Automation & Robotics

Automated Fabrication Systems (AFS)

Automated Fabrication Machines & Equipment

Increase your productivity and throughput with higher repeatability and precision by automating your fabrication tasks. We offer automated solutions for loading, unloading, gantry systems, bending, rolling, forming, cutting, welding, and material feeding with cobot and robot packages or custom system designs depending on your needs.

Productivity has been a trusted partner to small and large companies – those who are trying to make something – since 1968. Our automation team’s mission is to exceed your expectations and help you achieve greater efficiency. We value building lasting relationships based on integrity and expertise and aim to deliver the best possible service and support. We have 20 dedicated automation experts who’ve designed and installed over 1,000 systems spanning a wide variety of applications and we’re ready to work with you to tackle your fabrication automation challenges.

Common Types of Machines Offered

Durma

Full system integration for cutting, bending, and sheet handling; suitable for lights-out operation

  • Rapid Server / Rapid Tower: automated sheet storage and loading/unloading for laser cutters.
  • D-Line: integrated punch/laser + bending cell.
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Euromac

Mid- to high-volume sheet metal shops; robotic material handling, automated palletizing.

  • Load/Unload Punching Systems, Sorting Cells with vision and robots.
  • FX Bend Cell: robotic press brake bending with automated part handling.
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Productive Robotics

Best for flexible shops, retrofits, or high-mix/low-volume; ideal for automating existing CNCs or cells.

  • OB7 Cobot Series: collaborative robots for machine tending, loading/unloading, part handling.
  • Blaze Welding Cobot: 2x-5x production increase,  laser or MIG packages, mobile option for large parts
  • Blaze + Miller OptX: up to 4x faster than TIG, consistent, high quality welding of thick, thin, and reflective metals without distortion, deformation, undercut or burn-through.
  •  No-code programming for fast deployment, no robot experience needed.
  • Use existing fixtures, high/low mix, short/long runs, 7-axis maneuverability
MG

Automated rolling/forming of thick plates, cones, pipes. Ideal for large-scale, heavy-duty metal forming operations where manual handling is slow, risky, or inconsistent.

  • Automatic Sheet Feeding Systems for plate rolls and section benders.
  • Integrated loading arms, hydraulic side supports, motorized feeding tables, and CNC synchronization.
  • Custom automation cells for heavy forming.
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Productivity has been a trusted partner to small and large companies – those who are trying to make something – since 1968.  Our automation team’s mission is to exceed your expectations and help you achieve greater efficiency.  We value building lasting relationships based on integrity and expertise and aim to deliver the best possible service and support. We have 20 dedicated automation experts who’ve designed and installed over 1,000 systems spanning a wide variety of applications and we’re ready to work with you to tackle your fabrication automation challenges.