An independent, international judging panel will include representatives from companies, trade bodies and academia as well as editors from the magazine. Entries in all categories will be judged on their relative merits such as commercial success, technical innovation and support of their staff.
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Adhesives/coatings/encapsulants
Isotropic and anisotropic conductive and non-conductive adhesives, water and solvent based conformal coatings and polymer based encapsulants.
Anti-counterfeiting tools
Tools for detecting remarked components and manufactured counterfeits.
Anti-counterfeiting services
Services to detect remarked components and manufactured counterfeits.
Assembly tools
Workstations, hand-tools, trolleys and carts etc.
Best Asian product
Best of the new technologies developed in Asia.
Best European product
Best of the new technologies developed in Europe.
Best North American product
Best of the new technologies developed in North America.
Bonding equipment
Wire bonders, wedge bonders, die bonders and other types of bonding equipment used to attach the die to the substrate.
Cleaning equipment
Batch and inline cleaners using aqueous, solvent based or ultrasonic cleaning methods.
Cleaning materials
Water-based and solvent-based cleaning materials used in batch and inline production as well as aerosols and wipes and other cleaning materials used in the manufacture of printed circuit assemblies.
Components
Passive and active components, connectors, batteries and transformers.
Contract services < $25 million
CEMs, ODMs and other EMS companies involved in the assembly or design and manufacture of printed circuit assemblies for a customer or third party client.
Contract services $25 - $100 million
CEMs, ODMs and other EMS companies involved in the assembly or design and manufacture of printed circuit assemblies for a customer or third party client.
Contract services > $100 million
CEMs, ODMs and other EMS companies involved in the assembly or design and manufacture of printed circuit assemblies for a customer or third party client.
Dispensing equipment
Manual, semi-automatic and automatic dispensers of adhesives, encapsulants and other interconnection materials.
Distributors
Distributors and manufacturer's reps for electronics assembly and production equipment, products, components and materials.
Environmentally friendly products/services
Products and service that contribute most towards cleaner air, working environments and safe disposal of effluents used in manufacturing.
Flux
Flux chemistries.
Hand soldering
Soldering/desoldering irons, systems and tools.
ID systems
ID systems manufacturing equipment and services.
Inspection - AOI systems
Manual and automatic vision systems used for the inspection of printed circuit assemblies.
Inspection - SPI systems
Manual and automatic systems used for the inspection of solder paste deposition.
Inspection - x-ray
All forms of manual, semi-automatic and automatic x-ray equipment used in the inspection of printed circuit assemblies.
LED production equipment
Equipment for the production and assembly of electronics products containing LEDs.
Placement equipment - high
volume
Chipshooters and placement equipment geared toward high volume production.
Placement equipment - low/medium
volume
Placement equipment geared toward low or medium volume production, including high mix, prototyping and small batch.
Printing equipment
Manual, semi-automatic and automatic printing machines, used for wafer bumping or printing with thick-film screens or SMT stencils.
Programming
Manual, semi-automatic and automatic device programmers for online and offline
applications.
Rep of the Year
Entrants in this category are nominated by suppliers. An award will be given out for best manufacturer's rep in each of the following regions: North America, Europe and Asia.
Rework & repair
Rework and repair systems, tools and equipment.
Selective soldering systems
Selective soldering equipment.
Solar manufacturing products
Equipment and materials for solar manufacturing.
Software
CRM software systems used to monitor equipment performance and improve supply chain logistics.
Soldering equipment
Wave soldering, vapor phase soldering machines and reflow ovens.
Soldering materials
SnPb and Pb-free solders and other interconnection products used in the interconnection of components to the substrate.