ATI Industrial AutomationNot yet claimed

About ATI Industrial Automation

ATI Industrial Automation is a United States maker of robotic end-of-arm tooling — the hardware that sits between a robot arm and its work. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Apex, North Carolina, ATI is best known for automatic robotic tool changers that let one robot switch between grippers, weld guns and other tools mid-cycle, and for multi-axis force/torque sensors that give industrial, collaborative and surgical robots a sense of touch for assembly, polishing, teleoperation and force-controlled processes. Its catalogue also covers utility couplers, material-removal and deburring tools, robotic collision sensors, manual tool changers and compliance devices, engineered and manufactured at its North Carolina campus with around 100 engineers on staff (company-stated at acquisition).

Since 2021 ATI has operated as a business unit of Novanta Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVT), which acquired it for $172 million upfront plus contingent payments; this profile covers ATI as the operating brand, and Novanta itself is not separately profiled. For partners, ATI is the default independent source for tool-changing and force-sensing interfaces across robot brands.

Products & services

• Robotic and automatic tool changers, and manual tool changers, for payloads from small cobots to heavy industrial robots
• Multi-axis force/torque sensing systems for force-controlled assembly, surface finishing, teleoperation and research
• Utility couplers for power, signal, air and fluid pass-through at the tool interface
• Material-removal tools (deburring, deflashing, surface preparation) and robotic collision sensors
• Compliance devices and end-of-arm tooling engineering support

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