Tec-Option

Tec-Option is a Michigan-based manufacturer of automated welding and assembly systems founded in 1996 and located in Blissfield, Michigan. The company designs and builds flexible, modular automated production systems primarily for the automotive industry, as well as other discrete manufacturing sectors that require repeatable, reconfigurable automation. Tec-Option holds patents on its Station to Station cell architecture, a proprietary multi-station automated manufacturing approach that provides substantially greater flexibility compared to conventional fixed, product-dedicated automation lines.

The company's core product offering centers on interchangeable modular tooling systems where components can be swapped between production programs in under one minute without hand tools or a forklift. This rapid changeover capability allows manufacturers to deploy a single automation platform across multiple product families or model year transitions without purchasing new capital equipment for each program change. Tec-Option supports a broad range of welding processes including resistance spot welding, projection welding, MIG welding, hot upset welding, and drawn arc welding. Its systems can be configured as purely automated Station to Station cells, as robot-integrated workcells incorporating industrial robot arms, or as hybrid systems combining fixed automation stations and robots to match specific throughput and flexibility requirements. The company's engineering team works directly with customers to scope system designs, develop tooling modules, and deliver complete turnkey automated production systems from its Blissfield facility.

Tec-Option positions its patented Station to Station technology as capable of delivering up to 100 percent increases in manufacturing productivity compared to conventional dedicated automation approaches. The modular design philosophy is intended to reduce the capital investment risk inherent in product-specific automation by allowing the same machine infrastructure to be reused and redeployed across changing production programs over multiple product generations. Tec-Option serves customers in the automotive supply chain and related manufacturing sectors that prioritize flexibility, rapid changeover, and total cost of ownership over the life of a production program.