Industry Focus

Industry Focus – Industrial Robots

Industry Focus – Industrial Robots

From George Devol’s Unimation patent in 1961 all the way to the groundbreaking innovations in smart robotics we see from Fanuc and Boston Dynamics today, Industrial Robots have steadily taken a larger role in manufacturing, assembly, and inspection applications across...

Dr. Lau/NIST

Dr. Lau/NIST

Dr. Lau and NIST 39 years ago, a visionary young engineer, newly bestowed with his doctorate, began working at the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), which would later become known as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).  By the fall of that...

At API, we have a Passion for Metrology

At API, we have a Passion for Metrology

Metrology Passion For more than 30 years, we have pioneered groundbreaking technology, helping to push the frontiers of tomorrow’s manufacturing environments forward. It’s a mission that started in the basement of the National Institute of Standards and Technology...