The Automation Ally Machine Builders Rely On

Premium products, application expertise, and technical insight that help you specify, source, and integrate the right automation technologies for high-performing machines.

Smarter Decisions from the Start

The wrong component choice can lead to redesigns, delays, and performance issues. Early guidance and support from application experts drives better decisions from the start, creating a stronger foundation for successful machine performance.

Solutions When Challenges Arise

Automation projects rarely go exactly as planned. Requirements change, lead times shift, and challenges emerge. When they do, we respond quickly and work directly with you to identify alternatives and provide solutions.

Technical Expertise That Stays Involved

Our role doesn’t end when an order is placed. From initial design discussions to implementation and beyond, our team stays actively involved, providing expert guidance, technical insight, and responsive support to keep projects moving and outcomes on track.

Built for Better Outcomes

Combining premium automation technologies with real-world application expertise, Great Lakes Automation Supply reduces complex challenges, accelerates project timelines, and ensures machines perform as intended from the first design decision through final delivery.

The Right Products for the Job

We connect machine builders and system integrators with leading automation technologies from the industry’s most trusted manufacturers. Bringing both technical expertise and hands-on support, our solutions and approach deliver stronger machine performance, faster builds, and better outcomes.

Connectivity

Drives & Accessories

Operator Interfaces/HMI

Industrial Control

Safety Control Devices

Electrical

Powering Success with Trusted Partners

Services That Support Better Builds

Great Lakes Automation Supply provides practical services that improve safety, streamline operations, and support the successful design, build, and integration of machines and systems.

By minimizing complexity and removing obstacles, we strive to create a smoother path from challenge to outcome.

Risk Assessment

Safe, productive machines start with a clear understanding of potential hazards. Through certified risk assessments conducted by our partners at SICK, we evaluate potential risks, recommend appropriate mitigation measures, and support compliance with industry standards.

Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI)

Our customized inventory solutions keep your critical automation products organized, replenished, and ready when needed. By reducing administrative burden and minimizing stock shortages, you and your team spend less time managing inventory and more time focused on productive work.

Digital Commerce

Simplify the way you source, order, and manage automation components. With online ordering, punchout catalogs, EDI connectivity, and mobile applications, routine tasks become easier, helping stay focused on building, integrating, and supporting high-performing systems.

Automation Expertise. Long-Term Partnership.

We do more than supply automation products. We evaluate applications, recommend technologies, source alternatives, and solve technical challenges that keep machine builds moving. Our hands-on approach creates stronger relationships and better-performing machines.

That’s the difference between a supplier and a long-term partner.

Built for the People Who Build

We partner with the organizations designing, building, integrating, and operating machines that power modern industry.

OEMs

Build better machines from the start. Great Lakes Automation Supply provides the automation technologies, application expertise, and dedicated assistance needed to improve compatibility, reduce design revisions, accelerate development, and deliver machines that perform as intended.

System Integrators

Complex automation projects demand application expertise and reliable support. We partner with system integrators to solve technical challenges, navigate changing requirements, and keep implementations moving toward successful outcomes.

Panel Shops

From component selection and sourcing to inventory availability and technical support, we support panel shops in building efficient, reliable control panels while maintaining project schedules and meeting customer requirements.

Manufacturers

Great Lakes Automation Supply improves manufacturer productivity, reduces downtime, and maximizes the performance of their automation investments through premium products, technical expertise, and practical support.

Your Possibility. Our Purpose.

Great Lakes Automation Supply brings together the technologies, expertise, and problem-solving capabilities that reduce uncertainty, overcome technical challenges, and accelerate the path from design concept to machine performance.

Automation support that sees it through.