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INTERVIEW

“AUTOMATION

is replacing manual labour

& contactless metrology

without much human

intervention is in vogue”

Vaibhav Shah
Managing Director- India, SEA, UAE
Automated Precision, Inc (API)

Q. You being the industry leader in series and all new API portable arms. In Q. What are the exclusive
measurement technology for many 2018, API moved its calibration lab from products which your company
industries, please brief us about Noida to Pune. This is the first state-of- offers to various industries? How
company’s global reach & latest the-art calibration lab for portable CMMs do you plan to position these
initiatives? and laser tracker calibration in India. services?
API is the inventor of laser tracker and The highest accuracy vProbe (wireless Currently, our product and solution basket
laser interferometer. API, founded in 1987 6 DOF accessory for laser tracker) was include:
and headquartered in the USA, has been launched. API’s product line ranges from • 6 DOF Laser Trackers and accessories
the pioneer in metrology innovation. We layout marking machines, fix-bed CMMs for probing and scanning
have presence across North America, to design studio milling machines in India. • High accuracy Portable Arms ranging
South America, Germany, France, China In 2019, API launched RMS and SFIS from 2 meters to 7 meters
and India with direct and indirect reseller product lines. Also, it expanded its service • Machine Tool Calibration solution and
network. network by offering contract measurement software
Talking about India, in 2008, API service and equipment calibration service • Robot Measurement Solution (RMS)
started Indian operation with introducing for all brands and designs. During 2020, including robot calibration software
laser tracker in the market. During the while the entire global market succumbed • Turnkey projects for complete
initial years, the need and awareness for to a pandemic, API continued to innovate automation for part inspection
laser tracker was limited to aerospace and utilized the time in developing • Metrology assisted manufacturing
and defence. As a result, API supplied upgrades for the current products. API • Contract Measurement services
equipment to PSUs like HAL, DRDL and launched new vProbe 2 with RFID system
DRDO divisions with more than 50+ in 2020 which was a huge success. 2021 Our solutions cater to aerospace,
installations in less than three years and marks one of the most remarkable year as automotive, energy, heavy machinery,
later on it opened up to the private sector. we launched long awaited iScan3 for large global manufacturing, military and
In 2015, API launched its Machine Tool volume high accuracy blue light scanning. defense, transportation, machine tools
Calibration (MTC) product line in the Today, globally API has almost 400+ and robotics industry. We are the
Indian market. In 2017, API launched its employees and an active reseller network only OEM that is providing exclusive
new generation laser tracker RADIAN across the world. customized services including Inspection

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