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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.

 

 

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API Appoints Song Chung VP Global Sales and Marketing
Thu, 11/17/2016 - 10:01
(API: Rockville, MD) -- Kam Lau, Ph.D., CEO of Automated Precision Inc., recently announced the appointment of Song Chung as the company’s new senior vice president. Song Chung comes to API following a 20-year career with Perceptron Inc., where…
EMS Joins API to Deliver Precision Laser Tracking for Reverse Engineering Applications
Thu, 05/19/2016 - 12:48
(API: Tampa, FL) - EMS, one of the largest single-source providers of advanced 3D scanning and printing solutions, and API (Automated Precision) have agreed to a formal reseller partnership to distribute API’s advanced laser-tracker metrology…
EMS Inc. Joins API to Deliver Precision Laser Tracking for Reverse-Engineering Applications
Thu, 02/18/2016 - 16:51
(API: Rockville, MD) -- EMS Inc., one of the largest single-source providers of advanced 3D scanning and 3D printing solutions, and Automated Precision Inc. (API), today announced a formal reseller partnership to distribute API’s advanced laser…
Volumetric Performance Improvement for Machine Tools Minimize compensation errors and scrap
Tue, 12/15/2015 - 16:34
All machine tools need maintenance, adjustment, and calibration over time. For precision multi-axis machines, scheduled service including machine conditions, performance, and calibration are necessary to maintain machine performance, thereby…
API Launches vProbe, the Newest Accessory for Omnitrac 2
Thu, 11/12/2015 - 16:29
(API: Rockville, MD) -- Automated Precision Inc. (API) has released the vProbe, the newest accessory for the Omnitrac 2 (OT2) laser tracker. The vProbe’s wireless technology syncs perfectly with API’s Omnitrac 2 laser tracker. The vProbe is a six…
Latest I-360 Handheld Scanning Device Released Lighter, with a wireless probe and HD camera
Wed, 08/13/2014 - 12:41
(API: Rockville, MD) -- Automated Precision Inc. (API) has released the newest generation of its I-360 suite of handheld probing and scanning accessories to the Radian Laser Tracker. Sensing robotics automation integration All three models in the…
The Somewhat Different Robot Highly accurate hexapods are gaining popularity outside their specialized applications
Tue, 05/20/2014 - 16:16
Hexapods: The word sounds alien, but we see them every day. A hexapod (“hexa” is the Greek word for six; “pod” is Greek for foot) is simply a spatial motion machine with six driving elements. They can be seen at fairgrounds, as the motor for…
API Names Joe Bioty New CEO
Tue, 02/18/2014 - 14:23
(API: Rockville, MD) -- Automated Precision Inc. (API) has announced that company COO Joe Bioty has been named its new president. Bioty has been associated with high technology businesses for more than 40 years and led API as COO since 2010, as well…
Omnitrac 2 Made Its U.S. Debut at CMSC 2013
Thu, 08/15/2013 - 14:22
(API: Rockville, MD) -- Automated Precision Inc. presented the North American debut of the Omnitrac 2, the world’s first completely wireless laser tracker, at the Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) held last month in San Diego. In…
API Releases Omnitrac 2 The first controller-free, wireless laser tracker
Tue, 05/14/2013 - 14:01

(API: Rockville, MD/Stuttgart, Germany) -- Automated Precision Inc. has unveiled a revolutionary advancement in laser tracker technology—the world’s first completely wireless, controller-free laser tracker: the Omnitrac 2. Built on the frame…