ATS Global / PA Solutions overview
ATS Global and PA Solutions are automation and manufacturing IT integrators that support smart manufacturing projects around production systems, MES and controls. They are relevant to robotics because robot cells increasingly need to connect with plant software, quality systems, traceability and production scheduling.
Company fact | Detail |
Founded | 1986 ATS Global roots |
Country | Netherlands |
Address | Haarlem, Netherlands |
Employees | Approx. 1,000+; public estimates vary |
Specializes in | Manufacturing IT, MES, automation integration, digital transformation and robotics-adjacent factory systems |
Products | MES integration, automation engineering, industrial IT, quality systems, production data and controls integration |
Typical projects | MES deployments, factory data integration, automation modernization, quality systems, production line integration, smart manufacturing projects |
Management and ownership | ATS Global is privately held. PA Solutions has operated within the ATS Global group; management and ownership are private-company based. |
Website: www.ats-global.com
ATS Global / PA Solutions review summary
ATS Global and PA Solutions are two different businesses that are easily confused: ATS Global is an independent manufacturing IT provider established in 1986, while PA Solutions is a division of the Canadian automation company ATS. This profile describes each and explains the difference.
Strengths
ATS Global: nearly four decades in manufacturing IT, with its own software products and founders still on the board.
PA Solutions: the backing of a large listed automation group and a base among vehicle makers.
Challenges
ATS Global: a field crowded with large software vendors and consultancies.
PA Solutions: dependence on investment by the transportation industry.
Both: a name that invites confusion with the other.
Read the full review: ATS Global and PA Solutions Company Profile: Two Companies, Services and Leadership