Robot Integration, Simultaneous Engineering, Prototyping, Retrofit Automation, Large scale factory automation

Turnkey Factory Automation

ATS applies industry-leading technical knowledge and resources to deliver a total automation solution, whether you require single- or multi-station lean automation, or a turnkey manufacturing system integrating third-party equipment, production-ready ATS standard products and technology custom engineered for your application.

A Total Automation Solution
We offer single-source capability that ensures control over every aspect of system development and cost. The result of this approach is automation systems that deliver the world's leading performance and reliability, with exceptionally fast payback.

Industry-leading Capabilities
Breaking through the limitations of conventional thinking, we provide a comprehensive range of value-added engineering services to achieve innovative manufacturing solutions that deliver the highest productivity at the lowest cost per part.

Simultaneous Engineering
Prototyping
Process Verification
Specification Writing
Automation Simulation
Continuous Improvement
Equipment Design & Build
Design to Specification
Retrofit Automation
Build to Print
Large scale factory automation
Contract Manufacturing

Assembly

Applications
With more than 30-years' experience and over 10,000 automation systems in operation around the world, ATS offers unsurpassed expertise in designing and building assembly solutions for applications across a broad range of industries.

We specialize in applications that require a high degree of accuracy and manufacturing flexibility, integrating traditional automated assembly operations such as component insertion, dispensing, fastening and material handling with advanced automation concepts like Supertrak™ conveyance, lean automation and machine vision.

The innovative technology we provide for our customers is vital to their competitive advantage. In ATS, you'll find an automation partner who is dedicated one hundred per cent to delivering the manufacturing efficiency you need to aggressively reduce your product's time to market

Assembly : Applications
Non-Synchronous

Power-and-Free

ATS is the world leader in pallet-based, non-synchronous, power-and-free automated assembly solutions.

We offer complete single-source capability in system development, from pallet design to the hardware and software engineering of sophisticated control technology, from the integration of third-party components to total ERP connectivity.

Assembly : Applications
Synchronous

ATS is a leading integrator in synchronous automation. Our systems include ATS standard automation products such as our high-speed conveyance systems and state-of-the-art dial and rotary.

And our broad single-source capability, from the hardware and software engineering of sophisticated controls to the integration of process automation tools such as our Superbot™ robots, offers complete control over system cost and delivery.

Assembly : Applications
Flexible

To enable our customers the ultimate in flexibility, we incorporate technology that is modular and expandable, such as our ultra-fast Superbot™ robots, Supertrak™ high speed programmable transport systems and our high-volume tray handlers.

Assembly : Applications
Lean Automation

ATS provides rapid deployment and delivery of lean automation systems, for customers worldwide in many different industries. We design and build a wide variety of standard systems, including:

Single-station systems
Multistation systems
Manually-assisted automation
Flexible automation

What's more, we offer extensive experience in custom-build, prototype-build, build-to-print and multiple-build programs along with the design, manufacturing and service capabilities to meet and exceed the most demanding program requirements.

Assembly : Applications
Robot Integration

As a leading integrator of robots into automation systems, ATS has established channel partnerships with the industry's leading robot device manufacturers. This robotics integration expertise enables ATS to provide superior system performance and support, ensuring you get the most out of your automation solution.

Assembly : Applications
Machine Vision

Integrated on single-station platforms or inline assembly systems, ATS vision systems provide crucial inspection and verification data that enables better control over quality and productivity.

At ATS, we have developed extensive libraries of proprietary, easy-to-use Windows PC-based vision software, or if you prefer we will integrate third-party software with your vision system.

Assembly : Applications
Large-Scale Factory Automation

ATS' single-source capability in large-scale factory automation is unique in the automation industry. We bring vast resources to your large-scale automation project – whether you require multiple manufacturing systems or multiple factories.

ATS offers an unmatched track record, building and deploying large scale automation in the following industries:

Automotive
Electrical
Computer
Medical Components
Pharmaceuticals
Consumer Products

For one particular client, ATS designed and built a complete "green field" manufacturing facility incorporating large-scale automation machining systems, in a mere nine months. The facility produced more than 26 million components with zero defects.

Assembly Solutions

Every ATS automation system is designed to deliver high output with the lowest number of defects. Such levels of speed, quality and consistency require in-depth expertise and dedication in all areas of design automated manufacturing and assembly.

Through the synergy that exists among our various divisions, we offer industry-leading capability in the following areas:

Integrated Assembly & Test Systems
Flexible Manufacturing Work Cells
Motor Armature Winding & Motor Final Assembly
Coil Winding, Finishing and Assembly
High-volume Metal Removal, Machining and Assembly Systems
Ultra High-precision, Clean-room Manufacturing and Assembly Systems
Material Handling & Packaging Systems
Healthcare and Lab Automation Systems
Machine Vision
3rd Party Automation Integration
Service, Warranty, Training & Documentation

ATS is a true single-source automation systems provider. From simultaneous engineering for optimizing your product for automated assembly, to providing industry-leading manufacturing workcells, to material handling, to finishing operations, to software – we deliver turnkey automated manufacturing and assembly solutions that meet or exceed your expectations.

Ultra-High Precision Automation

As the world's leading automation systems manufacturer, ATS is the largest and most experienced integrator of automated micro-manufacturing and assembly solutions.

Advanced Technology
Our systems incorporate cutting-edge technology, both custom engineered and production-ready standard modules, to deliver unsurpassed accuracy, repeatability and durability.

Integrated Capability
From modular, high-accuracy, vision-guided work cells to fully integrated, multi-cell, pallet-based, manufacturing systems - we design and build some of the industry's most advanced high-precision cleanroom automation applications, in diverse areas such as fiber optics, wireless, micro-medical devices, semiconductors, computer peripherals, automotive electronics and other ultra high-precision specialty markets.

Ultra-High Precision Automation : Applications
Semiconductor

ATS offers a wealth of experience in the handling, micro-machining, cleaning and inspection of semiconductor and laser dies and wafers.

Ultra-High Precision Automation : Applications
Electronics/Computer

ATS offers industry-leading capability in the integrated assembly of computer-related storage, printing, scanning, display and peripheral devices, as well as specialized consumer and automotive electronics.

Ultra-High Precision Automation : Applications
Fiber Optics

Since 1994, ATS has been a world leader in the custom development of automated manufacturing solutions for the fiber optics, optoelectronics and photonics industries. We are one of the largest and most experienced developers of systems for the sub-micron active and passive alignment, bonding and full integration of fiber optic telecommunications devices.

Ultra-High Precision Automation : Applications
Micro-Medical

Our proven expertise in bio fluidics, synthesis and analysis is backed by leading process automation capabilities in laser, injection molding and overmolding, precision dispense, wet bench processing and clean room manufacturing, to name just a few.

Ultra-High Precision Automation
Precision Solutions

In ATS, you will find a manufacturing partner with industry leading capabilities, in every aspect of high-precision assembly – from concept and prototyping to final design and engineering, from integration to commissioning and ongoing support.

Our single-source capabilities in integration, precision machine building, control software, and test & measurement systems make us one of the few companies in the world that can deliver the complete spectrum of automation solutions – from "one-of" demonstration systems to multiple-build or plant-wide manufacturing integration.

As your single-source high-precision automation partner, ATS works directly with your project team to provide comprehensive, "single point" management of your project from the custom design of your system, through build and integration, local training and engineering support.

Ultra-High Precision Automation :
Solutions ATS Assembly Platform

The ATS ultra high-accuracy assembly platform is a flexible, data driven system that comprises functions such as precision positioning; dispense and attach; component inspection; precision measurement; for the fiber optic, opto-electronic, surface mount, computer, computer peripheral and die bonding markets.

An ATS high-precision assembly system typically integrates:

Multi-axes robot stages.
Air-bearing and linear motor-driven motion axes.
Material handling from waffle packs, film frames, Auer boats or pallets.
Vision-guided precision pick and place.
Precision dispense and bond.
Integrated control of all functions and motions.

Machining Systems

With a 12-year track record providing innovative machining solutions for a broad range of applications, ATS offers leading capability in the design, manufacture, integration and support of turnkey, medium- and high-volume, automated machining systems.

Dials
System + Test
Integration
Robots

Faster Cycle Times
At ATS, we develop multi-station machining technology with the versatility to handle the most complex applications, typically with single clamping which results in reduced cycle times and a new level of cost efficiency.

Powerful Performance
From our latest multi-station turning centers like our Turn 6 LC™ to our complete range of turnkey rotary transfer machining systems like the Rotoper™, ATS machining solutions deliver optimum performance, flexibility and reliability on a standard scalable platform.

Machining
Turn 6 LC™

Turn 6 LC™ is a versatile multi-station machining center capable of a variety of high-volume turning and chucking applications using bar stock, castings or forgings.

Advanced CNC controls permit synchronized spindles for polygon turning and single-point machining of complex forms, grooves or undercuts using conventional turning tools and G-programming logic. The result is increased flexibility with high throughput, unbeatable accuracy and tight-tolerance repeatability.

Machining
RotoFlex™ Flexible Dials

ATS offers an unmatched track record in building multi-station machining systems to handle a broad range of manufacturing challenges from standard flex dial machines to application-specific machining solutions custom engineered for your program.

Our team of experienced machine professionals offers design-and-build capability that is second to none. This expertise has enabled us to develop a complete line of rotary machining systems that delivers a new level of flexibility, productivity and cost efficiency for medium- and high-volume part machining.

Machining
Rotoper™

A breakthrough in 5-sided heavy-duty machining, the ATS Rotoper™ Flexible Dial System, with Hirth-coupling lock at each station, offers exceptional precision for machining complex parts requiring multiple processes.

Machining
Turnkey Machining & Assembly

ATS expertise extends beyond the limits of supplying machining equipment to embrace the development, design, build and integration of turnkey manufacturing facilities incorporating state-of-the-art machining, assembly and test systems.

We offer "start to finish" project management and comprehensive engineering services that include complete tooling and fixturing development, as well as optimizing your part design and machining process for cost-competitive manufacturing and assembly.

Machining
Application Case Stories

For applications where production volumes make conventional CNC machining centers impractical, ATS rotary transfer machining centers deliver high throughput with tight-tolerance repeatability, plus the flexibility to reconfigure for future applications.

ATS offers precision machining solutions for the manufacture of a wide spectrum of components from simple to complex, to meet a variety of capital cost requirements. Our modular machine elements provide optimum process flexibility, while dramatically reducing lead times for procuring custom machining equipment.

Water pumps
Oil pumps
Oil pans
Knuckles
Compressor housings
Connecting rods
Pistons

Front gear cover housings
Automotive door hinges
Fuel injector components
Transmission components

Armature Winding

ATS offers extensive engineering, fabrication and controls capability in the construction of world-class armature production equipment. These systems are offered as fully automated production lines or as manually fed workcells.

We bring together industry-leading resources – in automation technology, test & measurement, control software and precision components manufacturing – to provide total armature and motor manufacturing solutions.

Armature Winding : Applications
Armature & Stator

For the production of armatures used in automotive DC motors, appliance and power tool universal motors, as well as stators used in brushless motors, ATS designs and builds equipment to address high-speed, high-mix environments to lower volume flexible manufacturing systems.

Our innovative armature and stator winders offers a number of patented features which make them ideally suited to a variety of manufacturing situations. Additionally, the upstream and downstream automation on our armature and motor lines can be configured to handle many different product sizes.

Armature Winding
Solutions

With more than 20 years experience delivering world-class armature & stator winding and motor manufacturing solutions, ATS has built a knowledge base that enables us to meet the most sophisticated production requirements.

We offer industry-leading single-source capability, from the design and build of your automated manufacturing system including complete project management, through installation, training and ongoing service and support.

Automated Laser Processing Solutions

ATS is an industry leader in the design and build of high-performance laser based automated manufacturing solutions. Our laser experience spans many industries including pharmaceutical, medical device, optoelectronics, semiconductor, computer electronics, packaging, and automotive. We have engineered, built, and delivered over 300 laser systems for a variety of processes including:

Micron level, high accuracy ablation
Cutting & Drilling
Micromachining
Precision welding
Marking
Soldering
Microfluidics
Heat staking
Scribing
2D & 3D laser gauging

Automated Laser Processing Solutions
High Precision Capability

The field of high accuracy motion and vision is a particularly demanding one, requiring multi-disciplinary systems level engineering, and deep technical knowledge in a wide range of areas: vibration control, dynamics, thermal analysis and design, kinematics, optical design, illumination, electronics, EMI and RFI, software, motion control, and calibration techniques.

ATS has extensive experience in this field for supporting assembly or manufacturing applications. This wealth of knowledge is brought to the laser field, to provide complete turnkey automated solutions for high accuracy ablation, micro-machining, and other laser based processes.

Automated Laser Processing Solutions
Engineered Safety Solutions

One of the major strengths of ATS in laser integration is our knowledge and uncompromising approach to laser safety. We work with our customers to provide laser systems that meet the highest standards of safety.

ATS' on-staff laser safety officers work closely with our customers and ATS design teams to ensure that CDRH and CE safety standards are being met in conjunction with the unique manufacturing requirements of our customers' laser system.

Automated Laser Processing Solutions
Prototyping & Proof of Principle Services

In order to better serve our customers' unique and varied needs, ATS has established an in house laser lab in which prototyping, trials, and general proof of principle activity can take place in order to validate a potential manufacturing process.

Automated Test Systems

ATS Test Systems provides turnkey solutions in the design, manufacture and support of test and information systems for large-scale repetitive manufacturing. We offer proven, single-source capability in computerized instrumentation, test and information software, as well as test fixturing for customers worldwide.

Production-Ready Systems
In designing over a thousand automated test systems, we have developed an extensive library of performance-proven software and hardware modules that can be used off the shelf, or easily modified to meet each customer's unique requirements - now or in the future.

ATS Test Systems has designed and built custom test equipment in diverse industry sectors including:

Biomedical
Consumer Products
Electronics and Electrical
Renewable Energy Sources
Automotive
Telecommunications

Total Quality Assurance
As an ISO 9001-2000 registered company, we design our systems for 100% functional testing, with extremely high reliability and fast cycle times. With total system accuracy and repeatability exceeding industry standards you can be assured that your ATS test system will not fail a good part or pass a bad part. The result is a turnkey test solution that delivers total quality assurance and the highest throughput.

Testing : Applications
Instrumentation Capabilities

Our engineers and software developers use advanced design tools and extensive resources in order to develop custom instrumentation and PC-based data acquisition systems for the purpose of factory floor product testing.

With today's assortment of precision transducers, any physical property can be converted to an analog signal; which can then be read into a PC or PLC for analysis. At ATS Test Systems, we are experts in manipulating and analyzing these signals to a very high level of accuracy and repeatability.

Testing : Applications
Test Software

At ATS Test Systems, we develop sophisticated, custom PC-based software solutions for advanced data acquisition, factory floor information systems and product testing. We have developed an in-house library comprising approximately one million lines of code. This allows us to design systems with standard features that go far beyond simple pass/fail testing.

All of our test systems include our Test Executive software to control all of the testing, data analysis and data archiving operations of the test system. Utilizing subsets of robust Visual C++ test modules, our systems exceed simple Pass/Fail testing to offer in depth qualitative and quantitative data that can be used for detailed SPC analysis; enabling our customers to continually optimize their manufacturing processes.

Testing : Applications
Test Hardware

We provide rugged, robust shop-floor solutions that incorporate hundreds of hardware and software innovations developed through designing and building more than a thousand test systems. These systems are platform based custom designs that give maximum flexibility, and maintain a user-friendly configuration.

Testing : Applications
Test Fixturing

Without fixturing that provides repeatability there is no way to determine if product variations are the result of the process or the test fixture. An important part of the turnkey solutions we provide is our ability, based on our extensive experience in automation systems, to engineer test fixturing that performs with high precision and absolute repeatability.

Testing : Applications
Custom Urethane Molded Test Connectors

ATS offers leading expertise in the custom design and molding of cast urethane electrical test connectors, component fixturing, and leak testing seals and plugs for repetitive manufacturing.

Testing : Applications
Manufacturing Execution System (M.E.S.)

Our multi-disciplined teams deliver cost-effective MES solutions to our customers that operate in a JIT manufacturing environment. We have implemented turnkey MES Systems for Tier 1 automotive suppliers that interface both externally to the order broadcast as well as internal Enterprise System software.

Automation Technology Products

ATS looks beyond the limits of existing technology, developing innovative standard automation products that raise system performance and reliability for our customers.

Our experience in building thousands of systems has enabled us to design and manufacture a broad range of Automation Technology Products using industry-standard components for easy implementation and maintenance, while engineering cost out and higher productivity in.

We offer these pre-engineered automation products in virtually every area of our business:

Assembly
Machining
Armature Winding
Stator Winding
Testing
Supertrak™ Pallet Conveyor

Automation Technology Products
FlexsysPAK™ Packaging Solutions

A revolutionary packaging system platform that redefines line change flexibility and efficiency, the new FlexsysPAK™ system boosts overall uptime and packaging productivity, while incorporating designs to improve overall equipment efficiency.

Continuous & Indexed Motion On One Platform
Packaging operations from blister form, fill and seal to cartoning and case packing can be configured around FlexsysPAK™. The FlexsysPAK™ solution is ideally suited for a wide variety of tasks, from assembly and dispense, to kitting and packaging. In fact, the systems inherent ability to synchronize pallet speed to either continuous or indexing motion greatly enhances its flexibility and the number and type of applications which can be configured around the system.

Automation Technology Products
Superbot™

The ATS Superbot™ is a new class of automated material handling technology from ATS. The Superbot™ is a dual axis robot capable of high speed at a competitive price. It features a 95% usable work envelope, a much higher percentage than Scara style robots. The Servo motors are fixed to the frame in a variety of configurations, providing a reduction in gantry weight and increased speed. The Superbot™ can be configured for a wide range of applications such as assembly, dispensing, testing, laser welding, screw driving and tray handling. And with the Superbot™ robot you only purchase the number of axes necessary.

Automation Technology Products
Supertrak™ Pallet Conveyor

Assembly rates of 120 parts per minute. Multiple part programs on the same line. Finally, automation that's as fast as it is flexible. An unprecedented breakthrough in high-speed pallet-based conveyance, ATS Supertrak™ delivers entirely new levels of automation system productivity, and pays for itself in as little as 12 months.

Automation Technology Products
SC44 Conveyor

The SC44 conveyor, an ATS standard automation product, offers a low-cost conveyance solution for transporting small parts and pallets on power-and-free automation systems.

ATS' single-source manufacturing capability offers complete control over quality, price and delivery. For example, the pallets are molded by the ATS Precision Components division.

Using pre-engineered standard automation products like the SC44 helps speed time to market and lower cost for our customers.

Automation Technology Products
Tray Handler

The ATS Tray Handler represents the next generation in materials handling innovation. This new standard in automated part-handling eliminates costly material handling problems.

An ATS Superbot™ gantry-style robot is integrated into the tray handler. The Superbot™'s low profile, rectangular work envelope, high speed and scalability make it ideally suited for handling trayed parts. The Superbot™ is mounted above the ATS Tray Handler with pallets or workpieces running through the robot's envelope. During operation, the robot can be programmed to pick up parts from, or deposit completed sub-assemblies to, the trays.

Automation Technology Products
Flexible Feeding System

The latest in high-performance, low-cost feeding technology from ATS, this compact, flexible feeding system can incorporate either an innovative step-stair or rotating-lift mechanism to evenly separate and orient small parts of random position, size, shape and bulk. Its simple, advanced design eliminates the jamming and downtime common with traditional "bowl" feeders.

Features and Benefits

Low-cost
Fast
Quiet
Flexible
Simple and Reliable
Small Footprint

Machining
Turn 6 LC™

Machining
Rotoper™

Machining
RotoFlex™ Flexible Dials

Automation Technology Products
Armature Winder

The AWS 1000 Armature Winder offers "stand alone" armature winding capability or can be integrated into a fully-automated, high-speed production line. AWS products offer robust, shop floor proven capability. The controls are built into an open architecture, including motion control systems & software, to offer our customers the ultimate in system flexibility and service.

Automation Technology Products
Flexsys™

Scalable microelectronics process and assembly solutions you can grow with.

At ATS, we build high-precision, microelectronics process and assembly systems for advanced packaging, multi-chip modules and optoelectronics. ATS Flexsys™ scalable workcells accommodate multiple operations on a single platform to deliver higher production volumes and dramatically improved yields than conventional technology. With Flexsys™ you get the capability you need today, and the ability to scale up for tomorrow.

Automation Technology Products
Modular ATS Control System (MACS)

ATS MACS is an open-architecture, PC-based machine control platform engineered to provide real-time control and feedback on the factory floor, with a level of power and flexibility far beyond what conventional PLC or other industrial control technology can offer.

Built around advanced controls methodologies developed by ATS, MACS offers proven robustness and unlimited flexibility for integrating ATS Automation Technology Products, as well as third-party hardware, in a complex production environment using a suite of standardized data-driven software tools.

Automation Technology Products
ATS SmartVision PC-based Vision System

A PC-based vision system combining an easy-to-use Windows® interface with a high-performance, platform-independent vision engine, ATS SmartVision represents a significant breakthrough in cost-effectiveness, connectivity and customization, not offered by competing vision systems.

Using programmable software logic, SmartVision can control virtually any industry-standard, third-party camera and lighting system, to perform high-precision part & defect identification, measurement, sorting and robotic guidance.

Automation Technology Products
Servochassis™ High-speed Assembly Dial

A revolution in assembly dial technology, the ATS Servochassis™ sets a new benchmark for speed and flexibility. Servochassis™ delivers sub-second cycle times combined with the operational flexibility of programmable servo drives. The result is unmatched throughput and easy configurability for applications such as the high-volume manufacture of medical and consumer products.

Automation Technology Products
ATS800 Series Clean Room Conveyor

The ATS800 Series conveyor is designed for applications where high reliability, cleanliness, ESD control and non-contact queuing are process requirements. This asynchronous transport system is ideal for manufacturing environments in the semiconductor, pharmaceutical, disk drive and flat panel display industries. Its modular design offers a high level of flexibility for initial installation as well as for future line changeovers. An extremely affordable Class 10 clean-room conveyor system, the ATS800 offers simple and flexible flow controls through separate localized zone control logic within the conveyor frame.

Automation Technology Products
FlexTrolley™ ARGV System

The ATS FlexTrolley Automated Rail-Guided Vehicle (ARGV) System™ brings a whole new level of productivity to station-to-station material transfer for the manual or automated assembly of large, complex products.

Modular and easily reconfigurable, the FlexTrolley ARGV System™ offers the precision of a chain conveyor with the independent control of an AGV. The result is unprecedented flexibility for plants producing heavy assemblies such as automotive axles, suspension struts and corners, dashboards, door modules or similar components.

Automation Technology Products
Ampuscan™

High-Speed Inspection System for Blow-Fill-Seal Container

A cost-effective, single-pass alternative to manual inspection, the Ampuscan™ is designed to inspect ampoules, respules and other blow-fill-seal-type plastic containers to accuracies not reasonably achievable by human inspectors, at speeds up to 60 cards per minute, at a high detection accuracy rate. The faults inspected include: molding deformities (voids, pits, holes), broken tabs and twist tops, separated ampoules including split cards, wall discoloration, foreign particle inclusions, liquid fill level, particulates in liquid, and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) or other barcode and traceability applications.

Automation Technology Products
Lyoscan™

High-Speed Inspection System for Lyophilized Products

Based on a production-proven ATS platform, the ATS Lyoscan™ is a high-performance vision inspection system for lyophilized products and vials from 3mL to 30mL. It provides customers with a reliable, high-speed, single-pass in-line alternative to conventional manual inspection processes.

Repetitive Equipment Manufacturing

A Strategic Outsourcing Partner

In today’s global environment – where complex technologies, spiraling costs and flexible product manufacturing strategies are making in-house equipment fabrication less and less practical – the reasons for strategic outsourcing have never been more compelling. That’s where ATS can help

New Product Development
Proof of Concept
Prototyping
Design for Manufacture
1st Article & BOM Validation
Preproduction Tools
Volume Manufacturing & Production Systems
Installation & Validation
Service & Sustaining Engineering

Proven Experience Worldwide

A strategic partner to the world’s leading OEMs for more than 20 years, ATS offers diverse expertise in co-developing advanced equipment manufacturing programs that reduce manufacturing costs and speed time-to-market for our customers - whether our customers require a program for electro-mechanical subsystems, or several private-label machines.

Medical Device
Laboratory Automation
Semiconductor
Biotechnology
Pharmaceuticals
Packaging
Microelectronics
Computer & Peripherals

Repetitive Equipment Manufacturing
Core Competencies

Complex Equipment Engineering
ATS has built a reputation of excellence in custom equipment design and integration; Hardware and Software; Tooling, Robotics and Electrical Instrumentation; Machine Vision, Optics and Lighting. We've been designing and building machines that deliver a competitive advantage for the world's most successful companies for more than 25 years.

Equipment Replication
Complimenting our engineering know-how is a dedicated team of professionals at ATS that focuses exclusively on contract manufacturing. ATS tailors a unique build methodology for each and every equipment build program, applying the optimized combination of skilled, semi-skilled and general labor, along with automation where needed, in order to implement a highly- efficient program for every customer. Every machine we build is inspected, error-proofed and functionally tested before delivery.

Repetitive Equipment Manufacturing
Diverse Technical Knowledge

With broad and indepth knowledge across multiple industries and technical fields, ATS is uniquely able to deliver true "single source" solutions with minimal reliance on outside suppliers. With vertically integrated operations, ATS can lower program costs, speed up delivery and provide superior control over quality. Our knowledge-base includes:

Software Development
Vision System Design and Integration
Embedded Controls
Robot Integration
Design for Manufacturability
Precision Stamping
Micro Molding (gear)
Insert Molding / Over Molding
Two Shot Molding
Machining
Material Handling
SCADA
Laser Integration
Integration
Consulting
Tooling Design
Simulation
Test
Finite Element Analysis
Production Planning

Repetitive Equipment Manufacturing
Product Optimization & Design Services

Leveraging our diverse technical and engineering knowledge-base, ATS can become an extension of your operation at every phase of design & development - generating and proving concepts using 3D simulation, developing specifications and prototypes or even optimizing your equipment design for more efficient assembly or commercialization.

ATS can reduce costs, reduce risk and improve time to market for your product, including improving component and design choices, reducing the number of parts, debugging, optimizing design and serviceability for the field or even making modifications to meet third-party product certification standards such as UL, CE or CSA.

With expertise in pre-production planning and documentation, ATS can work with your team to prepare your program for ramp up to full-scale production, to establishing a reliable supply chain, to preparing test and validation plans for quality control.

Providing sustaining services throughout the lifecycle of your product, ATS engineers and certified Six Sigma "black belts" continually review both products and processes - finding new ways to optimize the manufacturing process for each generation of your equipment.

Repetitive Equipment Manufacturing
Supply Chain Management

Whether your product requires 10 components or 10,000, ATS can leverage our global purchasing power to source the best pricing and lead times possible on all your components or subassemblies.

ATS can manage your product's total supply chain. We work with our suppliers on their quality management and lead time management processes, develop supply agreements and contingency plans to ensure we meet your production targets. We can even manufacture complex subassemblies for you in one of our production facilities world wide.

Global sourcing and supply agreements
Technology partnership strategies
Supplier management in quality processes and continuous improvement
Make vs. buy analysis
Value-added engineering
Lean manufacturing methodologies

Repetitive Equipment Manufacturing
Project Management

Single-Source Solutions. On-Budget and On-time Delivery. Driven by these objectives, ATS assigns a project management team with the knowledge, tools and resources in place to drive your build program's success.

Our highly skilled staff of project and production managers brings the necessary value-added and expertise required to help you attain your goals. Applying the disciplined methodologies of the PMI (Project Management Institute), dedicated project managers play a vital role in keeping your project on track by bringing together hundreds of complex tasks and allocating diverse resources - from design and engineering, to manufacturing, to quality control.

Repetitive Equipment Manufacturing
Quality & Information Systems

We know that consistently meeting your quality and delivery demands requires stringent business processes. That's why we apply industry leading ISO business practices to every job from start to finish.

Having passed dozens of audits by Fortune 100 key account companies, earned Gold Supplier Status and won numerous quality awards, our customers can rest assured that ATS has the world-class processes in place to meet even the strictest quality standards.

Accreditations:

Six Sigma implementation
ISO9001: 2000 registered
TS16949: 2002 registered
ISO 13485: 2003 registered
FDA 21 CFR Part 820 registered
CMDCAS registered

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