Automation Suppliers

TE Connectivity develops and manufactures connectors, sensors and related components for power, signal and data systems. Its products are used in factory equipment, transportation, aerospace, medical devices and other industrial applications. The company supports automation through sensing, connectivity and application tooling rather than complete machine integration.

B&R Industrial Automation develops control hardware and software for machine and factory automation. Its products include PLC systems, operator interfaces and the Automation Studio engineering environment. The company is part of ABB and identifies Eggelsberg, Austria, as its corporate headquarters. Its Canadian operation is based in Mississauga, Ontario, and provides a local contact for automation products and services.

Blum-Novotest supplies measurement and testing technology for machine tools and manufacturing. Its products include tool setting systems, workpiece probes, roughness gauges, measuring machines and inspection software. Applications include automotive, aircraft and machine tool production. Its North American subsidiary explicitly provides sales and service in Canada, the United States and Mexico.

Bourn & Koch builds precision machine tools for gear production, grinding and deep hole drilling. Its portfolio includes gear hobbing and shaping machines, vertical grinders and surface grinders. The company provides remanufacturing, retrofits, repair parts and service and describes its use of FANUC CNC controls. Its headquarters are in Rockford, Illinois, and distributor reporting explicitly identifies sales coverage in Alberta.

Certhon engineers and builds greenhouses, indoor farms and associated growing systems. Its work includes greenhouse climate control, heating, cooling, dehumidification and cultivation technology. The company is headquartered in Poeldijk, the Netherlands, and works with DENSO on horticultural technology. Its Canadian projects include a climate control installation for Sunens Farms using JSK cooling equipment.

COBOD International designs, engineers and assembles gantry-based three-dimensional construction printers. Its product range includes BOD2, BOD3 and BOD XL systems for residential, commercial and infrastructure applications. The company is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. Its published records identify printer deliveries to Canada and an Ontario building project, with regional support for Canada assigned to its Americas operation.

Components Express manufactures connectivity, enclosure and mounting products for machine vision and industrial automation. Serves Canada-wide, United States.

Delta Systems & Automation designs and manufactures automated flow wrapping and product feeding systems. Its equipment groups, stacks, collates and handles products, including robotic handling for food and consumer goods packaging. The company is headquartered in Lowell, Arkansas. Its EAGLE flow wrappers use Allen-Bradley controls, and IMA Food North America provides after-sales support for IMA Delta Systems customers in the United States and Canada.

Durable Superior Casters manufactures casters, wheels, yokes, hardware and related accessories for industrial, institutional and residential applications. Its range includes products for food service, health care, high-temperature, stainless-steel and heavy-duty uses. The company lists an operating address in Arlington, Texas, and publishes a shared sales and support number for the United States and Canada.

Ethos Automation builds custom machines, robotic welding systems and material handling equipment. Based in Brantford, Ontario, it undertakes automation projects for automotive suppliers and other manufacturers. Its services include robot integration, prototype tooling, machine vision work and robotic plasma cutting. The company also uses Siemens Tecnomatix for robotic simulation and weld planning.

GEKA designs and manufactures metalworking machinery, including CNC laser and plasma cutting equipment, beam-processing lines and ironworkers. Serves Canada-wide.

HELLER manufactures four-axis and five-axis machining centres, mill-turn machines and production systems for crankshafts and camshafts. Its equipment serves automotive, aerospace and general manufacturing applications. Its automation range includes pallet storage, robotic workpiece loading and systems linking multiple machining operations. The group provides machine servicing and retrofits, and its United States operation explicitly supports customers in Canada.

HMC Products builds horizontal form-fill-seal pouch packaging machines and rebuilds existing HMC and Bartelt equipment. Its systems fill powders and liquids into several pouch formats. The company supplies robotic pack-off and pouch-to-tray systems as a Yaskawa Motoman OEM strategic partner. Its sales organization explicitly assigns coverage to Central Canada and Eastern Canada.

IDS Imaging Development Systems manufactures industrial cameras and machine vision systems. Its range includes USB and GigE area scan cameras, 3D cameras, AI cameras and industrial monitoring cameras. The company supplies uEye, Ensenso, IDS NXT and Nion products with imaging software and accessories. It identifies its headquarters in Obersulm, Germany, and its US webstore explicitly ships orders to Canada.

Jergens manufactures workholding products, lifting hardware and specialty fasteners. Its CNC workholding range includes Ball Lock mounting systems, zero-point clamping, automation pallets and pneumatic self-centring vises. Its MT-S spindle gripper loads and unloads parts from a tray inside a machining centre to support unattended cycles. The company identifies Cleveland as its headquarters and lists a Canadian sales manager.

Lantek develops software for sheet metal and metal fabrication businesses. Its products include CAD/CAM cutting software, nesting, manufacturing execution, enterprise resource planning and online quotation tools. The company has headquarters in Miñano, Spain, and publishes a Canadian office in Toronto, Ontario. Its software connects quotation and production planning with metal cutting operations.

Locus Robotics designs, builds and deploys autonomous mobile robots for warehouse fulfilment. Its global headquarters are in Wilmington, Massachusetts. Its Locus Origin and Locus Vector robots move goods while workers pick orders, with fleet coordination through LocusONE. The company documents a deployment at Staples Canada’s Vancouver fulfilment centre.

Macnica Americas supplies electronic components, modules and engineering support for embedded systems, robotics and machine vision. Serves Canada-wide, Ontario, United States.

Made4net develops warehouse management and supply chain execution software. Its SCExpert platform supports inventory, warehouse labour, yard operations, routing and delivery management for distribution and logistics operations. The company has its headquarters in Teaneck, New Jersey. It announced a partnership with Montréal-based CIM Conseil to provide consulting, sales, implementation, training and support throughout Canada.

Mecsmart Systems Inc. designs and builds industrial automation equipment. Its services include application planning, mechanical and electrical design, control panels, machine assembly and installation. The company operates in Ontario and identifies administration, sales and marketing activities in Michigan. Its stated markets include automotive, industrial production and consumer packaging, and its published partners include FANUC, KUKA, ABB, Yaskawa, Cognex and Keyence.

Mycronic develops and manufactures electronics production equipment. Its headquarters are in Täby, Sweden, and its portfolio includes PCB assembly, dispensing, coating and die bonding systems. Its MYSmart tabletop robots perform dispensing, bonding, sealing and coating operations. The company publishes Canadian sales coverage through Aurora Technologies in Alberta and its US operation, with territories covering all ten Canadian provinces.

Orbbec develops 3D cameras and sensing products for robotics and other imaging applications. Its headquarters are in Shenzhen, China. Its products use technologies including stereo vision, structured light and time-of-flight depth sensing. Its published reseller network includes RobotShop, whose Canadian storefront offers Orbbec cameras and sensors.

PFM Packaging Machinery designs and manufactures flexible packaging equipment from its main headquarters in Torrebelvicino, Italy. Its range includes horizontal flow wrappers, vertical form fill seal machines, pouch systems and dosing equipment. The company supplies integrated packaging lines with robotic loading. Its North American operation has its headquarters in Newmarket, Ontario, and provides sales and customer service support.

Piab supplies vacuum automation products for handling and conveying materials. Its range includes vacuum pumps, suction cups, grippers, robot end effectors and vacuum conveyors for powders and bulk materials. Applications span food and beverage, packaging, plastics, logistics and warehousing. The company provides a virtual vacuum system design tool, and its published regional coverage explicitly includes Canada through Piab USA.

Poly-Robotics designs, manufactures and programs custom robotic cells. The Quebec company works on robotic welding, component handling and machine vision integration. It participates in the ABB Value Provider programme. Its VPR software connects laser profile measurements with robot programming in ABB RobotStudio to guide welding and handling operations.

Red-D-Arc rents, leases, sells, and services welding, cutting, positioning, and automation equipment. Its BotX system is a collaborative robotic welding package available with implementation and operational support. The company is part of Airgas and operates more than 50 locations across the United States and Canada. Its Canadian website provides a national branch locator, confirming Canadian equipment and service coverage.

SmartWash Solutions develops process control products for fresh produce washing. Its equipment and chemistry monitor and maintain wash water conditions, while its Process Pro Data Live software provides real time operating data for food processing lines. The company reports that its systems are used in Canada as well as the United States and other countries.

Tianyu Metallurgical Equipment (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. Serves Canada-wide, United States.

Absolute Gauge Technologies supplies sensors, instrumentation, data acquisition equipment and automation systems. Its applications include press monitoring, leak testing, force and torque measurement, functional testing, machine vision and robotics. The company lists a Toronto, Ontario, address and serves automotive, aerospace and other industrial and research applications. Its website confirms that A-Tech Instruments has adopted the Absolute Gauge Technologies name.

Air Products supplies industrial gases and application expertise to refining, chemicals, metals, electronics, manufacturing and food operations. Its gases are used in processes such as food freezing, metals processing and electronics production. The company identifies its global headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania. An official Canadian document lists Air Products Canada Ltd. in Mississauga, Ontario and provides Canadian technical support contacts.

AIRSKIN develops add-on safety sensing systems for robots, guided vehicles, end-of-arm tooling and other moving machinery. The company originated as Blue Danube Robotics. Its product range includes sensor pads, safety flanges and systems for KUKA, Yaskawa and Stäubli robots. Its partner DuroByte integrates AIRSKIN systems for the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Allied Machine & Engineering manufactures cutting tools for drilling, boring, reaming, burnishing, threading and hole finishing. Its products support metal cutting operations and include standard and engineered tooling. The company lists corporate offices in Dover, Ohio. Its official materials identify sales responsibility and toll free support for the United States and Canada.

Baumer develops sensors and measurement technology for industrial equipment. Its products include distance and object detection sensors, force measurement devices, encoders and process sensors. The company offers sensor configuration software and IO-Link connectivity for automation applications. Its headquarters are in Frauenfeld, Switzerland, and its published Canadian operation is in Burlington, Ontario.

BEUMER Group supplies conveying, sorting, packaging and warehouse automation systems. Its portfolio includes robotic picking, baggage handling and warehouse control technology. The company supplies complete material flow systems and associated software. It lists a Canadian operation in Calgary, Alberta.

BILLION manufactures injection moulding machines and provides integrated robot packages for production automation. Its technology includes multi-injection and machine control systems. The company serves automotive, packaging and medical moulding applications. Its international sales network lists Optimoule in Thetford Mines, Quebec, as its Canadian representative.

Cattron supplies wireless remote control and automation systems for industrial equipment. Its portfolio serves machinery operation, industrial controls and locomotive remote control. The company provides parts, technical support and repair services. Its corporate headquarters is in Warren, Ohio, and its Canadian locations include Montréal, Quebec, and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.