AI and Robotics in Elk Grove Village: FPE Automation Opens New Automation Facility

Introducing FPE Automation's Newest Facility: Handshake Solutions

FPE Automation has opened a state-of-the-art automation facility in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Local since 1963, this is the company's third location in a village nationally known as a hub of innovation and technology.

FPE Automation is an industry leader in advanced industrial technology. Working with the region's local companies both large and small, they realized that businesses were facing hurdles entering into the new age of automation. On the other hand, if those same businesses did not take advantage of at least some of the recent advances in automation, they would have a difficult time remaining competitive and retaining workers. 

Also apparent were the vast differences in companies in terms of how much in-house expertise they had to implement the automation they needed. Some had impressive teams of world-class engineers on staff, ready to drop vision systems and robotics into production. Others, quite simply, didn't know where to start. Still others were so backlogged due to labor shortages, that they didn't have the bandwidth to handle such projects. 

On top of that, there are resources out there that companies should not miss out on. For example, IMEC and Cook County recently announced that Federal grants are available to reimburse businesses for automation expenses. 

It appeared that the only thing missing was a team to tie it all together. You can read the full story about FPE Automation's Handshake Solutions here.

FPE Automation Handshake Solutions is Launched

Originally housed at the corporate HQ in Elk Grove Village, Handshake Solutions quickly got off the ground with innovative projects building robot cells, marking/reading stations and more. Local businesses quickly discovered that the program, offered free of charge to FPE Automation customers, was just the thing they needed to fully leverage automation and all of the advantages that come with it. 

Soon, the Handshake Solutions team was out of physical space. 

FPE Automation Once Again Puts Hometown Elk Grove Village on the Map for Innovation & Technology 

In 2022, the new facility, located at 350 Kent Avenue, was opened. There, visitors can see working industrial automation demos like the ones pictured here.