COMPANY HISTORYMachine Automation, Inc. was founded by John Stephenson in 1973. In 1996 John sold the company to Mike Messer, the company’s current president. In keeping with our philosophy that we are only in business to service the customer, it is our firm belief that we must have good people to take care of our customer base. At Machine Automation, Inc. we have a strong TEAM made up of Sales Engineers, Technical Support Representatives, Repair Technicians, Shipping and Receiving Clerks, and Clerical personnel. Our core product emphasis is on factory automation through electronic control and fluid power products. Using our authorized product offering we can help any manufacturing facility automate new or existing machinery. |
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CORPORATE PHILOSOPHY
We create a corporate culture based on honesty, teamwork, life-long learning and innovation resulting in more VALUE to you, our customer.
INNOVATION
Our company has many years of experience, yet a freshness and desire to stay abreast of the many changes in products, services and business styles. Our core product emphasis is on factory automation through electronic control, motion control, and fluid power products. Using our authorized product offering, we can help any manufacturing facility automate new or existing machinery.
We know that on the surface, industrial distributors can look similar, selling and warehousing like products and providing common value added services. It is our goal to prove that concept invalid!
There are several characteristics that we embrace to make our company unique among those involved in industrial distribution. The first such characteristic is our core emphasis on high-tech machine components and engineering services that make machinery more efficient. Second, our unrivaled customer service is a constant focus among all members of our team. Our sales and application engineers spend nearly one month per year in product training. This investment makes our engineers the highest trained technical staff in the market. We have unparalleled distribution methods that provide our customers with timely, reliable shipments and accurate invoices.
It is our goal to make doing business with Machine Automation extremely simple! We have automated forms for data interchange, such as internet e-mail access, availability of many phone options, and the convenience of facsimile. Along with the many options for communication, we also have the eagerness of our sales engineers to meet with you and your company personnel.
All of our distinctions allow you to be more efficient at your job, by helping you make important decisions affecting your business in a more timely, accurate, and flexible manner. Bottom line – our people make you make a difference.
Industrial distributors can look very much alike, selling and warehousing like products and providing like value added services. There are several characteristics that we embody that make the company unique or different from the other distribution companies. The following attributes DISTINGUISH Machine Automation from the other industrial distributors…
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Our core emphasis is on high tech electronic machine components and engineering services that make machinery more efficient. |
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Unrivaled customer service. |
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Technically trained staff that focuses on providing state of the art and cost effective solutions to factory automation opportunities, as well as servicing the MRO user. |
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Unparalleled distribution methods that provide our customers with timely, reliable shipments and accurate invoices. |
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Automated forms of data interchange, such as internet e-mail access, make doing business with Machine Automation extremely simple. |
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Important decisions affecting the customer’s business are made in a more timely, flexible manner due to our flat organizational structure and empowered staff. |



