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40 SMT007 MAGAZINE I JANUARY 2026 productronica 2025 First place in Germany's regional hand soldering competition held at the show went to Angélique Brangeon (Thales Cholet, France) who scored 790 out of 818 points. She joined the other 15 champions who traveled from around the globe to compete in the Hand Soldering World Championship. Philippe Leonard presented the Best Company Team Award to the father and son duo from Argentina: Mariano and Pablo Vicente, Outsource. PHOTO GALLERY Ahmet Aydin of ESiT Elektronik, Turkey took second place with a score of 767 points. Alvin Isiderio of Bavaria Digital Technik, Germany, scored 746 points to take third place. HAND SOLDERING COMPETITIONS