Aerotech

Aerotech is a U.S.-based precision motion control and automation company founded in 1970. The company says it began in a Pittsburgh garage and describes itself as an engineering-focused, privately held business. It works with customers around the world on precision motion and automation challenges, supporting applications ranging from manufacturing and measurement to medical-device production and space-related technology. Its offerings span standard motion and positioning products, custom-engineered motion systems, integrated automation systems, turnkey machines, and 3D metrology systems. Aerotech presents these as scalable solutions, from individual components to complete systems, and highlights design and engineering, applied technology support, integration, and assistance from design through production. Its stated value proposition emphasizes accuracy, throughput, reliability, and reducing total cost and implementation risk. The company’s history and current portfolio include the Automation1 motion control platform, the HexGen hexapod product series, and cleanroom manufacturing capabilities for ultra-clean automation systems. In 2021 it launched Peak Metrology as an Aerotech company focused on capital equipment for surface metrology processes. Aerotech also reports a global support presence, a Singapore office established in 2020, a German facility with integration, metrology, and manufacturing capabilities, and a South Korean joint venture with ANI Motion Tech. In 2024, Aerotech and ANI Motion Tech invested in a Korean manufacturing and research facility serving semiconductor and display manufacturing equipment.

Aerotech traces its beginnings to 1970, when its founders started the company in a Pittsburgh garage. The company describes its origins as engineering-led and says that it has retained an engineering focus as it grew from those beginnings into a privately held business serving customers and industries around the world. Its work centers on precision motion control and automation, with offerings ranging from individual motion components to custom systems and complete automation solutions. Over time, Aerotech expanded its product and service scope beyond standard motion and positioning products. Its current portfolio includes custom-engineered motion systems, integrated automation, turnkey machines, and 3D metrology systems. The company also describes design and engineering, applied technologies, and customer support as parts of its project engagement, from early design and proof of concept through implementation and ongoing production. The company’s published milestones record several product and capability developments. In 2016, Aerotech launched the HexGen hexapod product series. In 2017, it established a South Korean joint venture with ANI Motion Tech Ltd. and constructed a facility in Fürth, Germany, with integration, metrology, and manufacturing capabilities. In 2020, Aerotech expanded into a second Pittsburgh facility, reported to increase manufacturing space to 220,000 square feet, established a Singapore office, and launched the Automation1 motion control platform. In 2021, Aerotech launched Peak Metrology as an Aerotech company dedicated to capital equipment for surface metrology processes, and Robert Novotnak was named company president. In 2023, the company doubled its cleanroom capacity to 6,500 square feet (600 square meters) of ISO Class 6 space, with cell-specific ISO Class 5 areas for manufacturing ultra-clean automation systems. In 2024, Aerotech and ANI Motion Tech invested in a new Korean manufacturing and research facility for semiconductor and display manufacturing equipment. That year, Aerotech also introduced the Automation1 XA4 drives, which it described as cost-effective, high-performance drives intended to make precision motion control more accessible.

• Aerotech is founded in a Pittsburgh garage

• Launch of the HexGen hexapod product series

• South Korean joint venture established with ANI Motion Tech Ltd.; Fürth, Germany facility constructed

• Expansion into a second Pittsburgh facility, establishment of a Singapore office, and launch of the Automation1 platform

• Peak Metrology launches as an Aerotech company; Robert Novotnak is named company president

• Cleanroom capacity doubles to 6,500 sq. ft. of ISO Class 6 space, with cell-specific ISO Class 5 areas

• Investment with ANI Motion Tech in a Korean manufacturing and research facility

• Introduction of Automation1 XA4 drives

An engineering-focused precision motion and automation partner offering standard products, customized systems, integration, and global technical support.

• Automation1

  Motion control platform launched in 2020.

• Automation1 XA4 drives

  Drives introduced in 2024 and described by Aerotech as cost-effective and high-performance.

• HexGen

  Hexapod product series launched in 2016.

• Peak Metrology

  An Aerotech company launched in 2021 to build capital equipment for surface metrology processes.

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