The seventh Best Paper Award 2016 ceremony was held at Guimaraes, Portugal, August 24, 2016 in the 66th CIRP General Assembly, and the second Best Review Award 2016 ceremony was held at Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, September 23, 2016, attended by the winners and IJAT committee members who took part in the selection process. The Best Paper was severely selected from among 85 papers published in Vol.9 (2015) and the Best Review was selected from 10 reviews published from 2013 to 2016. The Best Paper Award winner was given a certificate with a nearly US$1,000 honorarium and the Best Review Award winner was given a certificate with commemorative shield.

We congratulate the winner and sincerely wish for their future success.

The Best Paper Award 2016

Advanced Control Strategies for Active Vibration Suppression in Laser Cutting Machines

by Berend Denkena, Martin Eckl, and Thomas Lepper

Int. J. of Automation Technology Vol.9 No.4, pp. 425-435, July, 2015

The Best Review Award 2016

In-Process and On-Machine Measurement of Machining Accuracy for Process and Product Quality Management: A Review

by Yasuhiro Takaya

Int. J. of Automation Technology Vol.8 No.1 pp. 4-19, January, 2014