NEW HUDSON, MICH. MARCH 10, 2020

The company will exhibit solutions for air handling and gas delivery at booth #412.

Exotic Automation & Supply, a premier Parker Hannifin distributor, announced today they will be exhibiting at the 2020 Michigan Cannabis Expo held March 18-20, 2020 at the Frankenmuth Expo Center in Birch Run, Michigan.

The Michigan Cannabis Expo is Michigan’s largest cannabis expo and features over 80,000 square feet of the top cannabis industry suppliers exhibiting the latest in cannabis production technology. The show features two days of expo hall networking and seminars lead by industry experts covering licensing, production, growing techniques, banking, hiring and more.

Exotic offers many solutions to support this growing industry including air & inert gas (CO2 & Nitrogen “N”) handling/plumbing systems, stand-alone nitrogen generators, filtration products and other fluid connector solutions including fittings and ball valves. Many of Exotic’s customers are requesting Parker Hannifin Transair Aluminum Air Pipe, which is known as the most advanced air, inert gas and vacuum aluminum air piping system on the market. The piping is available with Parker Hannifin’s exclusive “voice of the machine” condition monitoring system which wirelessly monitors pressure, humidity, temperature and flow.

“Since legalization in 2018, we’ve been committed to supporting this emerging market.” Mike Chapman, Business Unit Manager said. “Our air handling systems save time and money and delivers a much cleaner solution both cosmetically and at the point of use over traditional solutions. We assist customers with design, sizing, layout and systems are installed by our certified installers – all 100% backed with our exclusive factory authorized 10-year leak free warranty and are available 24/7.”

“We are looking forward to meeting with show attendees to learn how we can help support their business growth goals.” Steve Orlando, Vice President of Sales & Marketing said. “For over five decades, Exotic has supplied solutions to new, rapidly developing industries and we are excited about the opportunities that await us in this market.”

Product representatives will be on-site at booth #412 to provide more information and answer questions. Please visit the company’s website at https://wordpress-227745-4539170.cloudwaysapps.com for more information.

About Exotic Automation & Supply: Exotic Automation & Supply was founded in 1963 and has grown to become one of Parker Hannifin’s largest distributors in the United States. Exotic’s headquarters is located in New Hudson, Michigan. The company maintains full-service centers throughout Michigan & Indiana with locations in Ann Arbor, Freeland (Saginaw), Lansing, Taylor, Flint, Indianapolis, Jackson, Livonia, Noblesville, Rochester Hills, Shelby Township as well as at the main New Hudson complex.

NEW HUDSON, MICH. JANUARY 24, 2020

Exotic Automation & Supply, a premier motion & control supplier, announced today they are now a distributor for Techman Collaborative Robots. The agreement authorizes Exotic to provide customers with smart collaborative robots to increase productivity when performing repetitive, strenuous tasks.

Techman Robot entered the Robotics market in 2012 and specializes in safe and easy to operate robotics. The company offers a wide variety of collaborative robots which can lift up to 30 pounds and are designed to work alongside humans. The cobots are known as the smartest and easiest to use in the world thanks to their advanced features, including integrated vision, ease of programing and advanced safety.

“Techman Robots are equipped with integrated vision giving them the ability to read barcodes, recognize colors and match patterns or shapes,” Dave Tunney, Electromechanical Product Manager with Exotic said. “This is a huge advantage for the average user. Traditional add-on vision solutions can be complicated, time consuming and costly to implement.”

Techman Robots are also small and lightweight, allowing them to be moved to different machines and programmed for different tasks. The robot does not require any coding skills and features a simple to use interface with graphic and flow chart-based HMI. Users can configure the robot’s safety settings according the work environment and the robot will stop immediately while detecting the collision to protect user safety.

“Techman’s safety and functionality made them an easy choice to partner with,” Steve Orlando, Vice President of Sales & Marketing said. “We anticipate customers who encounter machine tending, pick & place applications and palletizing will experience great benefits with these Cobots.”

For more information, please visit the company’s website at https://wordpress-227745-4539170.cloudwaysapps.com/techman.

About Exotic Automation & Supply: Exotic Automation & Supply was founded in 1963 and has grown to become one of Parker Hannifin’s largest distributors in the United States. Exotic’s headquarters is located in New Hudson, Michigan. The company maintains full-service centers throughout Michigan & Indiana with locations in Ann Arbor, Freeland (Saginaw), Lansing, Taylor, Flint, Indianapolis, Jackson, Livonia, Noblesville, Rochester Hills, Shelby Township as well as at the main New Hudson complex.

Noblesville, IN – January 8^th, 2020: Sidener Engineering, a premier Parker Hannifin distributor, announced today they have completed their corporate name change to Exotic Automation & Supply. Sidener was acquired by Michigan-headquartered Exotic Automation & Supply in April 2017 and has since significantly increased service levels to customers in Indiana and surrounding areas.

“Sidener has experienced accelerated growth since the acquisition.” Vince Staffilino, Regional Sales Manager said. “The name change exemplifies the future forward vision of Exotic to be the fluid power distributor of choice in Indiana.”

Since the acquisition, the company has become an authorized distributor for SKF lubrication products, Destaco clamp and gripper solutions, Barksdale control products and Parker Pneumatics. Two new ParkerStores were opened to service customers in Noblesville and Indianapolis and the company gained access to over $10 million of in-stock inventory.

“The past few years have been monumental for Exotic and expanding into Indiana played a big part in that.” Steve Orlando, Vice President of Sales & Marketing said. “We implemented new technology, gained access to new product lines and opened two ParkerStores in the Indianapolis region to support Indiana’s diversified markets.”

All future Sidener Engineering correspondences will come from Exotic Automation. Please visit www.exoticautomation.com for more information.

About Exotic Automation & Supply: Exotic Automation & Supply was founded in 1963 and has grown to become one of Parker Hannifin’s largest distributors in the United States. Exotic’s headquarters is located in New Hudson, Michigan. The company maintains full-service centers throughout Michigan & Indiana with locations in Ann Arbor, Freeland (Saginaw), Lansing, Taylor, Flint, Indianapolis, Jackson, Livonia, Noblesville, Rochester Hills, Shelby Township as well as at the main New Hudson complex.

Full-service retail store to offer hoses, couplings, and fittings for hydraulic, pneumatic, industrial and mobile applications – Leading the way in Indianapolis.

July 08, 2019 – Indianapolis, IN – Exotic Automation & Supply, a manufacturer and distributor of automation systems, material handling solutions and components, announced the opening of their newest ParkerStore in Indianapolis, Indiana. The opening marks the company’s 2nd ParkerStore in Indiana and 11th ParkerStore in the Midwest.

Located off I-465 near Emerson Road, the new 5,000 sq.ft. store will offer custom made hose assemblies, couplings, fittings and more for hydraulic, pneumatic, industrial and mobile applications. Tailored inventory will be in-stock to support Indy’s manufacturing needs and a state-of-the-art training facility will offer customers free training and development courses on topics ranging from hose crimping to hydraulic safety. A dedicated sales team will be based out of the Indianapolis store to assist customers with on-site application support.

“Our reputation as a leading supplier to the major industrial and automotive manufacturers in Indiana has grown over the past 3 years.” Vince Staffilino, Regional Sales Manager said. “Requests from our customers along with the growth of our ParkerStore in Noblesville encouraged us to choose South Indianapolis for our newest branch. We are very excited for this expansion and the enhanced service levels it will bring to customers.”

The expansion to Indianapolis will also bring several of the company’s specialized product offerings to customers including hydraulic safety products, certified CNG and LPG vehicle conversion solutions, tube bending, and a 24-hour mobile hose installation and emergency repair service, the ParkerStore HOSEDOCTOR.

“Exotic’s 55 plus years of experience has made us one of the most prestigious and largest Parker Hannifin distributors in the United States.” Tommy Marino, Retail Service Manager said. “The solutions we offer our customers are far superior in the industry.”

Exotic also has strategically placed support representatives located in Fort Wayne, Kokomo, Lafayette and Bloomington for on-site customer support. The company plans to open two additional ParkerStores in the coming years.

“The opening of our Indianapolis location supports our commitment to customers in Indiana.” Steve Orlando, Vice President of Sales and Marketing said. “We’ve developed a network of ParkerStores and support representatives to always be right where our customers need us.”

The Indianapolis ParkerStore is located at 5230 Park Emerson Drive, Suite J, Indianapolis, IN 46203. For a full list of all of Exotic’s Parker Stores, click here.

About Exotic Automation & Supply: Exotic Automation & Supply is a leading Parker Hannifin distributor headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The company operates 11 locations in Freeland, Lansing, Taylor, Flint, Jackson, Rochester Hills, Shelby Township, Ann Arbor, Farmington Hills, Noblesville, IN and Indianapolis, IN.

The new agreement authorizes Sidener to distribute all Pneumatic products, including actuators, valves, cylinders and air-prep products.

November 13, 2018 – Noblesville, IN – Sidener Engineering, a division of Exotic Automation & Supply, announced today they are now an authorized full-line Parker Hannifin Pneumatics Distributor. Effective immediately, the authorization permits Sidener to distribute all Parker Pneumatic products in the central Indiana area and will allow Sidener to offer a wide variety of advanced pneumatic solutions.

Parker Hannifin is the leading global manufacturer of cylinders, actuators, valves and air-preparation products for industrial equipment applications. Parker offers a large selection of dryers, filters, lubricators, regulators and combination units which make it easy for companies to protect equipment, reduce downtime and minimize maintenance costs. Their products are seen in a wide array of industries including automotive manufacturing, food & beverage, machine building and packaging.

“Parker’s investment into factory automation has led to the release of technically innovative products that will incorporate the internet of things (IOT) and will make sensors, control valves, and actuators more intelligent across modern factories.” Vince Staffilino, Regional Sales Manager said. “We are excited to get these products in the hands of our customers.”

As Sidener strives to strengthen its value to their customers, the Parker Pneumatic portfolio of products is a logical compliment to the fluid power & motion control products Sidener Engineering is known for.

“For over 80 years, Parker Pneumatics Division has delivered engineered solutions that help customers optimize their operations.” Steve Orlando, Vice President of Sales & Marketing said. “Their products are built to the highest quality standards and recognized around the world for their performance.”

Product will be in-stock at the company’s Noblesville, Indiana location and all orders received prior to 4pm will be shipped same day. The company will also be offering on-site factory support, and free training for customers. Further information can be found on the company’s website.

About Exotic Automation & Supply: Exotic Automation & Supply’s headquarters is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The company maintains full service centers throughout Michigan & Indiana with locations in Freeland (Saginaw), Lansing, Taylor, Flint, Jackson, Noblesville, Rochester Hills, Shelby Township as well as at the main Farmington Hills complex.

Exotic’s solutions for die casting, including sand de-coring hammers, hydraulic safety valves, safety light curtains and safety mats will be showcased.

October 2^nd, 2018 – Farmington Hills, MI – Exotic Automation & Supply, a premier Parker Hannifin distributor, announced today they will be exhibiting at the 2018 Die Casting Congress & Exposition held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis Indiana, October 15-17, 2018.

The Die Casting Congress, sponsored by the North American Die Casting Association, is a three-day event which features more than 120 exhibitors and offers educational sessions given by experts from around the world. The show is expected to draw in thousands of attendees.

Located at booth #209, Exotic’s Safety Experts will be on-site displaying their line of safety products, including Control Reliable Hydraulic Safety Valves, OMLER De-Coring Hammers and Pinnacle Safety Solutions.

The company is an exclusive distributor and repair center for OMLER sand de-coring hammers. Application assistance along with in-stock inventory and repairs are provided at the company’s Noblesville, Indiana location.

“The OMLER pneumatic sand de-coring hammer combines high quality with performance to remove sand or ceramic from aluminum and grey iron castings.” Doug Webster, Product Manager said. “We are excited to demonstrate this product as well as our hydraulic safety valve to show attendees at our booth.”

The company’s control reliable hydraulic safety valve has become a product of increasing interest as companies update and upgrade the safety systems of their hydraulic systems to include redundant valving and monitoring.

“Our control reliable hydraulic safety valves are used wherever hydraulic safety is a concern.” Steve Orlando, Vice President of Sales & Marketing said. “We manufacture two types of valves; an energy isolation valve and a blocking valve to cover all our customers safety application needs.”

Pinnacle Systems Safety Products, including safety light curtains & safety mats will also be on display. Further information regarding the company’s safety line can be found on their website, www.exoticautomation.com/safety.

About Exotic Automation & Supply: Exotic Automation & Supply’s headquarters is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The company maintains full service centers throughout Michigan & Indiana with locations in Freeland (Saginaw), Lansing, Taylor, Flint, Jackson, Noblesville, Rochester Hills, Shelby Township as well as at the main Farmington Hills complex.

The new agreement authorizes Exotic to sell the aluminum piping in sizes 16.5mm to 168mm.

Farmington Hills, MI – April 3rd, 2018: Exotic Automation & Supply, a premier Parker Hannifin distributor, announced today they are now a full-line authorized distributor for Parker Transair piping in sizes up to 168mm. The new offering significantly expands Exotic’s ability to provide safe, lightweight, corrosion resistant piping solutions to customers.

Parker Hannifin Transair is an aluminum pipe system for compressed air, vacuum and inert gas applications. Its lightweight components and quick-connect interlocking design allow for easy and immediate layout modifications and require no need to thread, solder, or glue pipe. Transair’s ability to integrate into existing copper and steel piping systems without compromising performance makes it ideal for upgrades or expansion products.

“A full-bore aluminum air piping system is a cleaner, safer, more cost-effective choice than traditional black iron pipe.” Mike Chapman, Business Unit Manager said. “It is 100% recyclable, 100% silicone free and does not contaminate customers air systems like traditional piping systems.”

Transair is also ideal for aggressive environments, with a powder-coated outer surface that enhances its mechanical, physical, and chemical properties. The product is also environmentally sustainable, responsible for reducing the carbon footprint over 80% versus steel piping installations.

“Our customers are requesting Transair systems more and more with the cost savings they provide compared to other piping systems.” Steve Orlando, Vice President of Sales & Marketing said. “We have significantly increased our stock in sizes up to 168mm at all 10 locations and feature dedicated Transair displays at our Ann Arbor and Shelby locations.”

Exotic’s Transair Product Managers are available to offer on-site demonstrations, training and assistance to customers. Additional information can be found at www.parker.com/transair.

About Exotic Automation & Supply: Exotic Automation & Supply’s headquarters is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The company maintains full service centers throughout Michigan & Indiana with locations in Freeland (Saginaw), Lansing, Taylor, Flint, Jackson, Noblesville, Rochester Hills, Shelby Township as well as at the main Farmington Hills complex.

Exotic’s unique safety solution offering, including hydraulic safety valves and de-coring hammers will be on display.  

March 13^th, 2018 – Farmington Hills, MI – Exotic Automation & Supply, a premier Parker Hannifin distributor, announced today they will be exhibiting at the 2018 Metalcasting Congress held at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth Texas, April 3-5, 2018.

The 122^nd Metalcasting Congress, sponsored by the American Foundry Society (AFS), is North America’s largest annual event for the metal casting Industry. The show combines an exhibition of over 200 industry suppliers and over 100 presentations from metal casting experts around the world. Topics cover all facets of metal casting, including shop-floor production to management tactics to the latest research advancements.

Located at booth #235, Exotic’s Safety Experts will be on-site displaying their line of Control Reliable Hydraulic Safety Valves and OMLER De-Coring Hammers emphasizing their Omler repair capabilities, and safety solutions for the foundry and die casting markets.

The company is an exclusive distributor and repair center for OMLER sand de-coring hammers. Application assistance along with in-stock inventory and repairs are provided from the company’s Noblesville, Indiana location.

The company’s Control Reliable Hydraulic Safety Valve has become a product of increasing interest, as companies update and upgrade the safety systems of their hydraulic systems to include redundant valving and monitoring.

“Wherever hydraulic safety is a concern, our control reliable hydraulic safety valves are used.” Doug Webster, Product Manager said. “We see them most commonly used in applications such as hydraulic presses, rubber molding, coil slitting lines, paper processing and metal forming.”

“Safety is one of the most important concerns to businesses.” Steve Orlando, Vice President of Sales & Marketing said. “We are proud to offer an extensive portfolio of safety solutions to customers across the United States.”

Further information regarding the company’s safety line can be found on their website, www.exoticautomation.com/safety.

About Exotic Automation & Supply: Exotic Automation & Supply’s headquarters is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The company maintains full service centers throughout Michigan & Indiana with locations in Freeland (Saginaw), Lansing, Taylor, Flint, Jackson, Noblesville, Rochester Hills, Shelby Township as well as at the main Farmington Hills complex.

Full service retail location to offer custom hoses assemblies, couplings, and fittings for hydraulic, pneumatic, industrial and mobile applications – The first in Hamilton County.

Noblesville, IN – January 24th, 2018 – Sidener Engineering, an Indiana-based manufacturer and distributor of automation systems, material handling solutions and components, announced today they have opened a ParkerStore Retail location at their Noblesville, Indiana facility.

Located off of SR 32 between US 31 and US 37, the new ParkerStore offers custom hose assemblies, couplings, and fittings for hydraulic, pneumatic, industrial and mobile applications.

“The Noblesville location will serve our growing customer base in Indianapolis and surrounding metropolitan cities.” Thomas Marino II, Retail & Service Manager said. “We’ve increased in-stock items with a specialized focused on dedicated local inventory and in-store demos and displays.”

Sidener Engineering was acquired by Exotic Automation & Supply in April 2017. Under the Exotic Automation & Supply family, this opening marks the company’s 10^th ParkerStore location – and the first of several planned for Indiana.

“Our network of 9 ParkerStores located in Michigan is one of the main attributes that sets us apart.” Steve Orlando, Vice President of Sales and Marketing said. “We want to always be right where our customers need us. To support this, we plan to strategically open 4 additional stores in Indiana over the next 5 years.”

The company is also among the few in the United States who are able to offer unique hydraulic safety products, certified CNG and LPG vehicle conversion solutions, tube bending, and a 24-hour mobile hose installation and emergency repair service, the Hose Doctor.

The Noblesville ParkerStore is located at 17450 Bataan Ct, Noblesville, IN 46062 and can be contacted at (317) 773-8119. For a full list of all of the company’s ParkerStores, click here.

About Exotic Automation & Supply: Exotic Automation & Supply’s headquarters is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The company maintains full service centers throughout Michigan & Indiana with locations in Freeland (Saginaw), Lansing, Taylor, Flint, Jackson, Noblesville, Rochester Hills, Shelby Township as well as at the main Farmington Hills complex.

The new partnership will expand Exotic Automation & Supply’s lubrication product offering.

December 12, 2017 – Farmington Hills, MI: Exotic Automation & Supply, a leading manufacturer and distributor of automation systems, material handling solutions and components, announced today they are now an authorized distributor for SKF & Lincoln lubrication products. The new partnership allows Exotic to offer a wide variety of advanced lubrication solutions.

The SKF name is widely-known for providing the most complete portfolio of lubrication management systems on the market. Exotic can now offer systems from SKF & Lincoln lubrication for oil and grease, with solutions ranging from centralized manual systems to fully automatic systems designed to fit a wide range of application needs.

The SKF and Lincoln brand is widely known for their lubrication systems and components. Their capabilities include specialized lubricants, pumps, lubrication units, monitoring devices, filters, accessories and state-of-the-art lubrication systems. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Lansdale, PA with over 140 global manufacturing sites and 18 technical centers around the world. SKF is a major provider of products and technology to almost all major industries, including transportation, mining, oil & gas, food & beverage, machine tools, metals, aerospace, among others.

“Studies have shown that half of all bearing failures are caused by lubrication issues.” Chris Ernst, District Manager at SKF said. “SKF’s lubrication product offering is recognized world-wide and is shown not only reduce bearing wear and machine downtime, but also help increase energy efficiency. Partnering with Exotic Automation & Supply demonstrates our commitment to providing customers with superior lubrication solutions and local technical expertise and support.”

As Exotic Automation & Supply strives to strengthen its value to their customers, the SKF portfolio of lubrication products is a logical compliment to the fluid power & motion control products Exotic Automation & supply is known for.

“Many of our customers have been asking for SKF & Lincoln lubrication products and we are very pleased to formally announce this new partnership”. Steve Orlando, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Exotic Automation & Supply said. “SKF’s product line-up offers virtually every technical solution for customer’s lubrication applications. Reducing maintenance, improving productivity, enhancing safety and optimizing our customer’s processes is our main goal with bringing the SKF line-up on board.”

About Exotic Automation & Supply: Exotic Automation & Supply’s headquarters is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The company maintains full service centers throughout Michigan with locations in Freeland (Saginaw), Lansing, Taylor, Flint, Jackson, Rochester Hills, Shelby Township, Ann Arbor, as well as at the main Farmington Hills complex.

New distribution agreement sets both companies up to expand in fluid control & measurement.  

August 16^th, 2017 – Farmington Hills, MI – Exotic Automation & Supply, a leading manufacturer and distributor of automation systems, material handling solutions and components, announced today they are now a Distributor partner for Barksdale Control Products. The new partnership is set to broaden Exotic’s offerings in fluid power, transportation & specialty industrial markets in Michigan & Indiana.

Barksdale Control Products is a manufacturer of controls for industrial applications, specializing in the control and measurement of fluids. Their capabilities cover a full range of mechanical & electrical control products, including pressure, temperature, level and flow switches, transducers, valves & solid state devices.  The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA with manufacturing capabilities in Reichelsheim, Germany. Barksdale is a subsidiary of Crane Co., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of engineered products.

“Our goal is to continuously improve our customers’ experiences by offering the best instrumentation solutions on the market through the most robust distribution channels.” Brady Webb, Vice President of Sales at Barksdale Control Products said. “Exotic Automation & Supply’s industry experience, strong reputation & sales team of technical specialists is a key initiative towards achieving that.”

As Exotic Automation & Supply strives to strengthen its value to their customers, the Barksdale portfolio of control and measurement devices is a logical compliment to the fluid power & motion control products Exotic Automation & supply is known for.

“Barksdale has a 60 year history of delivering intelligent and sustainable control products.” Steve Orlando, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Exotic Automation & Supply said. “Their products offer a wide range of options to meet even the most challenging specification needs. We are very excited to get these products in the hands of our customers.”

About Exotic Automation & Supply: Exotic Automation & Supply’s headquarters is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The company maintains full service centers throughout Michigan with locations in Freeland (Saginaw), Lansing, Taylor, Flint, Jackson, Rochester Hills, Shelby Township, Ann Arbor, as well as at the main Farmington Hills complex.