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Manufacturing Day introduces Oakland County’s High School Students to Potential Jobs
"Manufacturing Day introduces Oakland County’s High School Students to Potential Jobs" Peg McNichol, Oakland Press ArticleOctober 5, 2024 Click Here for Link to News Article
FATA Automation Announces the Addition of Duane Jerore as it’s new Chief Operating Officer
FATA Automation Announces the Addition of Duane Jerore as it's new Chief Operating Officer *************************************** We are pleased to announce the addition of Duane Jerore as the new Chief Operating Officer of FATA Automation. With over 33 years of experience in machine tooling and automation industries, Duane’s skill set has been honed through the years starting in manufacturing as a tool builder in the early 1990s and advancing into supervision and management. Duane is experienced as a Platform Manager, Director of Project and Site Management, Head of Manufacturing and Logistics, VP of Auto OEM Systems NAFTA and most recently, was the Chief Executive Officer of a privately-owned engineering and special machine automation company that serviced medical, aerospace and defense sectors. He has supported business lines up to $300M in project revenue and personnel headcounts between 300-500. His educational background includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management and...
From the FATA Files… Factory ZERO and the Pendulum Conveyor
From the FATA Files… Factory ZERO and the Pendulum Conveyor *************************************** Over the past two years, FATA Automation has been involved on the Factory ZERO Paint Shop Conveyor Project for Gallagher Kaiser and General Motors. Factory ZERO is the first fully dedicated electric vehicle assembly plant for GM and is located on the grounds formerly known as the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant. Some of the most technologically advanced material handling systems have been integrated at Factory ZERO including over 5 miles of FATA’s skid modules and electrified monorail to carry the vehicles throughout the paint shop. One of many highlights of the project has been the successful installation of a Pendulum Conveyor that carries skids with vehicle bodies through the pre-treatment and ELPO baths. Although this style of conveyor has been around for a while, it has been considered to be one of the most robust and dependable systems available. FATA Automation designed and...
FATA Automation is a Proud Sponsor of the Wyandotte Roosevelt Rowing Team
FATA Automation is a Proud Sponsor of the Wyandotte Roosevelt Rowing Team Auburn Hills, MI - May 9, 2022 Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing watercraft known as shells propelled by oars mainly on inland rivers and lakes. The races are known as regattas and is considered one of the oldest intercollegiate and Olympic sports. When most people think of best crew teams, they envision Ivy League Schools like Princeton, Yale, Cornell and Harvard going head-to-head rowing down the Charles River in Boston. As a matter of fact, 18 Ivies were among the representatives of Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. However, did you know that three team members of Team USA call places like Flushing, Ann Arbor and Detroit their hometown? And did you know that there are several Michigan high school teams that compete in crew events, including 7 based out of the Wyandotte Boat Club? FATA Automation Plant Manager Neil Abrahamson is very familiar with the crew...
FATA Automation to Provide Turn-Key Skid Conveyor System for Gallagher Kaiser at GM SLP in Mexico
FATA Automation is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a material handling project for Gallagher Kaiser at the General Motors San Luis Potosi Paint Shop in Mexico. This project allows for the plant to produce two-tone paint on the bodies of the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain crossovers. FATA Automation, a global leader in the supply of skid conveyor modules and systems, will be providing a turn-key system that will incorporate power roll beds, power roll stands, eccentric lift roller pop-up tables, cross transfers, and process conveyors including dual-strand and mini flat-top designs for production, paint and oven operations. The overall length of the module installation will be just under 1 mile once completed. The project is expected to be completed by Spring 2023. FATA Automation is a global company with expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, fabrication, installation, start-up and training of material handling systems. For over 85 years, FATA Automation...
FATA Automation Announces New Project with Gallagher Kaiser for Paint Shop at GM CAMI Assembly Plant
FATA Automation is pleased to announce that it will be providing a portion of the conveyor package for the Gallagher Kaiser Paint Shop at the General Motors CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada. The package includes an Electrified Monorail System (EMS) with rotating carriers for the Pre-Treatment and Electro Dip (PTED) and a Skid Module System for the rest of the paint shop for the underbody program run for the all-new GM-backed BrightDrop eLVC electric vehicle, which is being produced as delivery vans for FedEx, Walmart and Merchants Fleet. The plant is scheduled to shut down starting on April 30, 2022 for the demolition of the existing system with the expected production launch to commence in January 2023. FATA Automation is a global material handling company with expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, fabrication, installation, start-up and training. Headquartered in Auburn Hills, MI, FATA Automation has been supporting manufacturing companies worldwide for...
FATA Automation’s Newest Project Manager Prepares to Become a U.S. Citizen
FATA Automation’s Newest Project Manager Prepares to Become a U.S. Citizen Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America to take place in January 2022 Auburn Hills, MI December 15, 2021: In January 2022, Greg Gallant, FATA Automation’s newest project manager, will be participating in a very special ceremony, that as he put it, many people take for granted. He will officially become a U.S. citizen with his pledge to the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America. “My patriotism for the United States is at an ultimate high,” Gallant declared. “I am excited and have a great sense of pride becoming an American.” The official preparation took over 11 months through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security with all of the COVID challenges. Greg had to pass a two-part citizenship test with all of its civics components, which opened up his understanding of how we became the greatest nation on Earth. But Greg’s journey dates back to when he started...
Offering Alternative Therapy with Smiles – Charitable Donation
During difficult current times, many local businesses and industries have been affected. One such local business was featured on Local 7 News WXYZ: https://www.wxyz.com/rebound/impact-of-covid-business-closures-has-metro-detroit-pet-therapy-farm-trying-to-make-ends-meet They are a local horse farm who provides special needs children and adults with pet therapy. During this time they would typically provide lessons, tour school groups and hold fundraisers. In speaking with their owner Beth Pellerito today, they have been worried about what might happen to some current clients who are boarding at the farm should they have to permanently close their doors. FATA made a charitable donation to O.A.T.S. today. During my phone call with Beth, she was extremely emotional and appreciative of the donation. As I communicated to her, we will weather this current situation stronger as a community that supports one another. Please check out their website for further information on what...
FATA Employee Cookout
FATA Automation giving back to its employees with an all employee lunch cookout. With our very own Bob Smolinkski manning the grill. Celebrating another beautiful Michigan summer!
FCA Success
A major FATA project in 2018 was the Chrysler Sterling Heights Assembly Plant which has proven to be extremely lucrative with the help from FATA's Lean EMS Controls System. Click here to read more