Why enter?
Have you got a great new product that deserves recognition?
There is no better way of rewarding the hard work you have put into designing, developing a new product than by winning a Global Technology Award.
There is no better way of rewarding the hard work you have put into designing, developing a new product than by winning a Global Technology Award.
Every year we recognize the very best new products to enter the electronics manufacturing industry, making engineers work smarter, more efficiently and more reliably.
Our team of international judges carefully assess every entry against a list of criteria to mark each entry to determine a winner in every category.


Winners Logo
(for use in print and digital media)

Winners Poster
(for use at trade shows etc.)

Double Page Spread in Special Awards Issue
(heavily discounted - assistance given to make up ads.)

Awards Ceremony
Join the winning lineup!
The Awards Ceremony rotates each year between SMTAi in Chicago, USA and Productronica, Munich, Germany
The star-studded event represents the very best innovators in the SMT industry.
Registrations for 2023 are now open.
Awards Categories
- 3D Printing systems
- Adhesives/Underfills/Encapsulants
- Assembly Tools
- Best Product – Asia
- Best Product – Europe
- Best Product – North America
- Bonding Equipment
- Cleaning Equipment
- Cleaning Materials
- Conformal Coating Equipment
- Conformal Coating Materials
- Contract Manufacturers < $15 million
- Contract Manufacturers $15 – 50 million
- Contract Services $50 – $100 million
- Contract Services > $100 million
- Depanelling Systems
- Design Services
- Die Attach Equipment
- Dispensing Equipment
- Distributors – Americas
- Distributors – European
- Distributors – Asian
- Flux
- Hand Soldering
- Component Counters
- AOI Inspection Systems
- SPI Inspection Systems
- X-ray Systems
- Label / Labeling Equipment
- LED Production
- Equipment
- Manufacturers Rep – Mexico
- Manufacturers Rep – USA
- Most Improved Smart Factory
- Nitrogen Generators
- Pick ‘n Place Mounter – high volume
- Pick ‘n Place Mounter – low / medium volume
- Plasma Systems
- Printing Equipment
- Device Programming
- Rework & Repair
- Robotic handling systems
- Software process control
Software – MES - Solder paste
- Solder – bar and cored wire
- Reflow soldering
- Selective soldering
- Soldering Robots
- Selective soldering wave
- Soldering equipment – other
- Stencils
- Storage systems
- Test Equipment
- Test Services
- Thermal Interface
- Materials (TIMs)