Automation Alternatives was founded in 1997 by a group of professionals dedicated to quality products and excellence in service. We work with your professional staff to: * Provide a timely and cost effective solutions to your automation requirements. * Provide as much upfront information to your engineering staff in order to properly qualify an automation solution. * Develop an engineering specification for your automation needs * Allow free exchange of information at all levels of development. * Provide on-site installation, start-up and training services followed by a long-term and easily accessible technical support.To date, Automation Alternatives has established over 100 clients on three continents. We have supplied subsequent automation solutions to over 60 of these clients. We believe that excellence in service is the foundation of a long-lasting relationship with our customers. Many innovative solutions we brought to the market resulted from our close relationship with our customers and our eagerness to listen to them.
- 1. Assembly Automation Alternatives, Inc. Toronto, Canada
2. The Company
- Founded in 1998 in Toronto, Canada by a group of engineers
dedicated to innovative approach to automated processes
- Serves a worldwide client-base in four continents by offering
innovative solutions
- Has in-house expertise and resources to implement all phases of
projects from inception to commissioning
3. Vision
- Support and encourage innovative initiatives and thinking;
- Be at the leading edge of automation solutions by developing
innovative processes and technologies;
- Be a leader in offering quality, affordable solutions supported
by excellent, fast after sales services; and
- Stay manageably small and increase market share through
strategic alliance with partners with complimentary products or
services.
4. Markets
- Nameplates, labels and decals; and
5. Solution Philosophy
- Development of standardized platforms for assembly and
downstream operations including placement, dispensing, cutting,
coating and testing in order to:
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- be able to offer affordable equipment that can be used in
stand- alone applications or easily integrated into multi-process
assembly lines; and
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- reduce lead times and cost by employing standardizes hardware,
software, mechanical and control systems.
- Development and use ofstandard vision hardware and software to
simplify mechanical systems, reduce errors and provide unsurpassed
accuracy.
6. Resources
- Mechanical and Motion Engineering
- Electrical, Control and Safety Engineering
- Fully Equipped Machine Shop
7. Major Product Milestones
- 1999 - the first North American multi-tasking, easy-to-use
assembly machine for membrane switch and flexible circuit
industries
- 2000 - small platform precision laser cutter machine
- 2003 automatic, configurable in-line tester machine
- 2005 - large format precision laser cutter machine
- 2006 - fully automated large format precision laser cutter
machine with advanced material handling system forRoll-to-Roll
processes - first in the industry
- 2007 - affordable large format laser cutter / engraver
machine
- 2008 large format automated doming / dispensing machine
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- FlexLaser II,Vision-based Precision Laser Cutting
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- AlphaLaser, Affordable Laser Cutting and Engraving
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- AlphaLaser, Affordable Laser Cutting and Engraving
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- Roll-to-Roll Laser Cutting System
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- Automatic Doming / Dispensing Machine
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- Multi-Tasking Pick & Place Machine
15. Custom Designed Solutions
- Can offer competitive customized solutions due to:
- Knowledgeable multi-disciplinary engineering team;
- In-house prototyping and full manufacturing capabilities;
- low overhead structure; and
16. .. / Custom Designed Solutions Typical projects include:
- Automated production lines;
- Special-purpose laser cutting systems;
- Integrated Material handling systems;
- Different types of automated in-line test stations;
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- Automatic Laser Cutting of Fabrics
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- Automatic Laser Cutting of Office Workstation Panels
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- Automated Membrane Switch Production Line
20. Future Plans
- Aligning the company direction with emerging green technologies
including:
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- Low-impact low-cost flex circuits
- Development of new laser machines for:
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- In a hybrid scan-gantry format
21. Thank You Assembly Automation Alternatives, Inc. 7-397
Humberline Drive Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 5T5