Automation Suppliers

Flyability develops inspection drones for confined spaces and industrial assets. Its Elios 3 platform supports visual inspection, lidar mapping and ultrasonic thickness measurements. The company is headquartered in Paudex, Switzerland. A published inspection project at West Edmonton Mall identifies Canadian reseller and training partner INTECH NDE and documents use of its equipment in Alberta.

Fom manufactures equipment for cutting and machining extruded aluminium profiles. Its product range includes CNC machining centres and automatic cutting and processing lines for windows, doors, building products and industrial components. The company is headquartered in Cattolica, Italy. Its published international network identifies FOM Canada in Vaughan, Ontario, and provides sales and after-sales support through its branches.

Gage Bilt manufactures rivet and lockbolt installation tools. Its range includes hydraulic, pneumatic, battery operated and manual tools, together with nose assemblies, power units and accessories. The company serves aerospace, automotive, agricultural and general industrial applications. It is headquartered in Clinton Township, Michigan, and its tools are offered in Canada through Applifast.

Glentek designs and manufactures servo drives and motors for OEM applications. Serves Canada-wide, United States.

Gostol-Gopan designs and manufactures integrated equipment and production lines for industrial bakeries. Its work combines bakery process development, equipment manufacture and installation for medium and large production operations. The company identifies its head office in Nova Gorica, Slovenia. Its sales network explicitly assigns responsibility for the United States and Canada, and its published service offering supports bakery equipment throughout its operating life.

Holland Green Machine manufactures spraying equipment for horticulture. Its S55 spray robot is available in semi-automatic and fully automatic versions for greenhouse crop treatment. The company also supplies fogging equipment, air mixing equipment and spraying accessories. It identifies Veeningen in the Netherlands as its headquarters and lists Plantech Control Systems as its Canadian dealer.

igus Inc. supplies polymer motion components, including cable carriers, flexible cables, bearings and linear motion products. Its offering also includes robotics equipment and the RBTX platform for automation components. The company identifies its North American headquarters in Rumford, Rhode Island. Its published regional office information includes igus Canada in Concord, Ontario.

iOmniscient develops artificial intelligence software for video, sound and smell analysis. Serves Canada-wide, Ontario.

Leadec provides industrial services and production automation engineering. Its headquarters are in Stuttgart, Germany, and its international contact network includes a Toronto, Ontario, location. Its automation services include controls, instrumentation, robot programming and production software integration. The company supports design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of manufacturing systems.

Lean Factory America supplies equipment and components for factory assembly and material handling. Its range includes electric tuggers, lifting equipment, conveyor components and visual management products. The company supplies Movexx tuggers, Hovmand lifters and ASUTEC conveyor components. ORGATEX identifies Lean Factory America as its partner for the United States and Canada.

McCue designs and supplies protective barriers and safety products for warehouses, retail facilities and industrial sites. Its global headquarters are in Danvers, Massachusetts. Its products include guard rails, pedestrian barriers, bollards and rack protection. The company provides product development, site assessment and installation services, and lists a Canadian office in Mississauga, Ontario.

Movella supplies motion sensing and motion capture technology through its Xsens brand. Its products include inertial sensor modules and wearable motion capture systems used in robotics, entertainment, health and sports. Its sensor systems measure orientation and movement for integration into equipment and software. The current Xsens website lists a Halifax, Nova Scotia office, alongside locations in the United States, the Netherlands and China.

MSC Industrial Supply distributes metalworking products and maintenance, repair and operating supplies. It identifies co-headquarters in Davidson, North Carolina and Melville, New York. Its services include inventory management and technical support for industrial customers. Its published Canadian locations include Beamsville, Ontario, Edmonton, Alberta and Moncton, New Brunswick.

Nanotec Electronic supplies brushless DC motors, stepper motors, integrated drives, motor controllers, linear actuators, gearboxes and encoders. Its products are used in industrial automation, laboratory equipment, medical devices and robotics. The company identifies its head office in Feldkirchen near Munich, Germany. Nanotec products are offered through Newark’s Canadian sales site.

Oriental Motor U.S.A. Corp. supplies motors, drives, actuators, encoders and industrial robots. Its headquarters are in Torrance, California. Its published service territory explicitly includes Canada. The product range includes stepper and servo systems, electric grippers, SCARA robots, articulated robots and Cartesian robots. The company provides product selection, application and technical support.

Parker Hannifin manufactures motion and control technologies and systems. Its headquarters are in Cleveland, Ohio, and its products include electromechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, sensing and fluid handling components. Its industrial and aerospace offerings include actuation, valves, filtration and process control equipment. Parker Canada operates a division in Milton, Ontario.

Poyatos manufactures equipment for producing concrete blocks, paving products and other precast concrete items. Its production systems include batching, mixing, block making, curing and palletizing equipment. The company is headquartered in Albolote, Spain. Its published international network identifies representatives covering Canada and the United States.

3M is a diversified industrial technology and materials manufacturer with automation-relevant offerings in robotic grinding, deburring, surface finishing, automated paint repair, adhesive and tape application, and factory-automation interconnect components. Its robotic solutions combine specialized tooling, abrasives, controllers, software, application expertise, and integration partnerships for manufacturing processes.

American Hakko Products supplies soldering, desoldering, hot air rework and fume extraction equipment for electronics manufacturing and assembly. Serves Canada-wide, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, United States.

CK Worldwide supplies TIG welding equipment and components. Its product range includes welding power sources, gas cooled and water cooled machine torches, cables and associated torch equipment. The company also offers cold wire feeders that automate filler metal delivery. These products can be used with machine mounted or hand operated welding arrangements. Its official distributor directory includes Canada Welding Supply and Weldready in Canada.

Euroimpianti designs and installs manual and automatic coating plants. Its systems combine surface preparation, liquid or powder application, drying and curing equipment with overhead conveyors and plant controls. Its vertical coating lines serve aluminium and other metal profiles. The company has supplied a vertical powder coating line for Colourific Coatings in Vaughan, Ontario, and lists a United States operation in Miami.

FarmDroid develops agricultural robots for seeding and weeding. Serves Canada-wide, Ontario.

fortil Group provides engineering and technology consulting for industrial projects. Its services cover process engineering, robotics, mechatronics, instrumentation, electricity, automation and commissioning. The group supports project design, installation, testing and qualification and offers construction and procurement management. Its published agency network includes a Montréal office in Quebec.

Hokuyo Automatic USA supplies industrial sensors for factory, logistics and process automation. Its products include LiDAR rangefinders, obstacle detection sensors, safety laser scanners, optical data transmission devices and hot metal detectors. The company supports equipment builders, integrators and industrial users. Its published partnership with Schmersal covers promotion of the UAM-05LP safety laser scanner through a network that includes an Ontario office.

Ketterer Drives develops electric and mechanical drive systems. Its products include brushless motors, gears, threaded spindles, lifting units and drive modules for automated guided vehicles. Its KET-LIFT4BOX equipment assists with lifting industrial containers in production plants and warehouses. A published product brochure lists Canada within its subsidiary network.

LAPP supplies cables, industrial connectors, cable glands, cable assemblies and industrial communication products. Its group headquarters are in Stuttgart, Germany. Its products connect and supply industrial machinery, including automated equipment and robots. LAPP Canada publishes a Toronto, Ontario mailing address and describes applications in manufacturing, food processing and logistics.

Leica Microsystems develops microscopes and imaging systems for scientific, medical and industrial applications. Its headquarters are in Wetzlar, Germany. Its industrial products support visual inspection and measurement, with imaging and analysis software. Its contact network includes Leica Microsystems Canada in Concord, Ontario.

Lynxeo supplies industrial cables for automation, transport, energy and healthcare applications. Its automation range includes dynamic cables for moving machinery and drive systems. The company publishes a Canadian project involving cable supply for the Enbridge solar farm in Sarnia, Ontario. Its wider portfolio includes aerospace, railway, marine and medical cabling.

Maxcess supplies equipment for web handling and converting operations. Its product families cover guiding, tension control, slitting, winding, precision rolls and inspection. VisionMax inspects printed materials and surface defects, while VisionConnect software controls process lines and slitters to remove defective material. The group lists a Canadian RotoMetrics operation in Mississauga, Ontario.

MBP designs and manufactures multihead and linear weighing systems for packaging. It is part of the PFM group and is based in Castiglione delle Stiviere, Italy. Its equipment includes vertical form fill seal systems and complete weighing and packaging lines for food and other products. MBP uses the PFM group’s integrated technical assistance network, which includes a Canadian operation.

Netzer Precision Position Sensors designs and manufactures absolute position encoders using its Electric Encoder technology. Its corporate headquarters are in Misgav, Israel. The encoder range supports robotics, industrial machinery, medical equipment and space applications. Electromate in Vaughan, Ontario, is listed as its authorised distributor for all of Canada.

NKC of America, Inc. designs and manufactures industrial conveyor systems. Its headquarters are in Memphis, Tennessee, and it forms part of the NKC group. The company provides mechanical and electrical engineering, fabrication, installation and maintenance for conveyor projects. It explicitly confirms that it installs and services conveyor systems in Canada, the United States, Mexico and South America.

Path Robotics develops autonomous robotic welding systems and the Obsidian artificial intelligence model for welding. Its headquarters are in Columbus, Ohio. Its systems use sensing and adaptive software to respond to variation in fabricated parts. A published customer case study documents use of its welding equipment by Canadian manufacturer TYCROP.

Pattyn designs and builds packaging machinery for filling bags within boxes and larger containers. Its headquarters are in Bruges, Belgium. Its equipment covers case erecting, bag insertion, counting, weighing and filling. The company reports a North American service team with personnel supporting customers in Canada and the United States.

POSITAL-FRABA manufactures position and motion sensors for industrial equipment. Its products include rotary encoders, inclinometers and linear position sensors. The sensors provide feedback for motion control and safety systems in manufacturing, mining, agriculture and other applications. Electromate distributes POSITAL-FRABA encoders in Canada and the United States.

48forty Solutions supplies new, recycled and custom pallets. Its services include pallet collection, recycling and management of pallet operations at customer facilities. PalTrax provides information for managing pallet programmes. The company states that its pallet management services operate across the United States and Canada. Its headquarters page lists Houston, Texas.