Doug Dixon, Global Marketing Director, Henkel Electronic Materials

Based on Viscom's record revenue in 2017, and as the technology leader for 3D AOI and X-ray inspection systems, we'll continue our global expansion strategy. We're investing in sustainable growth and reinforcing our sales and service teams worldwide, ensuring that we continue meeting the increased demand with the highest quality and future-proof inspection concepts.

We believe that our wide and modular product range provides world class solutions for each application. Viscom's leading 3D AOI technology can now be combined with the new X-ray inline-system X7056-II. This award winning 3D AOI/X-ray inspection system sets new standards for extremely high throughput and outstanding image quality.

In the automotive sector, Viscom has established itself as a top supplier thanks to its continuous product development and customer-oriented approach. High reliability requirements for vehicle systems will play an increasing role in the coming years, with product safety being one of the top priorities. However, Viscom also has a growing install base in other industries, such as consumer electronics, aerospace, and small to medium-sized enterprises.

Our R&D specialists are working on artificial intelligence tools to support programming and classification tasks, with the goal of simpler operations without compromising inspection results.

Viscom's Quality Uplink and i4.0 interface are powerful tools that drive Smart Factory, Big Data and connectivity to external systems within the SMD manufacturing line. We'll continue to play an active role promoting industry 4.0 initiatives, like Hermes and CFX.