Solutions That Work. Results That Last.
Custom automation solutions designed for your floor and built for your future.
Making Manufacturing Easier, Safer, Faster
For 35 years, we’ve partnered with engineers and manufacturers across industries to design and build automation systems that meet real-world production needs. We’ve delivered everything from automated beer extraction to fabric rolling, robotic sewing, and high-precision blade equipment for Apache helicopters. Our projects are as diverse as the manufacturers we serve. What do they all have in common? Solutions that work, results that last, day after day, shift after shift. For us, making production easier, faster, and safer is always the goal.
Key Differentiators
Smart Automation Starts with Smart Partnership
From first conversation to final install, you get a partner who puts your goals first and earns your trust through clarity, performance, and results.
Custom & Reliable
Tailored systems built to fit your floor and deliver results.
Engineering Leadership
Talk directly to engineers who understand your goals.
Business-First Approach
We unlock value, not just install equipment.
Honest Partnership
We’ll recommend what’s best, even if it’s not us.
Engineering Solutions to Your Manufacturing Problems
Machining
When off-the-shelf CNC machines don't meet your needs, Criterion can provide a custom CNC system to fit your exact machining envelope, speed, and precision requirements.
Assembly
Criterion designs assembly systems that incorporate the benefits of custom automation, standard equipment, and operator involvement for the most cost-effective solution.
Inspection
Quality assurance activities don’t have to slow down production volume. Criterion can integrate various inspection methodologies into your production process to identify issues immediately, ensuring defect-free, on-time delivery.
Custom Solutions
Whether it’s automating a legacy process, integrating multiple systems, or developing an entirely new approach, Criterion will engineer custom solutions that deliver reliable performance to stand the test of time.
Increase Your Production
& Deliver On Time
Can’t find enough laborers to staff your facility? Are the operators you have too valuable to assign to repetitive tasks? Criterion can help automate your process – increasing production, decreasing labor costs and maximizing the value of your workforce.
Minimize Safety Risk.
Maximize Quality.
Do you perform tasks in which the risk of injury is too high? Is achieving your quality standards a challenge due to human limitations? Criterion designs automated systems that prioritize workforce safety and consistent quality.
In-House, Hassle-Free Design
Are you too busy to take on one more project? Our team of automation specialists will design, build, program and install your automation system. Using proven technology and over 35 years of experience in a wide variety of applications, you can trust Criterion to deliver equipment that works and lasts for decades.
How to Implement Successful Automation
1. Talk With A Specialist
Schedule a complimentary meeting with our automation specialists. This is your opportunity to ask questions about our automation process, and for us to gain more clarity about your needs.
2. Initiate Your Custom Automation Solution
Criterion's proven process, which includes multiple collaborative discussions between you and our team, will result in an automation solution that achieves your goals. Frequent progress updates will free you to focus on other priorities, knowing that your project will be successfully implemented.
3. Save Time, Money, and Labor
At the end of the project, you'll have a custom solution in place and our expert service team available if you need us. You will reliably manufacture quality products on time. That’s how we deliver results that last.
Partner With Us
Let’s build automation that makes your operation easier, safer, and faster. From early ideas to final install, we help manufacturers solve real challenges and automate with confidence.
