Overview
Progressive Automations designs and sells electric linear actuators, control systems, lifting columns and TV lifts to individual builders, businesses and equipment makers. Its actuators push and pull loads in a straight line, and equipment makers in the automotive, marine, medical and industrial sectors build them into their products. Buyers can order a single unit online without high minimum quantities, while manufacturers can specify stroke length, force, connectors and cable length for volume production. The company earns money from direct online sales and larger orders from equipment makers. Progressive Automations was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia.
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What believers are saying
- A second brand widens demand: Progressive Desk, launched in 2018, sells standing desks, office chairs and workspace accessories online.
- Progressive Automations posts CAD 70,000-110,000 yearly for its salaried full-time, onsite Richmond, BC Senior Product Development Mechanical Engineer.
- Progressive Automations' salaried full-time Richmond Intermediate Electrical Design Engineer gets up to two remote days weekly, as office needs allow.
What critics are saying
- Production depends on global suppliers: only select products are assembled in Canada, while components and finished goods are sourced worldwide.
- Progressive Automations classifies its full-time, 100% remote Technical Support Engineer in Mexico City, Chile and Argentina as a contractor role.
- Progressive Automations' full-time Blue Ash, Ohio Warehouse and Inventory Specialist regularly lifts up to 50 lb for USD 19-20 hourly.
What makes Progressive Automations unique
- Design moved in-house in 2018: Progressive Automations' Metro Vancouver engineers develop schematics and assemble select actuators and controls locally.
- Customers share savings: Progressive Automations says prices for equipment makers automatically drop when its own costs fall, with white-label options.
- Quality systems are audited: Progressive Automations holds ISO 9001:2015 certification and runs a root-cause process for nonconforming parts.
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