Edgewater Automation

Edgewater Automation is a St. Joseph, Michigan-based ISO 9001:2015-certified designer and builder of custom advanced automation equipment, founded in January 2001 by Rick Blake with five employees in a 10,000-square-foot facility. Over 25 years the company has grown to employ approximately 250 people across five locations in North America and now operates roughly 400,000 square feet of combined manufacturing and engineering space. Core capabilities include custom robotics integration, machine vision, motion control, automated test and data acquisition, structural and mechanical systems fabrication, and software control and management solutions.

The company serves customers in life sciences (medical devices), automotive and commercial vehicles, consumer packaged goods (CPG), general manufacturing, electronics and battery manufacturing, and logistics. Primary facilities are in St. Joseph (Buchanan), Michigan (44,000 sq ft facility opened 2014) and Spartanburg, South Carolina (45,000 sq ft facility opened 2014), with additional North American locations. As of May 2025, Edgewater Automation reported annual revenue of approximately $75 million.

The company's approach centers on delivering flexible automation systems that allow customers to adapt quickly to changing market conditions while providing reliable payback on investment. The majority of business comes from repeat customers across its core verticals. Edgewater Automation is a member of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) and is listed in the Robotic Industries Association (RIA) integrator directory.

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