Joe Gemma is an advisory board member at Integrion Automation (formerly Wauseon Machine), was the chief executive officer (CEO) at Integrion Automation/Wauseon Machine, and has more than 40 years of experience in the automation industry, including his current role as a board member of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) board of directors and past-president and board member of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).

Gemma served as the CEO and CRO at Integrion Automation/Wauseon Machine & Manufacturing, which provides automation solutions, precision machining, fabrication, and tube forming technologies to manufacturing organizations throughout North America. He was more recently responsible for the overall business of three business units. He joined Wauseon in 2022.

Early in his career, Gemma spent 12 years working for a system integrator and then approximately 25 years working for robotics OEMs. He has strongly supported the industry by participating on the RIA board of directors as well as past chair and served on several committees. He currently works on A3’s Robotics Technology Strategy Board.

Gemma spent more than five years as the CEO/CRO for KUKA Robotics Division, Americas. Prior to KUKA, he spent 18 years as CEO for Stäubli Group North America. Until 1997, he worked for the U.S. enterprises Advanced Technology Systems, Crellin Technologies, and Corner & Lada, in engineering, project management, business development and sales management.