By: Mr. Adil Shafi, President, SHAFI Inc.

From the Airport, Take I-94 West to I-275 North to I-96 West. Take Kensington Rd Exit 151. Coming off the ramp, continue south over bridge, straight through a traffic light (crossing Grand River) and on for over a mile to a 4-Way stop at Silver Lake Rd. After crossing straight through the intersection, Kensington Road becomes Kensington Court and curves to the left. SHAFI, Inc is located in the leftmost two suites of the first building past Gordon Food Service on the right hand side.

We know the impact of robots on current manufacturing Today; modern robotic systems meet a wide-range of industrial user needs. The engineer asks for more. So, we add capabilities like machine vision. But then, getting subsystems to function effectively together by talking with each other becomes the problem. Enter the software engineers. They contributed control and communications middleware type of software, increasing the efficiency of robotic systems like never before. On February 15, 2007 the members of SME Chapter 079 will have the opportunity to visit a company with an esteemed track record developing software solutions for vision guided robotic (VGR) systems, SHAFI, Inc.

SHAFI Inc. develops innovative solutions for effective communications between the various VGR subsystems. They have implemented more than 300 software solution bridges linking a dozen kinds of robots with twenty-two different controllers. The company partners with forty systems integrators on projects in the areas of inspection, calibration, packaging, conveyors, plastics, stampings and adhesive application. SHAFI’s solutions have helped customers to achieve significant efficiencies by eliminating fixtures, reducing labor cost and purging waste.

The company President, Mr. Adil Shafi, plans to discuss middleware and its role in system integration. His presentation will focus on feature applications and a selection of reliable and easy to use software solutions. Representatives of the vision system supplier Cognex, a SHAFI partner, will assist Mr. Shafi with his presentation. Can you afford to miss this important opportunity to improve your knowledge of robotic systems and the middleware applications that make them work seamlessly to produce envisioned results? Through this event, SME provides you with another tool to impact profits and increase chances of business survival. Add to your toolbox; join us on the third Thursday of February!

Admission:  No Charge

RSVP: Sandy Stewart – smechapter79@yahoo.com or Mike Lembersky - 248-538-8741

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