What Acieta does

Acieta is a U.S.-based custom industrial robotics integrator that designs, engineers, builds, and commissions robotic automation systems for North American manufacturers. Founded in 1983 as Automated Concepts Inc. in Omaha, Nebraska and rebranded as Acieta in 2014, the company has been owned by private equity firm Angeles Equity Partners since January 2024 and was further expanded through four mergers between 2022 and 2024 with RōBEX, Mid-State Engineering, Vantage, and Capital Industries. In 2026 the company unified these five business units under a single Acieta brand. Acieta operates five facilities (Council Bluffs IA, Shelbyville IN, Tipton IN, Livonia MI, Saltillo Mexico) with 300+ employees and 300,000 sq. ft. of combined floorspace, and has deployed more than 10,000 robotic systems over its 43-year history.

The company's core technology is OEM-agnostic robotic integration built primarily around FANUC and KUKA robot platforms, combined with vision-guided systems, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs/AGVs), and custom end-of-arm tooling. Acieta organizes its offering into eight solution areas — Assembly, AMRs, Inspection + Testing, Material Handling, Material Removal, Pick/Pack/Palletizing, Press Brake Tending, and Welding + Fabrication — applied across eleven industry verticals including automotive, aerospace and defense, agriculture and construction, appliances, building products, consumer goods, food and beverage, glass and plastic packaging, medical devices, non-auto transport, and warehousing and logistics. Named enterprise customers include Great Dane, Wabash National, Vanguard, John Deere, Bobcat, Honeywell, and Prince Manufacturing. Proprietary assets include palletizing software for mixed-SKU layer management and the FastBEND robotic bending cell co-developed with MC Machinery Systems.

Acieta generates revenue primarily through one-time project-based custom automation contracts, supplemented by an aftermarket stream of spare parts, 24/7 service and preventative maintenance delivered by 31 service engineers across North America, and recurring training programs for FANUC robot operations and cobot programming. The company sells exclusively through a direct enterprise field sales organization with regional Automation Sales Managers, supported by remote Applications Engineers who develop proposals and cost estimates during a structured pre-contract "Preflight" consulting phase. A three-phase project methodology (Preflight, APEX, AIS) structures engagement from concept through execution and lifecycle support. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with project values scaled to application complexity.

Name

Acieta

Legal name

Acieta, LLC

Website

https://acieta.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Acieta is a U.S.-based industrial robotics integrator that designs, builds, and commissions custom robotic automation systems — welding, material handling, assembly, inspection, palletizing, and AMRs — for enterprise manufacturers across eleven industry verticals, with 300+ employees and 10,000+ systems deployed since 1983.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Robotics Integration

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Motion & Machine Control (CNC, Robotics Controllers, Servo/Motion Controllers) (IMAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Controllers & Control Systems (PLCs, PACs, CNC Controllers) (IMAHAHAH), Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM), Actuators & Motion Devices (Linear, Rotary, Electric Actuators for Motion Control) (IMAHAGAG)

Keywords

• Industrial robotics integration
• Custom automation systems
• Robotic welding fabrication
• Material handling automation
• Palletizing systems integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Council Bluffs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom Automation System Integration (Project-Based): One-time custom automation system design, integration, and installation projects. Revenue is generated through engineering, design, build, installation, and commissioning services for custom robotic automation systems. Projects span applications including welding, material handling, assembly, inspection, and palletizing across various industries.
2. Aftermarket Parts: Replacement parts including robot components, end-of-arm tooling, and system components sold to existing customers. High-margin recurring revenue stream from spare parts orders, root cause analysis, and spare parts strategy services.
3. Service, Maintenance & Support: 24/7 technical support, preventative maintenance, automation programming modifications, mechanical retrofits, offsite robot rebuilds, robot and equipment relocation, safety evaluations, and vision system updates. Ongoing service revenue from a team of 31 service engineers across North America.
4. Training Programs: Robot training courses including CRX Cobot programming and operations, FANUC robot maintenance and troubleshooting, FANUC robot operations, robotic welding programming, 2D vision, and general programming and operations. Classes taught at customer sites or Acieta facilities with 6 students per class maximum.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Acieta is a custom industrial automation integrator that designs, builds, and commissions robotic automation systems for North American manufacturers. The company deploys FANUC and KUKA robots across applications including welding, material handling, assembly, inspection, pick/pack/palletizing, press brake tending, and autonomous mobile robot integration, complemented by 24/7 service, training, and aftermarket parts.

Product overview

Acieta is a custom industrial automation integrator offering a comprehensive portfolio of robotic automation solutions organized around eight core solution areas (Assembly, Autonomous Mobile Robots, Inspection+Testing, Material Handling, Material Removal, Pick/Pack/Palletizing, Press Brake Tending, and Welding+Fabrication) serving twelve industry verticals including Automotive, Aerospace+Defense, Agriculture+Construction, Appliances, Building Products, Consumer Goods, Food+Beverage, Glass+Plastic Packaging, Medical, Non-Auto Transport, and Warehousing+Logistics. The company operates through a structured three-phase methodology: Preflight (pre-contract consulting), APEX (project execution), and AIS (integrated service and support). Supporting services include training, spare parts, preventative maintenance, and 24/7 emergency response. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Shelbyville, Indiana, Acieta has deployed 10,000+ systems across North America with 300+ team members and 300K sq. ft. of floorspace across five facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Assembly Automation Systems Custom automated assembly systems ranging from semi-automated stations to fully autonomous cells, including pressing systems, riveting, gluing, torquing, vision-guided assembly, dispensing, screw driving, indexing dials, and laser marking for industrial manufacturers.
• Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) Custom AMR systems engineered to facility floors, including top-lift, tug, and forked AMRs, AGVs, fleet integration, pallet/cart handling, heavy payload transport, and dunnage return. OEM-agnostic vehicle selection per application.
• Inspection and Testing Systems Automated inspection and testing systems integrated directly into production lines, including variable contact gaging, pressure decay and helium leak testing, electrical/performance testing, vision inspection, eddy current/resonance testing, tool compensation, and attribute inspection.
• Material Handling Automation Robotic material handling systems including machine load/unload, bin picking, pick and place, custom end-of-arm tooling, 3D bin picking, custom conveyors, elevators/lifts, flex bowls/feeders, dial indexers, and Remote Terminal Units (RTUs).
• Material Removal Automation Robotic material removal systems delivering edge quality and surface finishes, including deburring, polishing, sanding, degating, and machining with force-controlled operations.
• Pick, Pack, and Palletizing Automation End-of-line automation including high-speed pick and place, vacuum gripping, vision systems, force sensing, case packing, stretch wrapping, box erecting, weight measurement, bulk conveyance, mixed SKU handling, depalletizing, slip sheet handling, and proprietary Acieta palletizing software for layer patterns and mixed-SKU logic.
• Press Brake Tending Robotic press brake tending systems including small and large part tending, integration with new or existing presses, multi-step bend sequencing, vision-guided laser sorting, and the FastBEND robotic bending cell co-developed with MC Machinery Systems.
• Welding and Fabrication Automation Custom welding and fabrication systems including fixtureless welding, heavy MIG welding, laser welding, spot welding, projection welding, press brake tending, laser part sorting, folding machine tending, fastener insertion, and grinding/polishing.
• Robot Training Programs Training courses for FANUC robots including CRX Cobot programming and operations, robot maintenance and troubleshooting, robot operations, robotic welding programming, general programming and operations, and 2D vision setup and operations. Classes taught at customer sites or Acieta facilities with maximum 6 students per class.
• Service and Technical Support Round-the-clock technical support with 24/7 service, 1-hour call back guarantee, and 31 service engineers across North America providing automation programming modifications, EOAT cable management and retrofits, mechanical retrofits, offsite robot rebuilds, robot/equipment relocation, safety evaluations, and vision updates/repairs.
• Spare Parts High-quality replacement parts including robot components, end-of-arm tooling, and system components with expert sourcing, spare parts strategy planning, and root cause analysis services for existing Acieta automation systems.
• FastBEND Robotic Bending Cell Purpose-built robotic bending cell developed in partnership with MC Machinery Systems featuring Diamond BB Series electric press brake, dual pallet stations, squaring station, automatic gripper changing, and ample tool storage, designed for small to medium parts at mid- to high-volume production rates.

Quantifiable outcome

• Doubling of productivity at Prince Manufacturing - one operator monitoring the system while running another machine, producing 600-700 rods per day at 80% automation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RōBEXcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcieta merged with RōBEX between 2022-2024 as part of creating one of North America's most capable automation integration platforms, combining specialized automation expertise under the unified Acieta brand.
• Mid-State EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcieta merged with Mid-State Engineering between 2022-2024, adding engineering capabilities and expanding the automation integration platform as part of a multi-merger consolidation.
• VantagecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcieta merged with Vantage between 2022-2024 as part of a strategic consolidation to create a unified automation partner with expanded capabilities across welding, material handling, inspection, assembly, and palletizing.
• Capital IndustriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcieta merged with Capital Industries between 2022-2024 as part of the series of mergers and acquisitions that unified five divisions under the Acieta name and brand in 2026.
• Ellison Technologies AutomationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2004, Ellison Technologies Automation acquired ACI (Automated Concepts Inc., Acieta's predecessor company founded in 1983), bringing together complementary automation expertise under one organization. This laid the foundation for the eventual creation of Acieta in 2014.
• FANUC AmericacoreTechnology or IntegrationAcieta is a FANUC Authorized System Integrator and Certified Servicing Integrator, with FANUC Robotics Certified Service Engineers and FANUC Robotics Master Certified Service Engineers on staff. Less than 2% of FANUC Authorized System Integrators hold this certification. Acieta deploys FANUC robots including the M-2000iA (2000-lb payload), R-2000iC, and CRX cobot across customer applications.
• MC Machinery SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcieta partnered with MC Machinery Systems to develop the FastBEND Robotic Bending Cell, a purpose-built robotic bending cell featuring the Diamond BB Series electric press brake, dual pallet stations, squaring station, automatic gripper changing, and ample tool storage for small to medium parts at mid- to high-volume production rates.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Genesis Systems Group: Acquired by IPG Photonics, Genesis specializes in robotic welding and material handling integration for heavy industry, directly overlapping with Acieta's welding/fabrication and non-auto transport capabilities and competing for similar trailer, agricultural, and construction equipment customers.
• Wolf Robotics: Wolf Robotics specializes in robotic welding integration for heavy fabrication industries including construction, mining, and agriculture equipment. As a competing welding-focused integrator, it directly overlaps with Acieta's welding/fabrication practice and ag+construction vertical.
• Bastian Solutions: Bastian Solutions is a major material handling and robotics integrator owned by Toyota Industries, with overlapping capabilities in conveyor, AMR, and robotic system integration serving distribution, manufacturing, and warehousing customers comparable to Acieta's footprint.
• JR Automation (Hitachi): Acquired by Hitachi in 2019, JR Automation is one of North America's largest custom industrial robotics integrators with broad vertical coverage similar to Acieta. They compete head-to-head on automotive, aerospace, and industrial automation projects of comparable scale and complexity.
• Concept Systems: Concept Systems is a FANUC Authorized System Integrator providing custom robotic automation in food processing, metals, and advanced materials, competing with Acieta in vision-guided robotic systems and turnkey integration projects for industrial manufacturers.
• Motion Controls Robotics: MCRI is a FANUC Authorized System Integrator specializing in end-of-line palletizing, robotic material handling, and assembly systems for industrial customers. It competes with Acieta in palletizing and material handling applications with comparable project-based custom integration services.
• Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT): AMT is a FANUC Authorized System Integrator focused on robotic automation for manufacturing, with strong presence in automotive and aerospace mirroring Acieta's vertical specialization. Competes directly on robotic integration projects of similar scope and complexity.

Emerging players

• Rapid Robotics: Rapid Robotics offers pre-configured, rental-based robotic work cells targeting manufacturers that cannot afford or do not want custom integration. As an emerging player with a fundamentally different business model, it could capture price-sensitive segments of Acieta's potential customer base, particularly smaller manufacturers.

Broad incumbents

• Yaskawa Motoman: Yaskawa Motoman is a major industrial robot OEM with a network of authorized system integrators, providing an alternative platform to FANUC that Acieta sometimes competes with on robotic integration opportunities. As an OEM, it shapes integrator ecosystem dynamics Acieta navigates.
• FANUC America: FANUC America is the parent robot OEM and the certifying body for Acieta's integrator status. While not a direct competitor on integration services, FANUC's direct sales force and own integrator relationships shape the competitive landscape for Acieta's FANUC-based deployments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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