Machine designers and developers of all things automated

Automated Technologies Ltd - a British design and engineering company based in south Manchester, UK

Over 30yrs experience designing special purpose machines for many diverse applications

Software, electronics and mechanical engineering skills in-house to develop prototypes for all sectors

Product development, reverse engineering, R&D and proof of concept

Services

we offer an engineering service to design and build your customised machine

Machine design & build

Automated Machinery
Semi-automated
Enhancements & Upgrades

Research and Development

Proof Of Concept
Early Prototyping
Prove and Develop IP

Software

GUI, Database
Machine Vision & Inspection
Low level embedded control

result data into sql database for data analysis

Data logging and monitoring

Mesh Networks, Remote Access
Audit trail, LIMS, SQL
Trends, Chromatographs, Reports

computer aided design CAD and computer aided manufacture CAM service to design your machine

CAD/CAM

Prototype Design
Problem Solving
Visualisation

Electronics

Interfacing, IOT, Sensor Technology
Reverse Engineering
Repair and Servicing

Laboratory Automation

Drug Development
High Throughput Screening
Point Of Care Devices

Assembly Work

Manual wiring and build
Automated Assembly
Modules, Looms, Mechanical

A few examples of previous machines

We have completed over 100 successful projects to date

All of our products are unique designs, we can reverse engineer and improve / update most systems if required

we design industrial machines for handling complex parts

Custom automated handling machine

For complex parts with variable geometry and wide tolerances

Dynamometer

Torque and fatigue testing machine for longevity of titanium parts

Bespoke automated handling machine design for heavy factory ceramics

a 6-axis collaborative robot interfaced to a SCARA robot

Epson SCARA robot and collaborative 6-axis robot working together

POC for ultrasonic welding of plastics

our design for a vision system using opencv to inspect a 96 well plate

Automated microplate handling solution for pharmaceutical laboratory

Pick-place from source dish to well plate using AI vision system and custom gantry robot

automated laminating machine for early proof of concept

Desktop size prototype machine

Open ended can laminating machine design for printing company

Feedback

Dual robotic arm cell for automated building of blood oxygenators (ECMO):
"I have no hesitation in recommending them for finding the best solutions in the shortest timescales - whatever the machine or budget"

Professor W.R Johns (Director)
Haemair Ltd

3000 hour torque test for titanium parts using SAW technology:
"With its history of innovation, Automated Technologies was a natural choice to design and build the dynamometer"

sensors.co.uk

"Competant machine build. Design was delivered in time and within budget with a great level of support too. Automated Technologies Ltd are my number one machine supplier for machinery automation services"