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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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Automation for the world’s
leading automotive companies

AIR has enabled innovative, large-scale, advanced manufacturing in the automotive sector since 1979. Now with over 600 specialists, six facilities, and more than 400,000 sq ft of production space, we partner with some of the world’s largest automotive companies, helping to drive innovation and progress.

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45-year track record.
Delivering innovation and scale for the automotive sector since 1979.
600+ global team.
Drawing on decades of innovation in high-speed, automated automotive manufacturing.
6 fully integrated facilities.
One team across multiple US and European facilities, with 400,000+ sq ft of production space.
Thanks to AIR, we went into production with a complicated piece of equipment just two days after install. That’s practically unheard of here.
Lead technician, leading global automotive manufacturer
Why AIR for automotive

End-to-end partner

Deep, agile partnership and complete lifecycle support — from concept and design through build and commissioning to ongoing optimization.

AIR collaborates with some of the world’s top automotive manufacturers, with solutions delivered in the US, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Scale and agility
With 600 people, six facilities, and 400,000 sq ft of capability behind us, we have the infrastructure to scale complex solutions reliably. Yet we operate with the flexibility, energy, and hands-on mindset of an ambitious, progressive engineering partner to help our automotive clients innovate, scale, and win.
Scale and agility
Deep automotive production expertise
We bring the latest automation thinking, expertise, and equipment from welding, clipping, screwing, and snapping to materials handling, inspection, and traceability. Our cross-functional automotive engineering expertise will help bring your products to market faster, smarter, and more sustainably.
Expertise
Proven, consistent, 7-step project management framework
Every automotive automation project is executed using our proven, standardized seven-step project management framework consistently applied across the AIR organization. Combining engineering disciplines, key suppliers, and customers into a single, unified delivery model.
Project management
All-in commitment
Our project management system provides structure and consistency, but collaboration is where we truly differentiate. We align around shared goals, open communication, and clear accountability, integrating automotive customers and suppliers into one focused team.
All-in commitment
Full lifecycle support with AIR360
When new automotive manufacturing systems go live, we don’t step back; we lean in. AIR360 delivers full lifecycle support for both our systems and third-party equipment, with proactive maintenance, training, and upgrades that maximize performance, reduce downtime, and extend asset life.
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Automotive capabilities
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Red cars moving along an automotive assembly line
Automotive capabilities

Device and product experience

AIR has experience in a wide range of automotive manufacturing processes, including forming, welding, clipping, punching, bonding, screwing, snapping, trimming, laminating, testing, and inspecting.

Complete assembly lines
The capability and capacity to deliver complete, fully integrated production lines.
Robotic integrations
For assembly, welding, material handling, and more.
Welding
Expertise across all welding technologies, including cutting-edge ultrasonic solutions.
Material handling
Streamlining and automating the movement of components and sub-assemblies.
Testing & inspection
Automating and advancing inspection with vision systems, SCADA tools, and more.

Automotive manufacturing capabilities

AIR delivers innovative process thinking and automation. We offer serial and parallel process solutions, hybrid systems, flexible tooling, and fully automated systems. Our robotic welding, clipping, and screwing processes provide high work density and efficient point-to-point cycle times. We also offer process diagnostics, data acquisition, and reporting to ensure complete performance monitoring and predictive maintenance, helping your business move toward Industry 4.0 and prepare for Industry 5.0.

Automotive manufacturing expertise

Welding & bonding

  • Ultrasonic welding, adhesion, bonding, and lamination
  • Electromagnetic welding
  • Infrared welding
  • Spin welding
  • Hot plate welding
  • Heat stake welding
  • Laser welding
  • Dispensing & bonding
  • Glass bonding

Inspection & testing

  • Function Testing
  • Leak testing
  • Inspection
  • CMM Inspection & scanning
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Certification and standards excellence

  • Fanuc authorized system integrator
  • Kawasaki preferred integrator
  • ISO 9001 certified
  • Robotics Industries Association member
  • Thomas verified and approved
The feedback from our side on how well the system works and how well the teams worked together is exactly what we look for in our partnerships. I look forward to carrying this success forward.
Engineering manager, leading supplier of lightweight composites for vehicle electrification
Sites
AIR Wakefield facility exterior
Rochester Hills, MI, USA
AIR Rochester Hills facility exterior
Wakefield, UK
AIR Shannon facility exterior
Shannon, Ireland
AIR Silicon Valley facility exterior in Fremont
Silicon Valley, CA, USA
AIR Mullingar facility exterior
Mullingar, Ireland
AIR Sligo facility exterior
Sligo, Ireland
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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.
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