Expanding Industry and Technical Capabilities in Automation

| June 4, 2024

In late 2023, E Tech Group acquired Automation Group, and the team has now fully integrated into the E Tech Group brand. Adding Automation Group has allowed us to expand E Tech Group’s market-leading positions in the automation of Life Sciences, Food and Beverage, Consumer Packaged Goods, and Data Center industries. Importantly, this acquisition has also provided us with additional resources and expertise in cybersecurity and big data – two critical factors in effective automation systems across industries.

Expanding Our Industrial Automation Expertise

When we first announced the addition of Automation Group to E Tech Group, our focus was on expanding our technical depth and strengthening our ability to support clients across multiple industries. That foundation remains the same, but the real value has come from integrating those capabilities into day-to-day project delivery.

Since that initial announcement, our teams have worked to align engineering standards, project execution approaches, and technical specialties across the organization. The result is a more unified delivery model that supports complex automation projects from early design through startup and ongoing support. For a closer look at the original announcement, you can read it here.

Integrating Automation Group (now E Tech Group) has added many new capabilities, resources, and engineering talent to our group of automation companies:

E Tech Group now has 800 engineers, 900+ total employees
Additional CSIA-certified group
Greater market share in food and beverage automation
Access to new industries of batteries/electric vehicles and mining/aggregates
Attaining the highest level of certification as a Premier Certified Ignition Partner
A third control panel fabrication facility, the first one on the West Coast
In-house electrical services allowing less involvement from additional contractors and a quicker overall turnaround time on projects
Additional partnerships with distributors and mechanical/design firms

About Our Latest Acquisition & Integrating Another Automation Company

Before E Tech Group acquired the company, Automation Group was already a leading provider of automation services; their specific product and application experience led them to the implementation of complex automation solutions across North America with over 1000 clients, many of them high-profile companies in industries including automotive, CPG, food and beverage, and more.

Automation Group will bring its ability to create a best-in-class technology path for America’s manufacturers by integrating proven automation, networking, and virtualization solutions as an addition to E Tech Group’s parallel experience and expertise. Previously headquartered in Modesto, California, with additional resources located across the United States, the addition of Automation Group has added 12 locations to E Tech Group’s offices across North America.

How Our Capabilities Have Expanded in Practice

Bringing Automation Group into E Tech Group wasn’t just about adding resources, but about building a more connected approach to automation and control system delivery. As integration has progressed, that’s translated into broader technical coverage and stronger continuity across projects.

Today, teams are better positioned to support multi-disciplinary efforts that span control system design, HMI/SCADA development, and industrial data integration. Instead of handing off work between disconnected groups, projects can move more smoothly from one phase to the next, with shared standards and clearer visibility into system requirements.

This has also made it easier to apply experience from one industry to another. Lessons learned in highly regulated environments, for example, can inform design decisions in other sectors where reliability, traceability, and long-term maintainability are priorities. The end result is a more consistent approach to system design and implementation.

Shared Values Strengthen E Tech Group’s Position as a Leader in Engineering

With core values of innovation, dedication and expertise, and a reputation for people-focused, reliable service, like E Tech Group, they are proud to stand behind their work and have 90% repeat clients! With a wide range of capabilities from cybersecurity, virtualization, automation design, networking, and big data, their team excels at partnering with a client from any point in the journey. This collaborative partnership approach is what made Automation Group a natural fit for the E Tech Group team.

E Tech Group strives to be the Main Automation Partner for our clients. We thrive in investing in the client’s business objectives and helping them reach both their short-term goals and plan for future success. We are thrilled to have the Automation Group team fully migrated and integrated into the E Tech Group team and excited to become BEYOND great together.