Apex Motion Control
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2000
- HeadquartersSurrey, Canada
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Apex Motion Control firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Apex Motion Control
- Legal name
- Apex Motion Control
- Website
- https://apexmotion.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2000
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Apex Motion Control industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Robotics & Food Processing Automation
- NAICS
- Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (3333)
- SIC
- General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)
- 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), Conveying, Feeding & Accumulation Systems (Packaging Lines) (IMAHAOAK), Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)
Keywords
Where Apex Motion Control is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Surrey
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Apex Motion Control business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Robotic and Automation Equipment Sales: Sale of turn-key automation systems for food, bakery, dairy, pharma and pet food manufacturing. Systems include robotics, machine automation and vision. The company handles design, fabrication, product tests, installation and support.
- Service and Support: Remote and onsite support and service for all automation systems built.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels4 records
Apex Motion Control product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Apex Motion Control designs and builds turn-key robotic and automation equipment, including collaborative robots (Baker-Bot, Flexi-Bot, Baker-Bot Quad) and specialized systems (Deco-Bot, Tray Feeder, Conveyors, Palletizing, Packaging, Filling/Depositing, Cake Finishing, Depanning) for wholesale industrial bakeries, food, dairy, pharmaceutical, and pet food manufacturers. The company handles design, fabrication, product tests, installation, and support for all systems, with vision-based adaptive robotic decorating and washdown-ready stainless construction for hygienic environments.
Product overview
Apex Motion Control is a full-service automation company specializing in cobots, robots, and automation equipment for the bakery, food, dairy, and pharmaceutical manufacturing industries. Their product portfolio centers around collaborative robots (Baker-Bot/Baker-Bot MAX, Flexi-Bot/Flexi-Bot MAX, Baker-Bot Quad) augmented by specialized end-effectors and peripheral systems including Deco-Bot for multi-head decorating, Tray Feeder for automated tray handling, Filling and Depositing Equipment, Cake Finishing systems, Pan & Tray Handling, Palletizing, Packaging, Depanning, and Conveyors. The company provides turn-key automation systems including robotics, machine automation, and vision systems, handling design, fabrication, product tests, installation, and support. The Baker-Bot Quad represents their latest product line expansion featuring a compact four-axis robotic decorating system.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Baker-Bot: Cobot system for bakery automation applications
- Baker-Bot MAX
- Baker-Bot Quad
- Flexi-Bot
- Flexi-Bot MAX
- Deco-Bot
- Tray Feeder
- Smart Conveyors
Products and services
- Baker-Bot / Baker-Bot MAX Collaborative robot (cobot) systems designed for bakery and food industry applications, providing versatile automation for tasks including tray management, cookie production, and bagel handling.
- Flexi-Bot / Flexi-Bot MAX
- Baker-Bot Quad Decorating Line Compact four-axis robotic system designed for precise, high-speed decorating applications in commercial bakery environments, with HMI controls, washdown-ready stainless construction, built-in conveyor, and fast recipe changeovers.
- Deco-Bot (Multi Head Decorate & Deposit) Automated decorating equipment designed for high-volume decorating of cakes, pies, and cupcakes with multi-head deposit capabilities.
- Tray Feeder Automated tray feeding system that automatically loads trays onto a conveyor, with optional automatic paper lining, touch screen controls, easy washdown, and capability to hold up to 80 trays (up to 20 trays per minute without paper and 15 with paper).
- Cake Finishing Robotic integration for base icing, decorating, and writing for cakes, cookies, cupcakes, and pies, with automatic application of top and bottom borders.
- Pan & Tray Handling Robotic tray handling options for standalone production applications or can be easily integrated into an existing production system, suitable for cookie production, bagel production, and pan management.
- Palletizing End of line robotic palletizing systems for manufacturers with limited space, featuring up to 44 lb payload capacity with extended reach of 96 inches.
- Packaging (Primary & Secondary) Robotic primary and secondary packaging systems for transferring products from conveyors to boxes and containers.
- Depanning Automated depanning equipment for muffins and bread production, enabling efficient release of baked goods from pans.
- Smart Conveyors Specialty conveyors designed for layering cakes, reciprocating, oven in/out feed conveyors, and custom-built configurations for food, bakery, dairy, and pharmaceutical production.
- Filling and Depositing Equipment
Quantifiable outcome
- Boichik Bagels achieves production of 24 bagels on a board every 7.5 seconds with automated Baker-Bot tray loading
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Apex Motion Control
Customer profileNamed customers12 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Apex Motion Control technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature8 records
Apex Motion Control partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators2 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Apex Motion Control competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- ProMach: Packaging machinery conglomerate with multiple food-industry brands serving bakery, dairy, and protein customers. Competes broadly with Apex across filling, packaging, and palletizing, though ProMach operates at significantly larger scale.
- KUKA Robotics: Large industrial robotics incumbent with a dedicated food-and-beverage vertical. KUKA competes in palletizing, packaging, and pick-and-place applications that overlap directly with Apex's palletizing, packaging, and pan/tray handling products.
- Yaskawa Motoman: Large industrial robotics company with food and beverage applications including palletizing, packaging, and material handling. Overlaps with Apex's product portfolio across multiple food-manufacturing use cases.
- FANUC America: Global industrial robotics giant with significant presence in food, bakery, and pharmaceutical manufacturing. FANUC's high-payload robots and food-grade options compete with Apex's palletizing, packaging, and material-handling product lines.
- ABB Robotics: Major industrial automation incumbent offering robots, controllers, and integrated systems for food and beverage manufacturing. ABB's OmniCore controllers and food-grade robots overlap with Apex's automation equipment portfolio across decorating, packaging, and palletizing.
Direct peers
- Stäubli Robotics: Specializes in robots for hygienic, food-grade, and pharmaceutical environments — directly comparable to Apex's washdown-ready stainless construction and food/pharma customer focus. Stäubli's HE and TX2 series compete head-to-head with Baker-Bot and Flexi-Bot in bakery and dairy applications.
- Universal Robots: Global market leader in collaborative robots (cobots) and a direct competitor to Apex's Baker-Bot and Flexi-Bot product lines. Universal Robots serves many of the same end markets including food, bakery, and pharma through its OEM and integrator network.
- BluePrint Automation: Specializes in robotic packaging automation specifically for the food industry. Direct competitor to Apex in primary/secondary packaging, case packing, and palletizing for bakery and frozen food customers.
- Quest Industrial: Designs and builds robotic packaging and palletizing systems for the food industry, including bakery. Overlaps directly with Apex's palletizing and packaging product lines for similar end customers.
Emerging players
- Soft Robotics: Specializes in soft-gripper robotic systems for food handling and packaging. While focused on gripper technology rather than full turn-key lines like Apex, Soft Robotics targets the same bakery and food-manufacturing customers with complementary automation technology.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Apex Motion Control leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Apex Motion Control funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Apex Motion Control M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Apex Motion Control
What does Apex Motion Control do?
Apex Motion Control designs and builds turn-key robotic and automation equipment, including collaborative robots (Baker-Bot, Flexi-Bot, Baker-Bot Quad) and specialized systems (Deco-Bot, Tray Feeder, Conveyors, Palletizing, Packaging, Filling/Depositing, Cake Finishing, Depanning) for wholesale industrial bakeries, food, dairy, pharmaceutical, and pet food manufacturers. The company handles design, fabrication, product tests, installation, and support for all systems, with vision-based adaptive robotic decorating and washdown-ready stainless construction for hygienic environments.
Is Apex Motion Control a public or private company?
Apex Motion Control is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Apex Motion Control founded?
Apex Motion Control was founded in 2000. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Apex Motion Control based?
Apex Motion Control is headquartered in Surrey, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Apex Motion Control make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Robotic and Automation Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are service and Support.
Who are Apex Motion Control's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are ProMach, KUKA Robotics, Yaskawa Motoman, FANUC America and ABB Robotics. Direct peers are Stäubli Robotics, Universal Robots, BluePrint Automation and Quest Industrial. Soft Robotics is listed as an emerging player.
Does Apex Motion Control have an API?
No public API is recorded for Apex Motion Control.
What industry is Apex Motion Control in?
Apex Motion Control's product category is Industrial Robotics & Food Processing Automation. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAGABAG, Motion & Machine Control (CNC, Robotics Controllers, Servo/Motion Controllers), with a secondary code of IMAHAHAH, Industrial Controllers & Control Systems (PLCs, PACs, CNC Controllers). Its NAICS code is 333241 and its SIC code is 3560.