Automation Services & Industrial Supply

Factory Automation Services & Industrial Supply

Great Lakes Robotics provides automation programming, technical support, dimensional inspection, industrial software, machine guarding and automation equipment for manufacturers, machine builders and system integrators across the United States.

From robot and PLC programming to aluminum extrusion, industrial controls, labeling and custom software, we support both the engineering and equipment sides of factory automation.

Robot cell with safety guarding and a pick-and-place gripper in a factory setting.

Automation Services

Great Lakes Robotics provides practical automation engineering support for manufacturers, machine builders and system integrators. From robot and PLC programming through commissioning, troubleshooting and dimensional inspection, we help get equipment running reliably and keep projects moving.

  • Robot Programming
  • PLC & HMI Programming
  • Controls Integration
  • Commissioning & Troubleshooting
  • Portable Metrology & Dimensional Inspection

Equipment & Supply

We supply industrial automation components and engineered equipment packages for machine builds, upgrades and production support. Our focus is on practical supply backed by technical understanding, from individual components through complete framing, guarding and identification packages.

  • Aluminum Extrusion & Machine Framing
  • Machine Guarding & Safety Enclosures
  • Controls Hardware
  • Industrial Networking & Sensors
  • Industrial Labels, Tags & Equipment Identification
Featured Supply

Aluminum Extrusion & Machine Framing

Industrial aluminum extrusion, framing components and engineered machine structures for factory automation.

Great Lakes Robotics supplies aluminum extrusion systems for machine frames, robot cells, guarding, workstations, fixtures and general industrial construction.

We can support anything from individual profiles and hardware through cut-to-length framing packages and complete machine-frame assemblies.

Unlike a catalogue-only extrusion supplier, Great Lakes Robotics can assist with the surrounding application as well as the components themselves.

Aluminum extrusion profiles, brackets, hinges, handles and leveling feet on a workbench, with extrusion frames behind.

Typical support

  • Profile selection
  • Frame layout
  • Guarding integration
  • Door and access planning
  • Bracket and hardware selection
  • BOM development
  • Cut lists
  • CAD/layout assistance
  • Assembly planning
  • Modification and expansion planning

Typical products and applications

  • T-slot aluminum extrusion
  • Structural profiles
  • Machine frames
  • Robot-cell structures
  • Guarding frames
  • Workstations
  • Equipment stands
  • Bases and support frames
  • Doors and access panels
  • Brackets and gussets
  • Joining hardware
  • T-nuts and fasteners
  • Hinges and handles
  • Feet and leveling components
  • Casters
  • Panel-retaining hardware
  • Cable-management accessories
Industrial Software

Bespoke Industrial Software

Custom software for industrial automation, engineering and manufacturing applications.

Great Lakes Robotics provides access to bespoke industrial software development through Kotec, supporting applications that fall between traditional PLC programming and standard off-the-shelf software.

Great Lakes Robotics acts as the commercial and project interface for Kotec software services in the industrial automation market, helping customers define requirements and coordinate software tailored to their application.

Engineer working on industrial automation software across multiple monitors, with a robot cell visible through the office window.

Not every factory requirement belongs in a PLC. Where an application requires databases, complex data processing, APIs, file handling, reporting, user management or integration with business systems, a purpose-built software application can provide a cleaner and more maintainable solution.

Typical applications

  • Production and engineering tools
  • Machine and equipment utilities
  • Data collection and processing
  • Industrial communication applications
  • OPC UA and equipment interfaces
  • Robot and PLC support applications
  • File and data processing
  • Manufacturing databases
  • Reporting and traceability
  • Engineering calculation software
  • Configuration tools
  • Industrial web applications
  • Desktop applications
  • API integrations
  • Custom automation utilities
Identification Products

Industrial Labels, Tags & Equipment Identification

Standard and custom identification products for electrical panels, machinery and industrial equipment.

Great Lakes Robotics supplies industrial labels and tags for individual requirements through complete machine and panel identification packages.

We can work from drawings, spreadsheets, BOMs or project tag schedules to produce coordinated identification sets for new equipment, retrofits and field modifications.

Printed safety labels, asset tags, engraved nameplates and wire markers on a workbench.

Standard industrial labels

  • Electrical hazard labels
  • Voltage labels
  • Safety labels
  • Danger / Warning / Caution labels
  • Emergency-stop identification
  • Disconnect labels
  • Control-panel labels
  • Equipment identification
  • Machine safety labels

Custom engraved tags

  • Pushbuttons
  • Selector switches
  • Pilot lights
  • Disconnects
  • Junction boxes
  • Valves
  • Machine stations
  • Device identification

Custom printed labels

  • Equipment and device identification
  • Panel labels
  • Warning information
  • Operating instructions
  • Asset identification
  • Project-specific adhesive labels and tags

Send us your drawings, spreadsheets or tag schedule and we can produce a complete machine or panel identification package.

Experience Across Leading Automation Platforms

Great Lakes Robotics supports automation systems built around a range of widely used industrial platforms, technologies and communication standards.

Robotics

  • FANUC
  • ABB
  • KUKA
  • Kawasaki
  • Yaskawa / Motoman
  • Nachi

Controls / PLC Platforms

  • Siemens
  • Rockwell Automation
  • Omron
  • CODESYS
  • Beckhoff
  • Schneider Electric

Sensors / Vision / Measurement

  • SICK
  • Keyence
  • Cognex
  • Zivid
  • Photoneo
  • Mech-Mind

Industrial Communications

  • PROFINET
  • EtherNet/IP
  • OPC UA
  • Modbus TCP
  • DeviceNet
  • PROFIBUS
  • EtherCAT

Brand references indicate technical experience and familiarity only and do not imply authorized distribution, certification or partnership unless specifically stated.

Industries We Support

Michigan-Based. Supporting Customers Nationwide.

Great Lakes Robotics is based in Michigan and supports manufacturers, machine builders and system integrators across the United States.

Our location puts us close to one of the country’s largest concentrations of automotive and industrial manufacturing, while our project support is not limited to the Midwest.

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Based in Michigan. Supporting customers across the United States.