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Automated Precision Inc.

Developer and manufacturer of advanced measurement solutions

Founded in 1987 by Kam Lau, Automated Precision Inc. (API) is the inventor and original patent holder on the first laser tracker systems. API develops and manufactures laser trackers; portable coordinate measuring machines (CMMs); laser tracker accessories, which include probes, sensors, targets, cameras, SMRs, and scale bars; and machine tool calibration products. API Technical Services include contract measurement equipment rental, onsite laser tracker calibrations, machine tool error mapping, machine tool alignment, and training for 3-D measurement systems and analysis software. With its world headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, API also has offices in China, Germany, and India.

 

 

Tue, 08/12/2025 - 12:02
CNC Machine Tool Calibration API’s XD Laser boosts machining accuracy
Tue, 08/12/2025 - 12:02
CNC machine tool calibration is essential for machining precision and process reliability. Even a well-built CNC machine will gradually drift out of alignment due to everyday wear and environmental factors, leading to deviations in accuracy.…
API Unveils iScanMagic and iScanLite Groundbreaking 3D scanners
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 23:59
(API: Rockville, MD) -- API, a leader in advanced metrology solutions, announces the launch of two new innovative products: the iScanMagic composite 3D scanner and the iScanLite 3D blue laser line scanner. These state-of-the-art scanners, along with…
Enhancing Quality Control in the Automotive Industry The power of metrology
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 12:02
In the highly competitive automotive industry, quality control is paramount to ensuring the reliability, safety, and performance of vehicles. Metrology, the science of measurement, plays a crucial role in achieving these high standards at every…
What is LADAR? How do LADAR, LIDAR, and laser radar differ, and what do they do?
Wed, 07/26/2023 - 12:03
As industries around the world work to make their process and products not only automated but also autonomous, there has been an explosion in the use of detection and ranging systems during the last 20 years. Detection and ranging systems date back…
API and Siemens Bring Measurement Speed and Automation to Graz API laser tracker and vProbe for rail vehicles
Thu, 06/29/2023 - 12:02
Siemens-Mobility’s factory in Graz, Austria, is a development center and manufacturing plant for high-tech bogies, an important component of the global rail vehicle industry. Whether bogies for streetcars, locomotives, passenger coaches, or high-…
Exact Laser Measurements Honored by Valiant TMS API division named ‘Top External Provider 2018’
Thu, 11/07/2019 - 20:22
(Exact Laser Measurements/Automated Precision Inc.: Plymouth, MI) -- Exact Laser Measurements Inc, has been named “Top External Provider 2018” by Valiant TMS in recognition of its metrology services support. Based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada,…
API Expands Services Division With Opening of New Texas Location
Wed, 05/16/2018 - 12:00
(API: Rockville, MD) -- Automated Precision Inc. (API) announced that it has opened a new services facility in Plano, Texas, to accommodate growing demand for contract services in the area’s manufacturing industries. The new location will allow API…
API Completes A2LA Reaccreditation with Added Machine Tool Scope
Wed, 03/28/2018 - 16:19
(API: Newport News, VA) -- Automated Precision–Services Division (API Services), a company specializing in three-dimensional measurements and high-value metrology solutions, announces that it has been awarded accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and…
Keeping Track of the World’s Highest-Intensity Neutrino Beam Fermilab uses Radian laser trackers to align its particle accelerator
Tue, 08/29/2017 - 12:01
Sponsored Content Scientists at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) are working on research projects that aim to answer fundamental physics questions. How did the universe begin? What are dark matter and dark energy? What is the…
Automated Precision Introduces New OT2 Core Wireless Laser Tracker New unit uses wireless and controller-free laser tracker technology
Wed, 06/21/2017 - 12:00
(Automated Precision Inc.: Rockville, MD) -- Automated Precision Inc. (API) has introduced the new OT2 Core wireless laser tracker that utilizes wireless and controller-free laser tracker technology. “The OT2 Core is API’s response to the…