Automated Dynamics Honored with Technology in Production Award by the Center for Economic Growth

SCHUYLERVILLE, NY, July 08, 2011 (Press-News.org) Automated Dynamics announced today that it has been presented with the 2011 Center for Economic Growth (CEG) Technology in Production Award at CEG's 15th Annual Technology Awards Luncheon on June 29, 2011, at the Crowne Plaza in Albany, N.Y. The award recognizes Automated Dynamics' commitment to developing and utilizing new technologies to significantly improve its production processes.

"This is a great recognition for Automated Dynamics," said Robert Langone, president, Automated Dynamics. "Over the past year we have immersed ourselves in training for efficiency and growth. CEG has aided us in these efforts, and we have experienced a noticeable impact on our business. Sales increased by 74 percent from 2009 to 2010 and revenue is forecasted to rise by more than 30 percent from 2010 to 2011."

Automated Dynamics is currently pursuing more technology development than at any other point in the company's history.  Process related efforts include laser and ultrasonic based energy delivery, metal and ceramic matrix composite processing efforts and conformable consolidation for thermoplastic in-situ processing for advancing the state of fiber placement.  Product development efforts include aircraft primary and secondary structures as well as numerous industrial components. The company is also preparing to release an addition to their standard line of fiber placement equipment.

Langone credits partnering with CEG, a National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center, for helping Automated Dynamics achieve the organizational maturation necessary to achieve this vital growth, which has boosted productivity-oriented activities, including the creation of 107 new ideas for product development.

CEG also delivered the suite of Training Within Industry (TWI) classes to Automated Dynamics. TWI classes promote the optimization of manufacturing production and help increase capacity for growth.

"CEG has worked with Automated Dynamics since the mid-1990s, and we are pleased to work with them as they continue to grow," stated Jeffrey Lawrence, executive vice president, CEG. "As the Capital Region's NIST MEP Center, CEG is delighted to leverage our expertise and network in helping Automated Dynamics realize their growth goals.  Automated Dynamics exemplifies the growth potential possible through innovative strategies, products and services, which are at the heart of the future growth of US manufacturing."

In addition, CEG aided Automated Dynamics in completing registration to AS9100, the standardized quality management system for the aerospace industry.

"The AS9100 complements our ISO certification and certainly allows us to strengthen our presence in the aerospace market. But from a broader point of view, the AS9100 certification is about quality management, promoting better business practices and empowering our employees to implement solutions that will make us better today than we were yesterday," said Langone.

Automated Dynamics employs 35 people and is headquartered in Schenectady, N.Y.

About the Center for Economic Growth
The Center for Economic Growth (CEG) is a regional economic and business development organization dedicated to attracting high-tech talent and companies and to providing innovative services to bolster local businesses in New York state's Capital Region and Tech Valley. CEG receives significant financial support from the NYS Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR), a public benefit corporation that helps grow New York's innovation economy with its support of high technology development and commercialization through academic and business partnerships, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). CEG serves as NYSTAR's designated Regional Technology Development Center for Tech Valley, one of nearly 350 MEP locations across the country assisting local manufacturing and technology companies with generating new sales, creating stronger operational infrastructure and overcoming barriers to growth. CEG is based in Albany, N.Y. Visit www.ceg.org for more information.

About Automated Dynamics
Automated Dynamics manufactures advanced composite structures and high performance composite processing equipment. Through the development of innovative processes--automated fiber placement and automated tape laying--the company delivers strong, light-weight structures that solve complex problems for clients in the aerospace, automotive, defense, oilfield, and other commercial/industrial markets. Automated Dynamics is AS9100 certified, an ISO 9001:2008 Certified Quality Management System and a STR-R registered company.