Hard to believe that 2011 is over. It was been an incredible year filled with doing what we love best — helping you reach your goals and succeed. I cannot say how happy I am that you have chosen us to serve your automation needs. Thank you for putting your faith in us. We are looking forward to bringing you new products and new innovations in 2012.

 In fact, the innovations have already started! If you haven’t seen it yet, we have kicked off the year with a brand new website! This was long overdue and we’re really quite proud of it. Take a look at www.machineautomation.com. 

 Again, it has been an honor and a pleasure to work with you this and best wishes for a prosperous 2012!  

We’ve been talking lately about trends and economic developments in our region. We’ve certainly had our ups and downs but we’re cautiously optimistic about business levels for 2012. 

During the economic crisis of 2009 there was a 47% slump in robotic-related sales from the year before. However 2010 saw a 90% increase over the previous year and 2011 has shown continued growth with an additional 18% over last year.

We all have our own ideas on how to watch for, anticipate, and prepare for changes. This month on the company newsletter, I’ve shared with you a short video on my take on the future of manufacturing. It’s something new for me so bear with me as I get comfotable communicating this way!

Over the next few newsletters I will share with you some more of my thoughts on various topics of interest. I hope you enjoy them, and feel free to start up a discussion.  

Ultimately, I think that 2012 looks to be an exciting year for automation/manufacturing. What do you think?

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