Synergies Machinery
Vision Award
Soldering-Reflow
Ten Zone Dual Nitrogen Lead-free Hot Air Reflow Oven R10-D -N
JAGUAR AUTOMATION
EIGHT JUDGING CRITERIA
Be Innovative with additional points awarded for the following: reducing Cost, improving Quality, increasing Efficiency, enhancing Reliability, ensuring Safety, and protecting the Environment.
THE REVIEW COMMITTEE
A distinguished panel of independent judges will be invited: recognized experts from the industry and academics in the field of electronics manufacturing technology.
Categories
1.1.1 Pre-Assembly-PCB Loading Machine
1.1.2 Pre-Assembly-Component Molding Machine
1.1.3 Pre-Assembly-Software Programming
1.1.4 Pre-Assembly–Electrostatic measuring and Control
1.1.5 Pre-Assembly–Cleaning Equipment
1.1.6 Pre-Assembly–Solder mixing Machines
1.2.1 Solder Paste Printing-Stencil & Screen Printing
1.2.2 Solder Paste Printing-Jetting & Others
1.2.3 Solder Paste Printing-Accessory Equipment
1.3.1 Pick & Placement-High Volume
1.3.2 Pick & Placement-Medium
1.3.3 Pick & Placement-Multifunction
1.3.4 Pick & Placement-Feeders
1.3.5 Pick & Placement-Dispensing Equipment
1.3.6 Pick & Placement-Flux Dipping Module
1.4.1 Inserter-Standard-form
1.4.2 Inserter-Odd-form
1.4.3 Inserter-Sequencer/Taping Machine
1.4.4 Inserter-Vibrator Bowl
1.5.1 Soldering-Reflow
1.5.2 Soldering-Vacuum/Vapor Phase Reflow
1.5.3 Soldering-Wave soldering
1.5.4 Selective Soldering
1.5.5 Specific Soldering
1.6.1 Soldering-Thermal Profiler
1.6.2 Soldering-Profile Real-time Monitor
1.7.1 Cleaning-Cleaner
1.7.2 Cleaning-Stencil Auto Inspection
1.7.3 Cleaning-Waste Liquid Disposal
1.7.4 Ionic Contamination Tester
1.8.1 Coating-Glue Dispenser
1.8.2 Coating-Fluid Sprayer
1.8.3 Coating-Heat Curing Oven
1.8.4 Coating-UV Curing Oven
1.8.5 Coating-Auto Optical Inspection
1.8.6 Coating-Film Thickness Measurement
1.9.1 Inspection & Testing-SPI
1.9.2 Inspection & Testing-AOI
1.9.3 Inspection & Testing-AXI
1.9.4 Inspection & Testing-ICT
1.9.5 Inspection & Testing-FT
1.10.1 Rework- De-soldering Tools
1.10.2 Rework AOI + Selective Wave Soldering Tools
1.11.1 Assembly tools