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Why AIR?
Automated Industrial Robotics (AIR) unites technical depth, operational strength, and modern capability in a single partner built for ambitious manufacturers.
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Capabilities
Deep process and systems expertise, engineered to optimize performance, efficiency, and long-term operational success.
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Sectors
Discover how AIR can help your drive innovation, efficiency, and scale.
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Medical
Driving innovation in medical device assembly, surgical instruments, orthopedic, cardiology & CRM, peripheral and continence care, and more.
Pharma
AIR partners with leading pharmaceutical companies to design, build, and support advanced automation systems for complex, highly regulated production environments.
Semiconductor
Enabling startups, global semiconductor equipment OEMs, and semiconductor fabs to scale to high-volume production systems.
Food & beverage
Proven experience across a wide range of food and beverage manufacturing processes and products including tea, bakery, pet foods, ready meals, beverage and tobacco.
Automotive
We bring the latest automation thinking, expertise, and equipment from ultrasonic welding, clipping, screwing, and snapping to materials handling, inspection, and traceability.
Consumer goods
AIR brings together deep, specialist automation expertise to deliver complex solutions across cosmetics, personal care, pet care, and electronics manufacturing.
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About AIR
AIR combines deep engineering expertise, industrial scale, and advanced capability in one powerful partner for ambitious, progressive manufacturers.
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Deep process and systems expertise, engineered to optimize performance, efficiency, and long-term operational success.
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We partner with ambitious, progressive manufacturers across the medical, pharma, semiconductor, food & beverage, automotive, and consumer goods sectors. Discover how AIR can help your drive innovation, efficiency, and scale.
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Emerging technology,
semiconductor and more
AIR in Silicon Valley focuses on high-tech industries, offering specialized expertise in semiconductors, medical products, renewable energy, emerging technologies and data storage. Across our six sites, we work in a range of sectors:
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Medical, pharmaceutical
and more
AIR in Shannon, Ireland focuses on advanced automation for the MedTech industry. Across our six sites, we work in a range of sectors:
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Deep expertise for
progressive manufacturers
Across our six sites, we offer specialized expertise and automation innovation to a range of sectors:
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Pharma, medical, food and beverage,
consumer goods and more
Across our six sites, AIR works in a range of sectors:
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Medical devices, filling
machines and more
AIR in Sligo, Ireland delivers advanced automation solutions for medical and life sciences manufacturers, including flexible filling systems and high-speed filling systems. Across our six sites, we work in a range of sectors:
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Deep automotive
expertise and more
AIR in Rochester Hills specializes in the design and manufacture of fully integrated stand-alone assembly, specialized machines, and automated and secondary assembly equipment. Across our six sites, we work in a range of sectors:
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Modular Automation Update

Modular Automation
is now AIR

New name. Same people, expertise, and service.

We’re proud to say that Modular Automation has been acquired by leading automation solution provider, Automated Industrial Robotics (AIR). Overall, this move adds additional capabilities, engineering expertise, and technical depth to our facility in Shannon, Ireland. You’ll enjoy the same service, innovation, and relationships you’re used to from Modular Automation, and now gain access to:
45
+
years’ track record. Delivering
innovation and scale since 1979. 
400000
+
sq ft across 6 facilities. Three sites
in Ireland, two in the US, and one in UK. 
600
+
global team. The ideal,
cross-functional team for each project.  
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Capabilities

Deep MedTech
expertise and more

Our Shannon site has built a reputation as a leader in advanced automation for the MedTech industry since 1986, driving innovation and progress in medical device assembly, surgical instruments, orthopedic, cardiology & CRM, and more. We offer proven product development processes, rapid prototyping and scaling, customized solutions and a range of capabilities. Now with the addition of more AIR sites, we offer further capabilities.

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Vivian Farrell, President AIR Ireland
In AIR, we’ve found a partner who shares our values of serving customers while creating a rewarding environment for our team members to challenge themselves and grow. Joining AIR empowers us to expand the reach of our cutting-edge automation solutions and advanced automation expertise to our global MedTech clients and builds on our shared values of serving customers wherever they operate.
Vivian Farrell, President AIR Shannon (formerly CEO, Modular Automation)
Sectors
Medical, pharmaceutical
and more
AIR in Shannon, Ireland focuses on advanced automation for the MedTech industry. Across our six sites, we work in a range of sectors:
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Case studies
Scientist with digital biotech graphics overlaid
Biotech innovation accelerated by semiconductor-grade automation and process integration

A leading biotech manufacturer needed to industrialize a proprietary genomic process by embedding it into a large, automated tool. While the company was an expert in genetic science, semiconductor-style…

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Scaling high-volume medical device assembly to support rapid sales growth

A manufacturer and supplier to the medical device industry required a new automated assembly machine to support significant sales growth and increasing order fulfillment demands. Following consultation,…

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Production-ready laser ablation for sensitive medical device components

The customer required precise laser ablation of polymer and metallic components that were sensitive to thermal and oxidative degradation. They struggled to develop a laser process that could meet tight…

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Why AIR?
Automated Industrial Robotics (AIR) unites technical depth, operational strength, and modern capability in a single partner built for ambitious manufacturers.
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