Isthmus Engineering & Manufacturing
"Custom Automation Equipment"
Madison, Wisconsin custom automation builder founded 1980 and run as a worker-owned cooperative; builds assembly, packaging and material-handling machines.
"Isthmus Engineering & Manufacturing is a custom automation machine builder in Madison, Wisconsin, United States, founded in 1980. The company is an independent worker-owned cooperative governed by its members, and it belongs to the National Cooperative Business Association, the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives and Madison Worker Cooperatives.
The company engineers application-specific equipment in four lines: assembly automation, material handling, packaging equipment and custom process machinery. Assembly systems range from pick-and-place robotic cells to continuous-motion machines and flexible assembly systems, with in-line inspection by vision systems and sensors. Published projects include a pest-control device assembler running at 60 parts per minute, an oral-care adapter line at 40 parts per minute and a diagnostic device assembly system at 25 parts per minute built on multiple rotary index chassis. Engineering, machine build and controls integration all take place in-house at the Madison facility. Customers come from consumer products, medical devices, life sciences and pharmaceuticals, industrial manufacturing, automotive and transportation, and emerging markets.
Isthmus operates from a single site on Owl Creek Drive in Madison, offsets part of its energy use with on-site solar panels and supports more than 25 charities each year."
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Custom Robotic Integration System
Purpose-built robotic integration systems including SCARA, delta, and serial-link robots for assembly and material handling in production environments.
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Contact Isthmus Engineering & Manufacturing
WEBSITE
https://isthmuseng.com/PHONE
608-222-9000HEADQUARTERS
United States
Company Facts
Founded
1980
Primary Role
System Integrator
Company Size
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Primary Region
North America
Annual Sales
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Funding Stage
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Funding Total
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