STIRLING , ONTARIO · SINCE 2015

Electrical control panel with wiring, circuit boards, relays, and programmable logic controllers.

Automation,
machining,
and fabrication.
Under one roof.

We design, build, and service custom industrial systems for manufacturers across Ontario. Vision-guided robotics, precision machining, and custom fabrication, delivered as a single, turnkey solution by the team that engineered it.

One shop, however your project shows up
Hire us for one. Hire us for all three.

Close-up of an industrial mechanical device with metallic components, black and green cables, and several small screws, on a metallic work surface.

Some projects need a full automated production line. Some need a single machined component. Some need a service tech on a plane to fix something tomorrow. We're set up for any combination — one discipline, two, or all three — because the same team builds each, in the same shop, to the same standard. Tighter tolerances, faster builds, fewer handoffs, one point of accountability.


CASE IN POINT

A manufacturer's 40-year supplier walked away from a complex part their line couldn't run without — and their backup suppliers wouldn't even quote it. We took the order. Six months of custom process development later — CNC machining, custom processing, and a vision-inspection system designed specifically for the part — the first production run came in at a 1% defect rate. Today it's zero.

What we do
Three services. Independent or integrated

Most customers hire us for one or two. Some hire us for the full turnkey build. Either way, you're working with the same team, in the same shop, on the same standard.

Close-up of a yellow industrial robotic arm with a black gripper against a dark background.

CUSTOM AUTOMATION

Vision-guided robotics, custom systems, and modified standard solutions designed and built for your line.

  • Vision-guided pick-and-place

  • Robotic assembly & inspection

  • Defect detection & quality systems

  • Modified standard cells

Close-up of a CNC machine drill bit machining a metal workpiece in a manufacturing setting.

PRECISION MACHINING

CNC milling, turning, and additive — for the specialized and complex parts most shops won't take on.

  • CNC milling & turning

  • Custom & specialized parts

  • 3D printing & prototyping

  • Complex one-off production

A person welding metal, with sparks and smoke around.

FABRICATION & WELDING

Custom fabrication, sanitary stainless welding for food manufacturers, and onsite service across Ontario.

  • Custom steel fabrication

  • Sanitary stainless welding

  • On-site service & repair

  • Laser cutting

Close-up of an orange KUKA robotic arm against a rainbow-colored background.

Our Specialty
Vision-guided robotics, done better.

Vision-guided robotics is where 30 years of automation experience compounds. Robots that know where to grab the part, where the seal goes, when to assemble, when to reject. We've built cells that pick automotive clips off conveyors, place foam seals onto stud clips, run robotic assembly lines, and bag finished parts at line speed. From standalone cells to modified standard solutions like RoboSeal-VG, vision-guided is the building block we're best known for.

Industries we serve
Built for manufacturers who don't settle.

We work with manufacturers who care about how well the machine runs in year five, not just what it costs in year one.

Food & Beverage

Injection Molding

Automotive

Consumer Goods

Electronics

Nuclear

Why Skye Automation
Technical depth you can talk to directly.

Skye Gorter, our founder, has been in automation since he was 18. When you call, you get the technical lead, not a sales rep handing you to an engineer next week.

30+

Years of automation experience


3-in-1

Automation, machining, and fabrication under one roof


11

Year team, built one keeper at a time


20+

Countries our systems run in

Authorized Canadian distributor of
Copley Controls

Skye Automation is the Canadian distributor for Copley Controls, the Massachusetts-based manufacturer of high-performance servo drives, amplifiers, and motion controllers used worldwide in industrial automation, robotics, and precision motion equipment.

Need Copley product in Ontario or anywhere in Canada? Send us the part number and we'll quote it, supply it, and back it up with a team that builds with Copley drives every day.

Copley Controls logo with a red spherical icon and the words 'copley controls' in red, and the slogan 'Precision Motion Control' in gray.