Novanta Inc.
"Innovation that Matters"
Bedford, Massachusetts photonics and motion-control supplier listed as Nasdaq: NOVT; renamed from GSI Group in 2016, owner of ATI and Celera Motion.
Novanta Inc. is a publicly traded technology supplier headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, and listed on Nasdaq under the ticker NOVT. The company traces its history to GSI Group Inc., a laser, precision-motion, and vision-technology supplier that took the Novanta name on May 12, 2016.
Novanta designs components and subsystems at the intersection of photonics, machine vision, and precision motion, sold through specialist brands. Celera Motion supplies precision encoders, motors, and mechatronic subsystems; ATI Industrial Automation makes robotic tool changers, multi-axis force and torque sensors, and collision sensors used as end-effectors on industrial, collaborative, and surgical robot arms; Cambridge Technology supplies laser beam-steering galvanometers. More than a third of the company's business supports robotics and automation customers, spanning the servo-controller, sensor, and motion layers of a robot arm, including automatic tool-changing systems and multi-axis force and torque sensing for factory-floor use.
Novanta also supplies advanced-surgery components such as insufflators and integrated operating-room systems, plus precision-medicine tools including machine vision and RFID and positioning hardware for medical-device manufacturers, with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
ATI Robotic Tool Changers
Interchangeable end-of-arm tool changing systems that let robots automatically swap end-effectors.
ATI Axia80 Force/Torque Sensor
Six-axis force/torque sensor kit for robot force control and monitoring.
Celera Motion Precision Motion Components
Precision encoders, motors, and customized mechatronic subsystems for OEM motion control.
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Contact Novanta Inc.
WEBSITE
https://novanta.com/PHONE
+1 781 266 5700HEADQUARTERS
United States
Company Facts
Founded
2016
Primary Role
Component Supplier
Company Size
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Primary Region
North America
Annual Sales
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Funding Stage
Public
Funding Total
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