Copper Glow Technologies

Employee Size

2-10

Organization Type

Self-Owned

Founded

2018

Founded by former traveling design engineer Kealy Smith, Copper Glow Technologies is a small southern Pennsylvania firm that designs, fabricates, programs, and installs custom industrial automation. Its team keeps the full project lifecycle in-house, from MDR conveyor systems and custom machinery to UL508A control panels, serving facilities across the Mid-Atlantic. Copper Glow also develops its own machines, including the all-electric Vers-E-Stax tote stacker and destacker, and is a Siemens Authorized Integrator.

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