T.I.E. Industrial
"Your Trusted Partner in Industrial Automation"
North American aftermarket leader for CNC automation, robotics, and motion control parts and repair services.
T.I.E. Industrial (Tennessee Industrial Electronics), founded in 1992 and headquartered in La Vergne, Tennessee, is one of North America's largest providers of aftermarket support for CNC automation. The company supplies new and refurbished parts, repairs, and services across CNC automation, robotics, motion control, and process automation.
Its inventory includes components from leading OEMs such as Fanuc, ABB, KUKA, Siemens, Allen-Bradley, and Yaskawa. T.I.E. expanded its robotics footprint through acquisitions of Master Robotics (2018) and the Robots.com and RobotWorx brands (2022), broadening its capacity to help manufacturers adopt industrial automation solutions.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
CNC & Robotics Aftermarket Parts
Refurbished and new aftermarket parts and repair services for Fanuc CNC, servo drives, spindle motors, and industrial robot systems.
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Company Facts
Founded
1992
Primary Role
System Integrator
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North America
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Tesla, BMW, and Mercedes Deploy Humanoid Robots in Production Lines
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Agibot Leads Global Humanoid Robot Shipments in First Half of 2026
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Shenhui Technology Launches Embodied Intelligence Firm in Hangzhou with 70 Million RMB Capital
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Qingtian Rental Conference Reveals New Productivity Model for Robots with Worken Concept
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Universal Robots Introduces Gen 7 Platform for Enhanced Industrial Automation and AI
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The reference that treats planning as a subject in its own right: configuration space, sampling-based methods, RRT. Free online, dual difficulty 4/5-2/5.
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Where Engineers Can Enter Robotics in 2026
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Wuzhou Xinchun The Rising Mechanical Power Behind Tesla‘s Optimus Humanoid Robot
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Rongtai‘s Surge In The Tesla Optimus Supply Chain
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ATI Motors Launches Sherpa Mecha: The World's First Pragmatic, Industrial Humanoid for the Factory Floor
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