SHANGHAI—24th April 2018—SMT China announced the winners of the 12th SMT China VISION Awards program at NEPCON China earlier today.

Adonis Mak, chairman of the SMT China VISION Awards program, presented VISION Awards and VA Excellence Awards and Innovation Award and Editor's Choice Award to products launched in 2017 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 i-Stock ‖ PLUS of i-Stock and Smart AI Zhuhai ZhiXin Automation Technology whose products attained the highest overall scores among all entries submitted by Chinese companies. 

He also presented The VA Prime Award to ASM Assembly Systems for its ASM Command Center, which attained the highest overall score from all entries in all the different product categories judged.

The SMT China VISION Awards 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.

The 12^th SMT China Vision Awards Winners