Ontario automation supplier wins 12-million-Euro contracts

BARRIE, Ont.– Prodomax Automation Ltd., a member of the Jenoptik Group, has won two new orders which together are worth more than 12 million euros.

In 2018 Jenoptik acquired Prodomax, a specialized industrial engineering firm that focuses on machine integration and process automation in the automotive industry, with headquarters in Barrie, Ontario.

Jenoptik’s Light & Production division offers cutting-edge laser processing technologies to the automotive market. It has about 4,000 employees worldwide.

The first order is from a major Tier 1 automotive client for two of their manufacturing plants located in the southern United States. The scope of supply includes several assembly lines incorporating state-of-the-art material processing and material handling solutions.

The second order is for an assembly project to be delivered and commissioned in mid-2019 for a production increase on a successful General Motors program.

Prodomax and the Jenoptik automation business, which is located in Rochester Hills, Mich., have successfully collaborated on engineering technical solutions for their combined customer base.