Founded in 1990, Kent Automation is a Kent, Ohio manufacturer known for custom automation tailored to the changing needs of fenestration and other industrial customers. Its work spans from design through final assembly, with more than 3,500 installations reported and a UL 508A-certified panel shop supporting its automation projects.
UL 508A Certified Panel Shop
B-K Tool & Design, IncSince its founding in 1981, B-K Tool & Design has grown from a small Kalida machine shop into a 130,000-square-foot operation known for carrying custom automation projects through to installation. Its team works with customers’ new or existing designs, building equipment intended to replace inefficient processes and support production on the customer’s floor. The company says it has completed 25,000 projects since 1981.KALIDA, OH
Automation Zone, IncAutomation Zone has been building custom industrial automation solutions in northern Ohio since 2001, with a hands-on engineering and panel-shop approach. Its work includes engineer-checked electrical panels and tailored control systems for manufacturers and grain-handling operations, backed by on-site troubleshooting for aging or obsolete equipment. The company also designed its own Fanuc CNC subplate drilling and tapping machine, an unusual in-house tool for improving panel production.CASTALIA, OH
Omni AutomationSince 1961, Cleveland-area Omni Automation has designed and built complete turnkey industrial automation systems, combining engineering, control-panel fabrication, custom machinery and field installation under one roof. Its team brings more than 100 combined years of engineering experience to projects ranging from industrial controls to automated material handling. Omni is also a UL 508A-listed control-panel shop, a Certified System Integrator for Cognex vision equipment and an authorized integrator for Fanuc robotics.COLUMBIA STATION, OH
Joseph Machine CompanyFamily-owned since its founding in 1986, Joseph Machine Company has spent four decades building automation for North American manufacturing from its Pennsylvania base. The company is especially rooted in window and door production, where it designs U.S.-made equipment to process the extruded profiles used by fenestration manufacturers and other industrial customers. Its approach combines in-house engineering with long-term parts and machine support.DILLSBURG, PA