From machines and jigs to automated lines

Custom machines, test equipment, fixtures, and assembly tools, designed around your line and supported through start-up.

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Why APTUS for Automation Engineering

An APTUS engineer working inside a guarded automation cell

We fit how you work

We fit your practices and approvals, so capital projects move quickly and smoothly.

Two APTUS engineers discussing a project on the shop floor

A fresh set of eyes

As product, machine, and line designers, we look for the appropriate solution, not the default one.

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A team you can count on

To build something reliable, you need a reliable team. We'll even fly to your plant in the company plane.

Where we can help

  • Custom machines and automated cells
  • Test equipment and quality fixtures
  • Fixtures, jigs, and assembly tools
  • Upgrades to existing lines
  • Updates to legacy equipment, including reverse engineering
  • Complete documentation packages
  • Build management with our fabrication and controls partners
  • On-site support through start-up

How a project flows

Our full process
Phase 1 of 5

Walk the line

We start on your floor, watching the real process with your operators. What slows it down is rarely what the spreadsheet says.

We learn your process

Phase 2 of 5

Concept

We look for the appropriate solution, not the biggest one. Sometimes that’s a robot cell, sometimes it’s a simple fixture and a better layout.

The appropriate solution

Phase 3 of 5

Design

Mechanical, electrical, controls, and safety, documented well enough that your team can maintain it long after we leave.

Detailed and documented

Phase 4 of 5

Build

We build in our shop and with fabrication and controls partners we’ve worked with for years, and we keep them on schedule.

With trusted partners

Phase 5 of 5

Start-up

We’re on site until it runs at rate, then we train your people and leave you the drawings, code, and spares list.

On site until it runs

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Industries we know well

  • Automotive
  • Industrial Equipment
  • Consumer Products

Not seeing yours? Most of what we do carries over. Ask us.

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