Effective January 1, the Canadian tire handling equipment maker RMT Robotics officially changed its name to Cimcorp Automation.
The company — which is based in Grimsby, Ontario, and makes robotic gantry-based order fulfillment and tire-handling solutions — was absorbed into the Finnish corporation Cimcorp Oy in 2010 and is only now getting around to changing its name officially, according to a company news release.
Martti Artama, president of Cimcorp Oy, said bringing the two brands together “under a single umbrella signifies a successful execution of product development and brand positioning that has allowed us to offer one suite of solutions across the worldwide distribution landscape. We look forward to increasing the global footprint of the Cimcorp brand and contributing to the North American market.”
Doug Pickard, president of the newly-named Cimcorp Automation, siad the company’s future in North America is “filled with excitement and promise for advancement in robotics.”
“Cimcorp representatives in Finland and Canada will continue to work closely as an integrated company to provide the best automated materials handling solutions to our current and future customers,” Pickard said.
Cimcorp Oy itself was acquired by Murata Machinery, an industrial tool making company based in Kyoto, Japan.