Tech-Con Automation Inc., Burlington, ON, has signed an exclusive agreement with Flow International Corp. ,Kent, WA to provide the automotive market with robotic waterjet cutting systems.

This agreement covers new robotic waterjet cells and includes service contracts and retrofits on any existing installed base within the automotive industry for Canada, US and Mexico. For all waterjet applications, both new and retrofits or basic service work, Tech-Con Automation Inc. will use exclusively Flow products along with local inventory to support the retrofit market.

“Tech-Con Automation has a very talented and experienced staff,” says Duane Snider, advanced robotics applications business manager for Flow International. “They have built and engineered turnkey systems using Flow waterjet cutting systems for years. They definitely have the expertise to execute and service a wide variety of robotic systems for the automotive waterjet market. This partnership between two industry leaders will provide new, innovative capabilities and ongoing support to the automotive industry.”

Adds Casey DiBattista, president of Tech-Con: “This is a very strategic move for both Tech-Con Automation Inc. and Flow International Corp. We have the expertise in this market and we will take full advantage of these opportunities. I have worked with the Flow product line for many years and I am proud to partner with them in the automotive market place.”

Tech-Con Automation builds robotic systems and integrated solutions for pallet based assembly lines, material handling, industrial automation and robotic waterjet cutting cells.

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