For more than 50 years, we’ve been advancing precision motion control and automation for customers and industries around the world.
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HISTORY
We look to our past to change the future.
From our humble beginnings in a garage, we’ve grown into a global, privately held company that remains small enough to forge strong personal connections with our customers but large enough to overcome their biggest precision motion and automation challenges.
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We were founded by engineers, and we remain an engineering-focused company that builds upon our history as a motion pioneer to move our customers to the next level of growth and success.
2024
With partner ANI Motion Tech, we invest in a new Korean manufacturing and research facility for semiconductor and display manufacturing equipment.
We introduce the first cost-effective, high-performance Automation1 XA4 drives, making precision motion control more accessible than ever.
2023
Our cleanroom capacity doubles to 6,500 sq. ft. (600 sq. m.) of ISO Class 6 space with cell-specific areas of ISO Class 5 space to manufacture ultra-clean automation systems.
2021
Our products are available online via distributor Motion Plus.
We launch Peak Metrology, an Aerotech company dedicated to building capital equipment for surface metrology processes.
Robert Novotnak is named company president.
2020
We expand into a second Pittsburgh facility, increasing our manufacturing space to 220,000 sq. ft.
Our South Korea joint venture is established with ANI Motion Tech Ltd.
We construct a new facility in Fürth, Germany, with integration, metrology and manufacturing capabilities.
2016
We launch the HexGen® hexapod product series – the world’s first hexapod that guarantees micrometer-level positioning accuracy.
2013
Pittsburgh headquarters expands to 180,000 sq. ft.
Our China subsidiary is founded in Shanghai.
2012
We introduce the AGV laser scan head product family – the world’s first galvo scanner to achieve micrometer-level positioning accuracy over large fields of view.
2011
We establish a subsidiary in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
2008
Stephen J. Botos, Aerotech’s founder and President/CEO, retires. Mark Botos, son of Stephen, becomes the new President and CEO.
2004
We introduce the patented Vasculathe® – the industry’s first dedicated motion system for cardiovascular implant machining.
Pittsburgh headquarters’ manufacturing facility expands to 121,000 sq. ft.
1995
We achieve ISO 9001 quality certification covering all operations – both products and services.
1994
We introduce our first air-bearing stage – the ABL8000 – for a high-accuracy semiconductor optical inspection application.
1990
We introduce the U500 – the first PC-based motion control platform.
1980
We establish our UK subsidiary. For future expansion, we acquire an additional 8.9 acres adjacent to the Pittsburgh headquarters.
1979
We launch our first international subsidiary in Germany (Nuremberg, Bavaria).
1974
Operations move to the current RIDC Park Pittsburgh site when we build the original facility on 4.57-acres.
1971
We patent a differential screw, which serves as the drive mechanism for many of our early products.
1970
We’re founded in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood by three mechanical engineers – Stephen J. Botos, Dallas B. Perkins and Emery Hornok – who begin operations in a garage.
50+
Years of Experience
Since 1970, we’ve been solving motion control and automation challenges for the most complex applications in the world’s most demanding industries. Our depth and breadth of experience reduces your technical and business risk and total cost of ownership.
Founder Stephen J. Botos using an autocollimator to measure a system’s performance, pre-Aerotech.
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Full-Service Facilities Globally
Located around the world and with direct representation in more than 15 countries, our precision motion experts support your team from design to delivery to daily production. You’ll get the help you need – when and where you need it.
220,000 sq. ft.
of Production Space
Our state-of-the-art manufacturing and production space around the world includes cleanrooms, applications labs and temperature-controlled metrology labs that are available to not only our team but our customers as well.
From drives and controllers to stages and actuators, we have the broadest standard product range in precision motion.
For 50+ years, we’ve solved some of the most complex and challenging motion applications. Using this experience, we developed the industry’s broadest toolbox of standard precision motion products – all designed to integrate together seamlessly. We are a one-stop-shop for all precision automation needs.
Our precision design and engineering expertise lets you meet your process metrics – no matter the industry or application.
We don’t just build your motion system. We also can custom design and engineer the best solution for your specific need, pulling on our collective expertise in precision automation applications across numerous industries. You get to market faster with a solution that’s easy to implement with lower financial and technical risk.
From a customized product to a turnkey automation system, we have the industry-leading expertise to engineer precision into your process.
Customizing our products and creating new motion designs for a specific application are at the heart of our business. We can help as much or as little as you need to be confident that motion and precision will never be limiting factors in your success.
Whether you need help building a one-off system or thousands of a specific motion product, we have the bandwidth and precision.
We produce some of the most precise motion control products on the market because of our ability to achieve precision tolerances and alignments down to the sub-micron level throughout our manufacturing process. While the number of products you need may vary from one to many, the precision of each will not.
You focus on taking your products to the highest level. We’ll focus on measuring them to the smallest.
Within our dedicated 4,000-square-foot metrology lab that’s temperature controlled to +/-0.2 °C, we can perform measurements at your application functional point with standard and custom instruments that are traceable to international standards. For ultraprecision processes, we have cell-specific control to +/-0.03 °C.
We can help you minimize your implementation risk and maximize process performance to hit your deliverables.
Our highly skilled applied technology experts can help you develop and prove a solution before it’s built and deploy it successfully once it is. In addition, our service technicians and support engineers are located around the world to ensure your process performs as designed.
Like our precision, we take our cleanliness to the extreme when manufacturing products for low-particulate applications.
Many motion applications for semiconductor, aerospace, research and precision manufacturing call for extreme cleanliness. We have more than 3,100 square feet of ISO Class 6 cleanroom space with cell-specific areas of ISO Class 5 space to manufacture ultra-clean automation systems.
When it comes to ultra-high vacuum systems, we believe that less is more.
We produce some of the most precise motion control products on the market because of our ability to achieve precision tolerances and alignments down to the sub-micron level throughout our manufacturing process. While the number of products you need may vary from one to many, the precision of each will not.
Responsible Supply Chain
Our trusted suppliers use robust modern slavery prevention practices and only work with supply chains that have satisfied global guidelines regarding modern slavery.
Our products exceed the minimum requirements of the German Equipment and Product Safety Act (certificates).
You’ll Find Us Wherever You Are
No matter where in the world you need our products and services, our representatives and experts are nearby to ensure your process performs as designed from start to finish.