Applied Industrial Automation

Applied Industrial Automation is the automation technologies business of Applied Industrial Technologies, an industrial distributor headquartered at 1 Applied Plaza in Cleveland, Ohio. It supplies and engineers motion control, machine vision, connectivity and robotic systems for end users, OEMs and integrators across North America.

The business is organised around four technology areas. Robotics covers collaborative, industrial and mobile robots from suppliers including Epson, Mitsubishi, Universal Robots and MiR; machine vision spans 1D, 2D and 3D systems, with Cognex among the vendors; Industry 4.0 offerings bundle sensors, software and connectivity for connected factories, including Zebra products; and motion and machine control covers drives, controllers and mechanics. Engineers configure and integrate these components into cells for semiconductor, electronics, automotive, life sciences, data center, food and beverage and medical device customers, supported by national training programs and an online store. Published customer stories include Denso and ATI Welding.

The division employs more than 500 people, including nearly 250 degreed engineers, across more than 35 facilities organised into West Coast, Upper Midwest, Central, Northeast, Southeast and Mexico/Central America regions. It reports more than 2,000 robotic systems and 5,000 vision systems installed.