New 2007 Robotics Industry Directory Available Now

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--A new edition of the Robotic Industries Association (RIA) supplier directory debuts at the Vision & Robots for Automotive Manufacturing Workshop in Novi, Michigan, October 17-18, 2006. It also is available free upon request by contacting the Association (visit www.roboticsonline.com or call 734/994-6088).

“This is the only Directory that gives you direct insight into a company’s commitment to the industry based on its membership status and involvement with North America’s only trade association committed solely to the robotics industry,” said Donald A. Vincent, RIA’s Executive Vice President. “RIA works hard to ensure the listings are relevant, and to get the book into the hands of thousands of qualified users who need good information to make smart automation choices.”

The Directory contains members-only listings of suppliers, integrators and consultants, plus a new “Product Showcase Finder” section that highlights special products in the industry. The 2007 Robotics Industry Directory has 198 company profiles, and provides unique details about the industry’s top companies and their products.

Making this Directory both unique and especially useful is the inclusion of specific information within company profiles, including a tally of consecutive years of RIA membership and a record of activity in major industry events.

RIA recently launched a new membership category for integrators, and the Directory includes a one-of-a-kind “User’s Guide to Robot Systems Integrators.” Attendees of the Vision & Robots for Automotive Manufacturing Workshop will have a chance to meet many of these companies in person.

For expanded coverage on RIA members, there is the Robotics Online Buyer’s Guide, with additional product information and a Request for Bid service. There is an “Integrator Finder,” a “Supplier Finder,” a “Consultant Finder,” and a “Product Finder” to make searching easy. The Buyer’s Guide is available at www.roboticsonline.com.

More than 100,000 visitors per month come to Robotics Online for constant updates of news, products, feature articles, events, case studies, technical papers and access to “Ask the Experts.” It also provides the industry’s leading jobs board with a free resume listing service and member discounts on job postings.

About RIA

Founded in 1974, RIA is the only trade group in North America organized specifically to serve the robotics industry. Member companies include leading robot manufacturers, users, system integrators, component suppliers, research groups, and consulting firms. RIA is renowned worldwide as the sponsor of the Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Awards, co-produces the biennial International Robots & Vision Show and Conference plus many regional events, and is secretariat of the ANSI/RIA R15.06-1999 Robot Safety Standard. RIA is the sole source of North American robotics industry statistics which are included in the World Robot Statistics published by the International Federation of Robotics. RIA also is publisher of the industry’s leading Web portal, Robotics Online (www.roboticsonline.com).