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May 14 2026
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Tips and Tricks for Managing Your Kinetic Dashboards | Epicor Insights 2026

After successful sessions at Epicor Insights in both 2024 and 2025, Innovative Automation is returning to Nashville for Insights 2026 for the third consecutive year as a...
Raw aluminum and steel stock organized in a machining shop at Innovative Automation facility in Barrie
Apr 22 2026
Articles

What Happens to the Metal That Doesn’t Make the Cut 

  Every automation system we build begins the same way: with solid material. Aluminum blocks, steel stock, and extrusions are staged on the shop floor in oversized form,...
Cell and gene therapy automation system inside sterile isolator with robotic arm handling vials
Apr 16 2026
Articles

Why Gene and Cell Therapy Manufacturing Needs a Different Kind of Automation Partner

Gene and cell therapy manufacturing operates under conditions that fundamentally change how automation systems must be designed. In most industries, a process deviation creates...
Row of Siemens SINAMICS variable frequency drives installed in an industrial control panel
Mar 20 2026
Articles

Efficient and Functional Electrical Control Panels: Why They Should Be a Priority in Your Automation Strategy

Automation projects are typically evaluated on what the machine produces: cycle times, throughput, system footprint, integration complexity. Those are the numbers that appear in...
Innovative Automation engineer inspecting an industrial robotic arm during system integration at our Barrie, Ontario facility.
Mar 03 2026
Articles

When Is It Time to Automate?

Every manufacturing company eventually reaches a point where its existing processes are no longer sufficient to support the next stage of growth. Production is running. Demand is...
Mexico and LATAM automation partner network map with Innovative Automation branding
Feb 19 2026
Articles

Supporting Mexico & LATAM Through Our Partner Network

Manufacturing across Mexico and Latin America continues to expand, particularly in industries such as automotive, aerospace, consumer products, white goods, and medical device...
Two engineers reviewing technical drawings for a custom automated manufacturing machine
Feb 19 2026
Articles

What “Production-Ready Automation” Really Means

Not every automation system is built for manufacturing environments. Some machines perform well in demos but struggle once they face full shifts, part variation, and daily...
Welcome sign at Singapore Airshow 2026 event entrance
Feb 03 2026
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Innovative Automation Expands Global Reach at Singapore Airshow 2026

Innovative Automation is attending Singapore Airshow 2026 to explore new global opportunities, strengthen partnerships, and expand our presence in Southeast Asia. As a Canadian...
Jan 29 2026
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Next Stop: Expo Manufactura 2026 — Innovative Automation in Monterrey

Expo Manufactura 2026 is almost here — and Innovative Automation is excited to be in Monterrey, Mexico fromFebruary 3–5, 2026 for one of the region’s most important manufacturing...
Jan 06 2026
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Innovative Automation Exhibiting at Expo Manufactura 2026 in Monterrey, Mexico

Innovative Automation is proud to announce that we will be exhibiting at Expo Manufactura 2026, taking place February 3–5, 2026 in Monterrey, Mexico. This flagship manufacturing...
Minister Stephen Crawford and MPP Andrea Khanjin tour Innovative Automation Inc., a leader in Ontario advanced manufacturing and automation technology.
Aug 11 2025
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Ontario Leaders Visit Advanced Manufacturing Facility in Barrie

Showcasing Ontario’s Manufacturing Future: A Visit from Minister Stephen Crawford and MPP Andrea Khanjin This week, Innovative Automation proudly welcomed Ontario’s Minister of...
Jun 05 2025
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RoboClip & RoboTape: Standardized Automation at Automate 2025

In May, our team exhibited at Automate 2025 in Detroit, Michigan, where we had the opportunity to demonstrate two of our latest automation technologies: RoboTape, our established...
Trudy Pogue and Michael Bayley from Innovative Automation attend and speak at Epicor Insights 2025
May 07 2025
News

Taming Dashboard Dragons at Epicor Insights 2025

Our very own Trudy Pogue and Michael Bayley took the stage in Las Vegas to lead a customer-driven session titled “Taming the Dashboard Dragons of Application Studio.” Drawing...
RoboClip Automated Clipping Machine - 2 Feeders
May 01 2025
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Innovative Automation Launches RoboClip™

 BARRIE, ON, May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Following the success of RoboTape™ — the industry's most advanced robotic tape installation system and a strategic collaboration...
Apr 24 2025
News

Returning to Automate 2025

We’re excited to announce that Innovative Automation will be back on the show floor at Automate 2025, taking place May 12–15 in Detroit, Michigan. As a long-time attendee and...
Autonomous mobile robot docking
Apr 24 2025
Articles

The Benefits of Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs)

The Future of Automation: Exploring the Benefits of AMR Technology In the constantly evolving landscape of technology and automation, AMRs (Autonomous Mobile Robots) have emerged...
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Automate 2015

Innovative Automation Inc., in co-operation with the Ontario Government and other Ontario businesses, will be participating in Automate 2015 in the Ontario Pavilion (Booth 588). Automate is the largest solutions-based showcase of automation technologies in North...

We’ve Expanded!

We've expanded! We now have an additional location at 41 Saunders Road in Barrie, Ontario. This new location adds an additional 20,000 square feet of manufacturing space.

Innovative Receives Silver at Canada’s Safest Employers Award Gala

Innovative Automation Inc. is the proud new recipient of a Silver Award for the Manufacturing category of “Canada’s Safest Employers”, presented on October 30, 2013 at a gala in Toronto. Canada's Safest Employers Award is presented by Canadian Occupational Safety...

Take our Kids to Work Day

Innovative Automation is pleased to welcome Katrina, Emmitt and Andrew, three Grade 9 students who will be working with us on November 6 as part of “Take Our Kids to Work Day”, a national learning initiative to provide Grade 9 students with exposure to a variety of...

100K for the United Way

Innovative Automation is pleased to partner with TD Bank as a co-sponsor of the “100K for United Way…

Innovative wraps up Movember

Innovative Mo'vember wrap-up! Here is a final picture of some of the team sporting our Mo's! This year we raised over $2,200 for the cause. You can find out more about "Mo'vember" here.

Innovative Mo’vember Update

Innovative Mo'vember update! Here is a picture of some of the team, sporting various mustaches in support of a great cause! You can find out more about "Mo'vember" here.

Innovative Mo’vember Kickoff

Innovative kicks off Mo'vember! Here is a picture of some of the team, cleanly shaven and ready to grow our mo's in support of a great cause! You can find out more about "Mo'vember" here.

Take Our Kids to Work Day

Innovative Automation is pleased to welcome Grade 9 students on November 7, 2012, during the annual "Take Our Kids to Work Day". After a quick morning session to get to know each other, the students will travel in groups through each department, participating in...

Innovative nominated for Employer of the Year

Innovative Automation has just been named as one of three finalists in the Barrie Mayor's Employer of the Year Award. The award will be handed out at a gala event on Nov 30. Other finalists in this category are OLG Slots and Industrial Safety Trainers. Innovative won...

Innovative Automation Supports United Way

The leadership and staff at Barrie manufacturer Innovative Automation Inc. celebrate the early summer weather with daily walks that combine health and charity. Long-time supporters of United Way Greater Simcoe County (they donated more than $37,000 to the agency's...

Innovative Automation Inc.’s United Way campaign total, $50,100!

Innovative Automation Inc.'s United Way campaign for 2009 raised $50,100 for the United Way of Greater Simcoe County. Innovative raised the money through employee participation, fun events and a corporate donation. Our campaign helped the United Way of Greater Simcoe...

United Way Honours Businesses

"It's also about community spirit"By Nicki Cruickshank The Barrie Examiner The company's two biggest fundraisers are iBay, their innovative silent auction, and their pie-in-the-face event that alone raised $11,700. In total, Innovative Automation raised $24,544 for...