The Association for Advancing Automation surpasses 1,000 members

Dec. 7, 2016
The three organizations that make up the association, RIA, AIA and MCMA, all set new records.

More than 1,000 automation companies are members of the associations under the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), the umbrella group for Robotic Industries Association (RIA), AIA – Advancing Vision + Imaging and Motion Control & Motor Association (MCMA). All three broke records that contributed to the A3 milestone.

“Reaching 1,000 members was a clear goal for 2016 and represents over 12% growth in the past 12 months,” said Jeff Burnstein, president of A3.

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