CS Automation Company History

Component Supply was started as a traditional fluid power distribution company as a proprietorship in Penfield New York in 1970. We had one product line to represent and one employee. In 1972 we incorporated and soon moved to a new sales office also in Penfield where we remained until 1976. Many years later we would change our name to CS Automation to better reflect the direction; goods and services we could offer to the marketplace.

As the years went on CS Automation began to grow and took on additional product lines that were mostly pneumatic in nature.  We consciously made the decision to specialize in the pneumatic segment of the fluid power industry. Compressed air automation devices became our specialty and we grew at faster rates. By this time we had moved into a 6,000 square foot facility in Ontario, New York about 15 miles East of Rochester, New York.

For the next 8 years CS Automation grew and established a reputation as an efficient and technically capable distributor with great potential. In 1984 we made a growth investment and hired additional technically qualified sales engineers.  That decision sparked an accelerated growth pattern which persists today. We are a key supplier to many major corporations in North America, and we also export all over the world.

2003

We moved into our present 12,500 square foot facility located in the Beh industrial park in Ontario NY. We modernized our offices and ran a fully integrated computerized ERP system, full 3D CAD services and set up our entire operation to operate in a “lean distribution” mode. Our value added sub assembly, aluminum fabrication and contact manufacturing areas are also operated with “lean manufacturing principles” as part of corporate culture. We have grown substantially in the area of sub assembly and even contract manufacturing services in recent years. We embrace the concepts of continuous improvement and attempt to deliver a “world class buying experience” to every customer that buys goods and services from CS Automation.

2005

CS Automation was approached by SMC Corporation to represent their world class family of pneumatic and electric automation products and our ability to penetrate and service global accounts escalated dramatically. CS Automation is one a very few distributors in the SMC network that has achieved Elite Distributor status. By achieving the Elite SMC Distributor level we had to meet dozens of capability criteria and reach a very aggressive annual sales volume goal. CS Automation is viewed as one of the “best of the best” when measured by number of employees; we are smaller than most other SMC Elite’s. This underscores our high level of commitment to the SMC product line. Simply put; SMC is the world standard for pneumatic automation and we are fully committed to delivering a “world class buying experience” to our customers when they purchase SMC or any other product line we represent.

2013

We achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification in effort to position ourselves for more growth and be capable of handling it without a loss of efficiency. This evolution helped distinguish us from competitors in our market and identified CS Automation as a company that offers highly efficient distribution services along with specialized value added technical distribution capability. We can offer basic distribution services but mostly we strive to be viewed as an extension of our customers engineering departments. We have become known nationally for leading many distribution “best practice” techniques and strive to be a true solution provider. Our business model is committed to growth and we are striving to get better every day at delivering the very best quality and service possible to our valued customers.