Coherix named Ed Allen chief executive on October 28, succeeding Dwight Carlson, who will remain chairman of the board, according to the company’s announcement.
Allen joined the board in 2023 and became executive director in 2025. The Ann Arbor, Michigan, company said he brings more than 25 years of experience in manufacturing technology and enterprise software.
He previously held leadership roles at Oracle, IBM and Infor. At Infor, he was executive vice president of Manufacturing Industries and led a cross-functional team of 2,000 people, Coherix said.
The company develops three-dimensional inspection and process-control systems for adhesive dispensing. Its technology measures adhesive placement and volume and is designed to adjust dispensing when deviations occur.
Coherix said Allen’s priorities include expanding its customer base in automotive, batteries and consumer electronics, developing software and analytics, and increasing operating capacity. These are management priorities, rather than completed expansion projects.
The company reported more than 6,000 installed systems since introducing Coherix 3D in 2015. That is a company-provided installed-base figure, not an independent assessment of product performance.
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