Frequently Asked Questions

We design, build, and integrate custom automated equipment for manufacturers: assembly systems, test and inspection stations, marking systems, and material handling. Engineering, fabrication, controls, installation, and support are all handled in-house by the same team.

We're at 5212 Kazuko Court, Moorpark, California 93021, and have built custom automation here since 1988. We serve manufacturers across North America and Europe.

We build automation for manufacturers in medical device and life science, aerospace, electronics, consumer products, and general industrial markets, among others. The industry matters less than the process. We design each system around the specific product, tolerances, and throughput you need, so our capability isn't tied to any one sector.

Everything we build is custom, engineered for a specific product and process. We don't sell off-the-shelf or catalog equipment.

Yes. If your team already has the design, our Build to Print service provides the precision fabrication, assembly, and integration to build it to spec and on schedule.

It starts with your product and your production targets. We define requirements and scope together, then engineer the mechanical, electrical, and controls design. We fabricate and assemble in-house, integrate the controls, motion, and vision, and run the machine through acceptance testing with your team before it ships. Installation, commissioning, and operator training happen on-site.

Mechanical and electrical design, PLC and controls programming, servo motion, robotics integration, machine vision, HMI development, machining, fabrication, assembly, and debug are all under one roof. The same team that designs a machine builds and supports it, so nothing gets lost in a handoff between vendors. If your application calls for a capability beyond this list, we've most likely done it before.

Quality verification is built into the machine, not bolted on after. We design the inspection and test strategy around your product's acceptance criteria, whatever that takes. That often includes machine vision for presence, alignment, and defect detection, 3D and dimensional inspection, leak testing, hipot and continuity testing, and force and displacement monitoring, but the methods follow the part, not a fixed menu. Whatever your product requires, it's very likely something we've already built and validated on the floor.

Yes. We retrofit controls, retool mechanical systems, and integrate new capabilities into existing machines to extend their life and bring them up to current production needs.

Most projects include on-site installation, commissioning, and operator training. After that, we support the equipment with maintenance, remote diagnostics, spare parts, and direct access to the engineers who built it. Scope varies by system, so we define exactly what's included up front.

Automated Applications was founded in 1988 in Moorpark, California, giving us more than three decades building custom automation.

Contact us through our contact page, call 805-529-2424, or email info@autoapp.com. Whether you have a finished specification or an early concept, our engineering team will respond with a direct assessment of how we can help.