Cambridge, ON robotics integrator; 70+ patents, ~$60M revenue; AI-integrated industrial robots, welding cells, machine vision, and AGVs.
Ascension Automation Solutions Ltd is a Canadian industrial automation and robotics integrator headquartered in Cambridge, Ontario, founded in September 2013 by childhood friends Andrew Morgan (CEO and Automation Manager), Jesse Cutting (CTO), and Tim Piper as a passion project. From under $1 million CAD at founding, the company grew to approximately $60 million CAD in annual revenue by 2024, ranking 9th on The Globe and Mail's 2024 list of Canada's fastest-growing companies with a three-year revenue growth of 4,872%. The company employs 135 permanent staff with an extended network exceeding 200 including contractors and subsidiaries.
Ascension Automation provides end-to-end industrial robot integration services spanning mechanical and electrical engineering, offline robot simulation for reach studies and cycle time estimation, PLC and HMI programming, machine vision system design and AI integration, fabrication in a 26,000 square-foot shop, and field commissioning. The company programs and integrates robots from Fanuc, ABB, Kuka, Yaskawa/Motoman, Nachi, Kawasaki, and Universal Robots (cobots).
Its proprietary product WeldBot is a self-contained robotic welding cell operating at 2,000 mm/s full industrial speed, available for purchase or lease under a Robotics-as-a-Service model with optional Fronius or Lincoln Electric welders and an integrated FumeDog weld fume extractor. Machine vision capabilities include AI-assisted inspection, agricultural produce sorters that classify by size, colour, ripeness, and quality, and off-the-shelf AI vision products positioned as cost-effective alternatives to incumbent systems.
The company serves automotive, aerospace, manufacturing, agriculture, energy, mining, nuclear waste material handling, construction, and transportation industries across Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Ascension Automation reinvests approximately 20% of annual revenue into R&D and holds over 70 patents with additional filings pending.
Ascension Automation is certified by the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) and is a Fanuc Authorized Integrator. The company has donated robotics equipment to Conestoga College and the Waterloo Region District School Board to support STEM education. Subsidiaries include Ascension Manufacturing (custom fabrication), Ascendant Coatings (industrial powder coatings), and Ascension Industrial Services (skilled trades). A US office is located in East Lansing, Michigan.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Vision-guided bin picking cells for automated part retrieval and machine tending
Automated robotic dispensing systems for adhesives and sealants in production
Machine vision system sorting and packing produce by size, color and ripeness
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WEBSITE
https://www.ascensionas.caPHONE
15196509000HEADQUARTERS
Canada
Company Facts
Founded
2013
Primary Role
System Integrator
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Primary Region
North America
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