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Memex Automation Inc. Providing Innovative Shop Floor Productivity Solutions Since 1992
Memex was founded in 1992 with a vision to improve the way automated machine tools work and connect on the factory floor. Memex Electronics evolved into Memex Automation is still making circuit boards - but the vision has expanded to include the networking of all machine tools, so that they can communicate with each other and with the computers in the administration office. In fact, the network may be extended to the Internet, allowing productivity and other statsistics to be emailed to a PDA, or laptop anywhere in the world. At Memex, we can transform every machine tool into a node on the corporate network in a real-time manner. That means mills and lathes can be monitored as they work, which will help with maintenance and inventory control. By monitoring production as it happens in this way companies can increase productivity by reducing downtime between jobs. In 2005, Memex Electronics moved to Burlington Ontario, where we maintain an active R & D department. From that location, we manufacture our products, provide technical support, develop software and provide training.
Memex Automation was created in 2006 to develop the Dynamic Computer Aided Machining patent that will someday obsolete traditional serial DNC and memory upgrades. History: 1992 Co-Developed Bubble Memory Replacement for Fanuc 6/9/11/12 1993 Created Fanuc 0 & 10 CMOS Memory Upgrades 1994 Created the first High Speed Loader for Fanuc 6 1995 First Released the popular Mx1000 BTR 1996 Enabled a Network connection to Fanuc 6/11 – Invested in Spectrum 1997 Started Successful Caterpillar Flexible Manufacturing Retrofit 1998 Developed Fanuc 16/18 Memory Upgrades - Also Started retrofitting 1999 Opened US office – First CNC Web Connection – Joined OMAC 2000 Went Public as e-Manufacturing Networks Inc – Raised $5M – Bought 3 US companies: Greco Systems, Spectrum and IAS - Integrated Group leveraged combined 12,000 customers 2001 Became the Largest DNC Vendor in North America – OMAC adopts our XML Schema for Machine Tool Connectivity – Develop Web-based ION/Cortex for Machine Connectivity 2002 Memex spins off as an R&D Company HQ in Hamilton, ON 2003 Memex launches its Mx1100 Universal Machine Tool Interface 2004 Memex launches the Mx1050 and partners with other companies 2005 Memex becomes independent again and moves to 777 Walkers Line 2006 Memex Automation created to handle the Patent Pending breakthrough technology called Dynamic Computer Aided Machining (or DCAM) - great response at IMTS 2007 Memex Automation files full DCAM patent and also files Tool Tip Automation follow-on Patent - introduces Mitsubishi memory upgrades and Fanuc 6 firmware DNC option 2008 Astrix Group of companies formed to bring all the Memex assets together, works on MTConnect Technical Advisory Group, we expanded, added additional space, and moved the head office to 3425 Harvester Road, Burlington 2009 Launch of Integrated OEE+DNC Machine Monitoring and Control
Many sectors are represented in the Memex customer roster, including: Aerospace - Boeing, Goodrich, Dowty, Parker Hannefin, Heroux Devtek ... Automotive - GM, Ford, Magna, Eaton, Linamar ... Industrial - Caterpillar, John Deere, Westinghouse, Vickers, Case, Sanmina... Government - National Research Council, Jet Propulsion Laboratories & The Royal Canadian Mint
“Again thank you for your support , your company has done an exceptional job working with our memory upgrade.”
- Hansen Engineering Co. Listen to Memex's vision in a podcast from IMTS08 trade show (13 minutes, 56 sec) At Memex, we can transform every machine into a node on the corporate network in a real-time manner, providing the power of the Internet in a machine to machine communication efficiency.
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