ATI Industrial Automation Timeline

Events

• 2026-07-08 - Partnership - Solving a Costly Automation Challenge with Smarter Robotics - The technical configuration includes force-sensing technology. The work is scoped to robotic bin-picking system. The announcement identifies a named and bounded programme or configuration. - source: novanta.com
• 2025-11-19 - Partnership - ATI QC-110 tool changer supports EMP automation cell - The configuration uses an ATI QC-110 robotic tool changer. The component supports EMP’s manufacturing automation cell. The fact is limited to the named automation cell. - source: ati.novanta.com
• 2025-06-25 - Demonstration - ATI details robotic tool-changing workflow for Productivity Inc. demonstration - The workflow used ATI's QC-11 tool changer for automatic robotic end-of-arm tool exchange. The demonstration showed one robot switching between multiple processes. ATI tied the setup to improved flexibility for robotic workcells. - source: ati.novanta.com
• 2025-06-25 - Capability - ATI details force-torque sensor workflow for challenging robot assembly tasks - The use case paired ATI force-torque sensing with robot assembly work. ATI described the sensors sending force and torque information to the robot for responsive contact control. The workflow targeted challenging insertion and handling tasks in automation. - source: ati.novanta.com
• 2021-08-31 - Acquisition - Novanta completes acquisition of ATI Industrial Automation - ATI said Novanta completed its acquisition of ATI Industrial Automation on August 31, 2021. Novanta contributed drives, motors, encoders and actuators, while ATI contributed robotic tool changers, material-removal tools and force-torque sensors. ATI said the… - source: ati-ia.com