Industry Veteran to Join Automation Industry’s Trade Group Board of Directors
Orion, Michigan — November 16, 2007, – Applied Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. (AMT), a leading supplier of factory automation design, engineering and process consulting services today announced its President and CEO Mike Jacobs has been elected to the Robotics Industry Association’s board of directors. Industry veteran joins automation industry’s trade group in January 2008. The board is comprised of leading industry leaders each serving a two year term.
“I’m honored to serve on the board and look forward to working with the directors to keep moving the association forward in their commitment to improve services to its members,” said Mike Jacobs, president and CEO of Applied Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. “This is an exciting time for robotics as the uses of today’s more capable robots rapidly expand to serve new industries.”
Mike Jacobs founded AMT in 1989 after a successful career with GMF, now Fanuc Robotics, where he was a pioneer of the then emerging technology of offline robot programming and simulation software. Mr. Jacobs has over 30 years of experience in the automation industry with 25 years directly in robotics and holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University and a MS in Electric & Computer Engineering from Wayne State University.
Founded in 1974, RIA is North America’s leading robotics trade group, representing some 270 robotics manufacturers, component suppliers, system integrators, end users, research groups, and consulting firms. For more information, contact RIA Headquarters at 734/994-6088, on the web at www.roboticsonline.com, or by e-mail at ria@robotics.org.
Founded in 1989, Applied Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. (AMT) is a leading supplier of complete consulting and engineering services, offering single-source engineering solutions to the automation and manufacturing industries. The company’s service offerings range from design and simulation to programming, installation and support of industrial automation solutions. The company’s technical and industry expertise in automation for the automotive, aerospace, building materials, consumer products, food, heavy equipment, machinery, medical, and truck industries offers its customers the highest quality professional service available in the industrial arena. For more information contact Applied Manufacturing Technologies at 248-409-2000, or online at www.appliedmfg.com .