{
  "icp": {
    "regions": [
      "US"
    ],
    "use_cases": [
      "automation component sourcing for OEMs, machine builders, and system integrators"
    ],
    "industries": [
      "factory automation",
      "material handling",
      "life science",
      "analytical instruments"
    ]
  },
  "itha": "0.1",
  "company": {
    "hq": {
      "city": "Hatfield",
      "region": "Pennsylvania",
      "country": "US"
    },
    "url": "https://automationdistribution.com/",
    "name": "Automation Distribution",
    "domain": "automationdistribution.com",
    "founded": 1977,
    "same_as": [
      "https://www.linkedin.com/company/automation-distribution-inc"
    ],
    "employees": {
      "max": 50,
      "min": 11
    },
    "legal_name": "Automation Distribution, Inc.",
    "description": "Mid-Atlantic and Northeast-based automation solutions provider specializing in collaborative robots (cobots), pneumatics, machine vision, sensors, electrical control and motion control products."
  },
  "offerings": [
    {
      "id": "robots",
      "url": "https://automationdistribution.com/robots/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Robots",
      "role": "distributor",
      "pricing": {
        "unit": "unit",
        "as_of": "2026-09-01",
        "basis": "list",
        "model": "flat",
        "notes": "Range spans published prices for UR7e through UR20/UR30 cobot models; price varies by payload and reach.",
        "range": {
          "max": 74844,
          "min": 43309
        },
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "summary": "Distribution of Universal Robots collaborative robots (UR7e through UR30) and Robotiq robot accessories, with published unit pricing by model on the company's online catalog.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "distribution",
          "applications": [
            "assembly",
            "welding",
            "packaging",
            "screwdriving",
            "material_removal"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1",
          "brands_carried": [
            {
              "brand": "universal_robots",
              "itha_ref": "universal-robots.com",
              "authorized": true,
              "categories": [
                "cobot"
              ]
            },
            {
              "brand": "robotiq",
              "itha_ref": "robotiq.com",
              "categories": [
                "end_effector"
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pneumatics",
      "url": "https://automationdistribution.com/smc-pneumatics/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Pneumatics",
      "role": "distributor",
      "summary": "Authorized SMC Corporation of America distributor stocking over 192,000 pneumatic SKUs including cylinders, valves, actuators, vacuum products, fittings, and tubing.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "distribution",
          "spec_version": "0.1",
          "brands_carried": [
            {
              "brand": "smc",
              "itha_ref": "smcusa.com",
              "authorized": true,
              "categories": [
                "pneumatics"
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "safety",
      "url": "https://automationdistribution.com/safety-light-curtains-light-grids/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Safety",
      "role": "distributor",
      "summary": "Distribution of optical machine-safety devices such as light curtains, light grids, and safety light beams from Datasensing, Leuze, and ABB Jokab Safety.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "distribution",
          "spec_version": "0.1",
          "brands_carried": [
            {
              "brand": "datasensing",
              "itha_ref": "datasensing.com"
            },
            {
              "brand": "leuze",
              "itha_ref": "leuze.com"
            },
            {
              "brand": "abb",
              "itha_ref": "abb.com"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "sensors-switches",
      "url": "https://automationdistribution.com/sensors-switches/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Sensors & Switches",
      "role": "distributor",
      "summary": "Distribution of Sensopart sensing components including inductive sensors, fiber-optic sensors and converters, reflectors, and connectivity cables and connectors.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "distribution",
          "spec_version": "0.1",
          "brands_carried": [
            {
              "brand": "sensopart",
              "itha_ref": "sensopart.com",
              "categories": [
                "sensor"
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "plc-solutions",
      "url": "https://automationdistribution.com/plc-solutions/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "PLC Solutions",
      "role": "distributor",
      "summary": "Distribution of programmable HMIs, HMI-PLCs, industrial panel PCs, and micro PLC controllers from Exor, Turck, Horner Automation, and WAGO.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "distribution",
          "protocols": [
            "modbus_tcp",
            "modbus_rtu",
            "ethernet_ip",
            "profinet",
            "ethercat",
            "canopen"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1",
          "brands_carried": [
            {
              "brand": "exor",
              "itha_ref": "exorint.com"
            },
            {
              "brand": "turck",
              "itha_ref": "turck.com",
              "authorized": true
            },
            {
              "brand": "horner_automation",
              "itha_ref": "hornerautomation.com"
            },
            {
              "brand": "wago",
              "itha_ref": "wago.com",
              "authorized": true
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "machine-vision",
      "url": "https://automationdistribution.com/machine-vision/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Machine Vision & Fixed Industrial Scanners",
      "role": "distributor",
      "summary": "Authorized Zebra Technologies distributor for machine vision hardware and software: smart cameras, area scan cameras, vision controllers, 3D sensors, and the Zebra Aurora imaging platform.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "distribution",
          "spec_version": "0.1",
          "brands_carried": [
            {
              "brand": "zebra",
              "itha_ref": "zebra.com",
              "authorized": true,
              "categories": [
                "vision_system",
                "barcode_reader"
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "motors-drives",
      "url": "https://automationdistribution.com/yaskawa/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Motors & Drives",
      "role": "distributor",
      "summary": "Authorized Yaskawa distributor for direct-drive motors, servomotors, and motion-control and drive technology products.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "distribution",
          "spec_version": "0.1",
          "brands_carried": [
            {
              "brand": "yaskawa",
              "itha_ref": "yaskawa.com",
              "authorized": true,
              "categories": [
                "motion_control"
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "value-added-services",
      "url": "https://automationdistribution.com/value-added-services/",
      "kind": "service",
      "name": "Value-Added Services",
      "role": "integrator",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Contract manufacturing, sub-assembly, prototyping, machine audits, and multi-tier control-system design and implementation services for automation equipment buyers.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "integration_service",
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "engagement": {
    "url": "https://automationdistribution.com/contact-us/",
    "phone": "1-888-600-3080",
    "methods": [
      "quote_request",
      "consultation"
    ]
  },
  "extensions": {
    "robotics": {
      "roles": [
        "distributor",
        "systems_integrator"
      ],
      "service_area": [
        "US"
      ],
      "spec_version": "0.1"
    }
  },
  "updated_at": "2026-09-01"
}