About Us
Over 25 years experience providing integrated automation solutions for industry.
Creative Automation specializes in custom solutions
Creative Automation was formed in 1994 when founder Bernd Walter acquired the U.S. material handling division of SIG Automation. With an initial focus on SIG’s gantries and pick and place designs, Creative Automation has since expanded its repertoire to include robots, vision systems, RFID and many other technologies. From our early concentration on material handling with an emphasis on machine tool tending and cell-to-cell transfer, our operation has grown to incorporate conveyors, robots, palletizers, dispensing units, deburring systems and other equipment for industry, with a primary manufacturing facility encompassing 50,000 square feet.
All the while we have built up a strong staff with an experienced management team and highly knowledgeable control and mechanical engineers. And, to put it all together, we have an experienced crew of machine builders and electricians in the shop as well.
Our Timeline
1994 – Formation of Creative Automation, first located in Plymouth, Michigan. Company acquires assets and accounts of U.S. material handling division of SIG Automation.
1997 – Moves into a new facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
1998 – Integrates first Fanuc robot.
1999 – Introduces TRT vacuum cleaning system to the North American market.
2000 – Becomes a Level 1 integrator for FANUC Robotics.
2007 – Becomes a Level 3 integrator for FANUC Robotics
2008 – Moves into location in Ypsilanti, Michigan; holds first open house.
2009 – Offers first dispensing system.
2010 – Offers first deburring system; holds second open house.
2012 – Moves into present location in Whitmore Lake, Michigan
2014 – Earns RIA Certified Robotic Systems Integrator Status
2016 – Forms partnership with Sterling Engineering & Manufacturing Company
2018 – Becomes Cognex Certified System Integrator
2019 – Becomes OTTO Motors Enterprise Partner
Upcoming Events & Updates
Product Information
- 3D Bin Picking System
- Assembly Systems
- Boxy Autoloader
- Deburr Systems
- Dispensing Systems
- Machine Tending
- Vision Systems
Certifications
Creative Automation News
- Savvy Solutions / Creative Automation celebrates its 25th anniversary with new robotics (Manufacturing Today - Volume 19, Issue 3)
- Creative Automation and Sterling Engineering Form Partnership (April 7, 2016)
- Peace of Mind: Many Top Manufacturers Rely on Creative Automation’s Solutions – Manufacturing Today May/June 2015
- Creative Automation Becomes RIA Certified Robot Integrator 021915
Our Partners
ALTRATEC Automation GmbH
Am Längenbühl 1
D-71229 Leonberg
Germany
Tel: +49 7152 35 656-0
Fax: +49 7152 35 656-29
Email: leo@altratec.de
www.altratrec.de
CNC Ileri Teknoloji
Istanbul Trakya Serbest Bolgesi Ataturk Bulvari Sokak
Blok. 1 Catalca/Istanbul
Turkey
Tel: +90 212 7866200
Fax: +90 212 7866205
Email: info@boxy.com.tr
www.boxy.com.tr
Cognex
One Vision drive
Natick, MA 01760-2059
USA
Sales: +1-855-426-4639
Email: contactus@cognex.com
www.cognex.com
FANUC America Corporation
3900 West Hamlin Rd.
Rochester Hills, Michigan 48309-3253
Tel: (248) 377-7000
Toll free: 1-888-FANUC-US
Customer Support: 1-888-FANUC-US
www.fanucamerica.com
Flexmill Oy
Ilveskaari 19B
01900 Nurmijärvi
Finland
Tel: +358 10-411-9532
Email: support@flexmill.fi
flexmill.fi
Mannesmann-Demag Air Spindles
Weissacher Strasse 1
D-70499 Stuttgart
Germany
www.mannesmann-demag.com
Otto Motors
1425 Strasburg Road, Suite 2A
Kitchner, Ont. N2R 1H2
Canada
Tel: 1-844-733-6886
www.ottomotors.com
Sterling Engineering & Manufacturing Company, Inc
James Canner
Tel: 248-280-3500
Email: jbcanner@sterlingcos.com
www.sterlingcos.com
trt oil-off GmbH
Mont-Cenis-Str. 267b
44627 Herne
Tel. 2323 148080
Fax 2323 1480820
Email: trt@trt.de
Werkzeuge-Maschinen-Systeme GmbH
Jahnstraße 1
79771 Klettgau-Grießen
Germany
Telefon +49 (0) 7742/85 757-120
Telefax +49 (0) 7742/85 757-199
Email: b.borrmann@wms-engineering.de
www.wms-engineering.de
