SOUTHFIELD, MI—Automotive supplier Lear Corp. is set to acquire WIP Industrial Automation, a Spain-based systems integrator with a focus on advanced automation for industrial applications. The deal is expected to close by the third quarter of 2024 and is subject to regulatory approvals.

Integrated test cells play a key role in developing new types of electric vehicles.

WESTBROOK, ME—Systems integrator Lanco Integrated has named Bob Kuniega as its new CEO. Kuniega takes over for Ed Karabec, who led the company from September 1989 until he retired in August 2021.

QUAKERTOWN, PA—Systems integrator Demco Automation has received a second consecutive Gold Medallion Award from the U.S. Department of Labor for recruiting, hiring and retaining veterans.

SAINT JOSEPH, MI—A pair of systems integrators in southwestern Michigan have come together to make sure local first responders have the personal protective equipment (PPE) they need.

WESTBROOK, ME—Systems integrator Lanco Integrated has completed an automated assembly system to produce components for coronavirus test kits. Typically, designing and building such a machine would take approximately 35 weeks, including design, engineering and manufacturing. Lanco had it ready in just eight weeks.

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With the cost of automated assembly systems running six or even seven figures, choosing the right integrator and establishing a good relationship are critical.

EVANSVILLE, IN—Systems integrator Evana Automation Specialists has received a contract to design and build an automated system to assemble and test driver control modules.