Company Profile: MidWest Automation

Midwest Automation was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1959 by John Anderson as a precision machine shop doing contract work for 3M, Honeywell, and other well-known companies in the area. In 1966, Midwest purchased Hypaco, a manufacturer of miter saws for fabricating kitchen countertops which was its introduction into the wood industry.

In the 1970's, Midwest Automation expanded its line of woodworking machinery by acquiring the Corfab from Possiss Engineering, and postforming and laminating equipment from Bechtold Engineering. 

Kenneth Holley purchased Midwest Automation in 1987 and subsequently moved the company to a new 40,000 square foot manufacturing facility in 1996.

The product line has expanded to include adhesive applications, flat panel laminating, material handling, and engineered systems.

Some of the products offered by MidWest Automation are noted below.

	Laminating Systems Midwest Automation offers hot and cold adhesive application machinery and pinch roll presses for the panel processing industry with emphasis on case goods, furniture, store fixture, and architectural markets.
	Postforming Machines Among the vast elements of interior design, the forming (postforming) of high pressure laminates (HPL) continues to be a niche for those elegant, stylish, and functional surface applications. Midwest Automation pioneered the process of forming HPL with machines available in feed-through and static applications.
	Postforming Saws Midwest cutting stations are the first miter saws ever produced, and have been setting the industry standard for over 40 years! CS 4330/5840/5437 Signature Series cutting stations combine both the miter cut and draw bolt mortises into one simple operation, plus saw any combination of angle or straight cuts on selfedge, postformed, coved, or solid surface countertops.
	Corfab Shapers By using an engineered pathway, the Corfab is able to cut, bond, size, and shape the elements of a particle board core in one amazing machine, offering in-line production with the speed and accuracy needed to for high volume countertop production.
	Material Handling Midwest Automation has designed and built equipment for the panel processing industry to automate laminating, postforming, pressing, sanding, and other miscellaneous process flow systems. Products include scissors lifts, layup tables, layup stations, panel feeders, stacking systems, index tables, and panel positioning machines.