Your Trusted Advisor for Automation Today and in the Future

Automation’s impact is felt widely throughout industry and in our daily lives. Yet, how do you know if your company is ready to automate or expand the use of automation?

A slide presentation, 7 Signs Your Business is Ready for Automation, reveals how robotics and machine vision can improve production quality and let a small or mid-size company compete nationally and internationally.

The presentation comes from A3, the host of this blog, and is part of A3's mission to show the benefits of automation. Association for Advancing Automation (A3) is a global advocate for automation and serves as an umbrella for three other organizations that have over 900 active members.

Sharing the Facts of Automation

Companies from the construction industry and food and beverage to automotive suppliers are using automation to show their capabilities and win new business.

Fledging firms and ones with brand recognition are helping homeowners automate baby products, vacuum cleaners, and solutions to clean up after pets.

The quest is on for end users to leverage automation to handle everything from processing food and beverages, inspecting bridges, and supplying larger manufacturers with components that have zero errors. They need to know who they can trust.

Start-up companies and well-known firms that are making new robots and consumer solutions want to capture market share in sectors poised for rapid growth. They also need trusted advice.

Prepping for Changes in Automation

The rate of technological change has accelerated since the dawn of the industrial age. Entire industries and organizational structures have undergone major transformations. Automation has changed as well.

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The stationary robot that has no vision component and handles one task all day has been a mainstay in heavy industry, but flexible robots and customized automation are becoming more prevalent and serving needs in warehouses, laboratories, and on the roads.

Companies of all sizes are leveraging collaborative robots and miniature-sized robots to handle tedious tasks that require high degrees of accuracy. Homeowners are using smart systems to control lighting and temperature while service robots assist the elderly and relatives with disabilities.

Automation is opening the pathway for new opportunities.  A3automate.org provides a pathway into a technological eco-system to help companies network, make their products known, and find trusted integrators and advice.

That way, manufacturers and end users can stay current on what’s working today while preparing for the future.

Training a Generation to Use Automation

Visit A3’s Membership page and learn about the organizations that are represented. The Robotic Industries Association, AIA – Advancing Vision and Imaging, and Motion Control and Motor Association set high industry standards for their respective disciplines.

Being an active member is a cost-effective way to train employees who are responsible for using automation on a daily basis.

A3automate.org’s resources such as the Why I Automate video series and the whitepaper, Robots Fuel the Next Wave of Productivity and Job Growth, show how companies and their employees are benefitting from automation.

An automated future is an exciting one for large and small companies throughout North America and for consumers. Embrace the change and make the most of new opportunities with resources available through A3.