EU Business News Q1 2019

10 EU BUSINESS NEWS / Q1 2019 , Passion for Innovation Vi TECHNOLOGY is a fully-owned subsidiary of Mycronic, based in France. Following their success in the EU Business Awards 2018, we profiled the firmand caught up with Olivier PIROUwho kindly provided us with a detailed insight into the innerworkings of this dynamic company. Mycronic is a Swedish fast-growing high-tech company that has been active in the electronics industry for more than 40 years. Mycronic is engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of production equipment with high precision and flexibility requirements for the electronics industry. For the last 20 years, Vi TECHNOLOGY has been a pure player in the automatic optical inspection (AOI) and process control solutions for the SMT industry. The merger with Mycronic in 2017 enabled a powerful, complete and integrated SMT line offering solution for our customers. Vi TECHNOLOGY’s global organization with, agents and distributors supports more than 500 customers in more than 50 countries. In addition to this, the firm’s global footprint ensures that the team have a deep market understanding and can provide rapid support for all their customers who rely on an efficient production. Going into further detail Mycronic about the firm’s overall mission, Olivier begins by informing us of how the team works tirelessly to ensure that the team are able to achieve it. “Mycronic is a global high precision/high flexibility equipment supplier with a sustainable offering of products, services and software. We target electronics materials and assembly, factory automation and precision manufacturing within selected industries. “In our daily work, we continuously improve and develop innovative solutions, products and services to meet the changing needs of our customers. Most of all, we meet these challenging goals by engaging the passion and talent of people dedicated to delivering.” Speaking of the staff, it is no secret that behind every successful company is a dedicated team of talented individuals who work tirelessly to ensure that they deliver an exceptional service to clients. When discussing the internal culture, Olivier is keen to highlight the internal culture at Vi TECHNOLOGY and how each member of the team is well equipped to provide the best possible service to clients and surpass their expectations. “Here at Vi TECHNOLOGY, we strive to nurture passion in everything that we do: whether that be a passion for technology, passion for business or even passion for people. Customer service is an obsession for us and we work hard to ensure that all of our staff are well equipped from a process, product, and solutions stand point to deliver excellent services.” Bringing the interview to a close, Olivier signs off by envisioning what the future has in store for not only the European business market, but also detailing the exciting plans which lie in the pipeline for the team at Vi TECHNOLOGY. “The market is dynamic and hungry for innovation enabling the zero-defect line at highest possible first pass yield, especially in the high reliability segment, and we are taking all the necessary steps to be perceived the partner of choice in this context”. “Moving forward, Mycronic continue to work towards the five billion SEK mark by the end of the business cycle, especially after having systematically achieved a sustainable growth over the last five years. We continue to invest in our organization and its development to ensure that we support our customers with the best and most efficient solutions for their businesses. This also secures our future growth and profitability.” Contact: Delphine Roche Company: Vi TECHNOLOGY Address: Rue de Rochepleine, 38120 Saint Egrève, France Telephone: 0033 4 7675 8565 Website: www.vitechnology.com Dec18517