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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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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
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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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News and insights

The latest news and insights
from AIR

Welcome to KAON Automation!

KAON Automation is the new name for Automation Technology Services, the cutting-edge automation specialist established in 2005 by co-founders Garreth Finlay and Fergus Hynes.

Sewtec-Open-Day-Tour

On Thursday 7th October, the Sewtec Automation team held its first annual open day at our premises in Wakefield.

5 Benefits of Outsourcing Medical Equipment to a Contract Manufacturer

Learn the top 5 benefits to outsourcing the manufacturing of your medical equipment to a trusted Equipment Contract Manufacturer.

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When you need to scale your production capability, or build your equipment in volume and at speed, working with an Equipment Contract Manufacturer such as Modular

Sewtec Open Day 2021

Join us at our state-of-the-art facility in Wakefield for our first open day and discover the world of Sewtec Automation.

We’ve retained our ISO 9001:2015 Certification

We’re proud to announce that we have successfully completed our BSI ISO 9001:2015 Surveillance Audit with zero non-conformances. The certification which is recognised internationally is…

We’ve partnered with IT Sligo on their Mechatronics Work-Based Engineering Degree

We’re delighted to announce that we’ve partnered with IT Sligo on their Mechatronics Work-Based Engineering Degree, and we’re looking for students to join our Engineering…

New partnership with PMC in Canada

Packaging Machinery Concepts (PMC Ltd.) have partnered with Sewtec to offer customers a range of bespoke and standard packaging machinery solutions.

New partnership with Amecsa

Sewtec have partnered with packaging machinery suppliers, Amecsa, who operate throughout Central America and the Caribbean.

Introducing our CFO, Robert Glynn

We’re delighted to welcome Robert Glynn to our Senior Leadership Team as Chief Financial Officer. Rob is a Chartered Management Accountant with 20 years experience with Thermo…

OEM Equipment Manufacturing Is Not DIY

Learn how to make the best use of your runway and bridge the valley of death by focusing on your IP and outsourcing custom automation design and build

Owens Design Adds 30,000 SQFT of New Design & Manufacturing Facilities

Owens Design now has 30,000 SQFT to meet the demand for the design, build and volume production of custom equipment and factory automation solutions

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Talk to AIR’s team about your latest manufacturing challenge. We’re here to help you bring your latest innovations to market quickly and at scale. Ideating, designing, building, commissioning, and supporting your next wave of automated manufacturing.