Quick hit: AV&R Vision & Robotics and IMAC Automation merge

July 1, 2013
AV&R Vision & Robotics and IMAC Automation are merging to become AV&R; Quebec’s largest engineering firm specialized in automation.

AV&R Vision & Robotics and IMAC Automation are merging to become AV&R; Quebec’s largest engineering firm specialized in automation.

AV&R Vision & Robotics brings a specialty in robotics for the aerospace industry, where IMAC Automation develops manufacturing automation and die casting equipment. The merger will result in the company now offering areas of expertise in three main areas, according to the press release:

  • AV&R aerospace adds integration services to its expertise in automated visual inspection and robotic finishing, allowing it to automate complete production lines, thanks to the addition of IMAC Automation's veteran team.
  • AV&R will continue to serve IMAC Automation's existing customers in Quebec in their various sectors with AV&R-IMAC, adding to its local offer skills in machine vision and robotic finishing.
  • AV&R die casting expertise (formerly IMAC Die Casting) benefits from the offer of secondary operations integration in inspection or in robotic finishing to its product Cadence 100T and from the international notoriety of AV&R to set forth this innovative product.

View a press release on the merger.

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Former VSD Editor James Carroll joined the team 2013.  Carroll covered machine vision and imaging from numerous angles, including application stories, industry news, market updates, and new products. In addition to writing and editing articles, Carroll managed the Innovators Awards program and webcasts.

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