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Not too long ago, an automation cost benefit analysis still looked like the traditional Excel sheet structure, where customers factored in items that included average service life, hard operations and maintenance costs, versus items like labor savings and productivity gains. Sales discussions with prospects usually focused on three areas. First, how they could compete against […]

What’s easy for humans can be so hard for a robot. But innovations in gripping, software, and collaborative robots are leading to rapidly improving capabilities — while increasing the number of possible applications. It’s now simpler, quicker, and cheaper to automate sophisticated solutions in manufacturing, assembly, logistics, warehousing, packaging, and surface finishing. On May 12, […]

As the world continues to fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, robots and automation are playing a critical role in helping to safeguard people while helping make and deliver critical supplies to health care workers and to the public as they shelter in place. On April 8, the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) convened […]

by John Gallagher, Special to A3 The Association for Advancing Automation asked former Detroit Free Press Business Columnist John Gallagher to examine the state of manufacturing during the coronavirus crisis. Here’s his special report for A3: The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered a gut punch to American manufacturing. But the picture, while grim, is by no […]

During the 2020 A3 Business Forum, four industry leaders, Raj Batra with Siemens; Jon Battles with Amazon; Bob Hosler with Keyence; and Matt Vasey with Microsoft, spoke with A3’s Director of Education Strategies Robert Huschka about their insight and predications for the next decade and how we can prepare to take advantage of these opportunities. […]

Most CEOs understand they are in a race to implement artificial intelligence Last year, the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) surveyed our members about their companies’ adoption of AI. More than 76% of respondents felt that AI will be important to their companies in the next 3 years. However, just 3.3% of those surveyed said […]

RIA’s Robert Doyle is named President and CEO of the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants. The Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Doyle as its new President and CEO, following Peggy A. Dzierzawski who is retiring March 31. “Peggy is an association icon in Michigan and […]

Automation is a new concept for a vast majority of the working population, especially in the manufacturing industry. Someone unfamiliar with the process or uneducated on the benefits of automation might mistakenly fear for their job. As robot installations become more common on the production floor, more plant workers worry about their job security.  However, […]

The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) is looking for a dynamic, outgoing, and experienced professional to lead our educational programs. The successful candidate will be responsible for the planning, development and execution of A3’s education strategies. A3’s associations (AIA, MCMA, and RIA) offer several different types of educational opportunities from online webinars to in-person conferences. […]

By Jeff Burnstein President of the Association for Advancing Automation Despite what you might have heard, robots save and create jobs. Those who claim otherwise are presenting a misleading picture of the important role automation technologies play in the American economy. Bill de Blasio, New York City mayor and candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential […]