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Automation Engineering:

Helping you automate all the things in your business that soak up too much time and labour.

Enginuity’s rapidly growing team of mechanical, electronics, and mechatronics professionals is Atlantic Canada’s premier robotics and industrial automation integrator.

Have a process to improve? We can help.

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We approach automation as a means to help create efficiency in your business and ultimately save you time and money.

From canned fish to beers and sea cucumbers, automation engineering technology is applicable and can be tailor-fit to a wide range of industries and processes — across different samples, sizes and rates.

Sorting Pharmaceuticals with Machine Vision and Robotics

Through machine vision and robotics, Enginuity was able to help Unbound Chemicals in their journey of recycling valuable pharmaceutical waste.

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Doubling Food Production with Automation

With an ROI of approximately 2 years, IMO Foods in Yarmouth, NS has streamlined the packaging process of their popular Kersen Canned Fish, capturing all that is Industry 4.0. 

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Enginuity’s Beer Serving Robot

In celebration of Atlantic Canada’s Brewing Industry, Enginuity decided to film and program a robot serving beer. How to order? Just flash a photo of the beer desired and give the robot a finger sign of how many beers you want.

Flexible and unbiased automation and robotics solutions, tailored just for you.

We learn what you need — from the people who actually interact with the process — and formulate a solution unique to your business, including ongoing training, documentation, and service support.

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IMO Foods and Enginuity yaskawa robot kersen

Flexible and unbiased automation and robotics solutions, tailored just for you.

We learn what you need — from the people who actually interact with the process — and formulate a solution unique to your business, including ongoing training, documentation, and service support.

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Stay competitive in a world that’s heavily automated.

Many industries face challenges in maintaining a skilled labour force.w

Automating tasks involving intensive labour, quality control, repetitive movements, and product placement creates a more efficient and accurate product flow and leaves more complex tasks and skilled jobs available for humans.

Client communication, an open-door policy, and effective project management are central to our automation projects.

Clients are integral to the process, working with us onsite to explore concepts and solve problems.

Working with industry-leading robotics and controls providers results in client-driven, fit-for-purpose process improvements in manufacturing, assembly, and packaging.

Can Atlantic Canada’s Labour Shortage be Solved by Robotics and Automation Engineering?

Written by Nathan Field, Enginuity’s Robotics and Automation Manager

Nathan Field our lead and guru Mechatronics Engineer takes a moment to discuss the solutions to such a challenging issue facing our Atlantic community. He also dives into detail about options at different ROI levels with keen insight into the competitive advantage.
labour shortage
labour shortage

Can Atlantic Canada’s Labour Shortage be Solved by Robotics?

Written by Nathan Field, Enginuity’s Robotics and Automation Manager

Nathan Field our lead and guru Mechatronics Engineer takes a moment to discuss the solutions to such a challenging issue facing our Atlantic community. He also dives into detail about options at different ROI levels with keen insight into the competitive advantage.
Ignition by Inductive Automation
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We are a Certified Automation Integrator.

As the newest addition to Enginuity’s repertoire, automation and robotics is paving the way to a more automated region, bringing Eastern Canada in line with the global ‘state of the art’.

Ignition 8.1 Certification | via Inductive Automation

Enginuity is currently the only Ignition Certified Integrator in Nova Scotia. However, we take pride in being able to work with anywhere in the world.

IoT Certified Opto Partner | via Opto 22

If you’re looking to do preventive maintenance, advanced data analytics, increase operational efficiencies, and reduce costs, then an IoT solution might be for you. Enginuity is proud to be one of the few Opto 22 IoT Certified Partners in Canada.

The days of keeping employees on your production line for 25 years are over. See what automation can do for you.

To maintain your market relevance, it is important to implement engineered process improvements. Our automation and robotics team can help you achieve this by identifying potential areas for improvement and implementing solutions that streamline your processes. With their expertise and foresight, they can see where your business is heading and work to get you there efficiently and effectively.

Brands that we work with

 

Industrial Automation and Process Automation

Enginuity offers a full range of automation services:

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Industrial Controls

include systems and instrumentation for industrial processes.

Enginuity has expertise in:

  • PLCs — Programmable logic controllers are industrial computers adapted for the control of manufacturing processes like assembly lines or robotic devices. They are rugged, highly reliable, and easy to program.
  • HMIs — Human-machine interfaces are industrial-grade user interfaces, or dashboards, that allow a person to a control a machine, system, or device.
  • Upgrades to legacy equipment to establish smart, new, and efficient processes
  • Creation or upgrade of entire production lines
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Machine Vision

is a computer’s ability to see using video cameras, analog-to-digital conversion (ADC), and digital signal processing (DSP).

Image data is fed to a computer or robot controller to accomplish tasks such as shape identification, sorting, grading, and scanning.

Enginuity’s experts can help you establish machine vision processes for:

  • Quality control — Machines optimize production lines through improved speed and accuracy. Machine vision is ultra-fast and can identify any number of defects.
  • AI — Use Artificial Intelligence to learn from the process to ensure accuracy is maintained and improved over time.
  • Classification — Machine vision can classify parts or components.
  • Determining volume and weight — 3D vision can be used to find the volume of objects, so you know when a can is full or a package is at capacity.
  • Production identification – Reading bar codes, RFID, and QR codes to determine next steps in the process.
  • Thermal sensing — Indicates if a person or product is present or if a device is overheating.
  • Grading — Many food items must be graded, like eggs or apple

Not quite sure where to start?

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Automation solutions tailored for you.

We did it for them, find out how we can do it for you.

Case Study

Automating Sea Cucumber Grading with Industry 4.0

Ocean Pride Fisheries had a need to solve picking sea cucumbers accurately, efficiently, and with a low tolerance so they could move the labour force to another production line. New robotic vision sorting system designed, built, installed, and commissioned.

sea cucumber grading
sea cucumber grading

Case Study

Automating Sea Cucumber Grading with Industry 4.0

Ocean Pride Fisheries had a need to solve picking sea cucumbers accurately, efficiently, and with a low tolerance so they could move the labour force to another production line. New robotic vision sorting system designed, built, installed, and commissioned.

enginuity imo foods kersen automation robotics palletizing system

Case Study

Doubling Food Production with Automation

IMO Foods in Yarmouth, NS has streamlined the packaging process of their popular Kersen Canned Fish, using Enginuity’s Robotics & Automation Team, capturing all that is Industry 4.0. With Enginuity’s Can Conveyance and Palletizing system, IMO can now double their production length to meet market demand with this food automation solution.

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Nathan Field

Automation and Robotics Manager

 

Nathan Field leads the Automation and Robotics team at Enginuity Inc. He has a passion for what he does and truly enjoys automation, robotics, and industry 4.0 technologies.

Graduating in Ontario in 2017 with an associate degree in electrical engineering technology (automation stream), he quickly became an electrical and controls designer for a company out of Ontario, working on large projects for some very well-known clients.

Since moving to Nova Scotia in late 2019 Nathan has worked for Enginuity Inc., bringing their automation and robotics division to life.

Nathan has seen the potential of automation while working in Ontario, and he hopes to help develop it here in Atlantic Canada. He hopes to skip the many years classic factories took to incrementally upgrade their automated systems and bring Industry 4.0 capability to current projects. This will help ensure scalability and optimal functionality – and can allow companies to remain competitive on the worlds stage.

For more information, you may contact us here.

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News and ideas involving our automation capabilities.

Related Services

Industry 4.0 Program

IoT and Device Connectivity, Productivity and QA Focus, Machine Health and Remote Monitoring, SCADA Systems and Data Handling, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning

Robotics

Machine Vision and QA Systems, Third Party Robotics Integration, Controls & Electrical Schematics, Panel Build & Test, Risk & ROI Assessments and Monitoring

Advanced Engineering and Special Services

Finite Element Analysis/Numerical Analysis (FEA), Industrial Design, Functional Safety Assessments, CNC Machine & Prototyping

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