Benefits like stable pricing, reliable lead times, and factory direct support are just a short list of the many benefits that Teknic’s customers appreciate and value every day. In fact, they are still selling their original servo drive (released in 1995) in the same form, fit and function because there are several large OEM machine builders which still use it in their BOM. Other manufacturers seem to have a new list of obsolete components every year. Not with Teknic.

The company started its long history in Rochester, NY. They have outgrown the constraints of their buildings twice since then and are now located in a suburb of Rochester, Victor, NY. Many things have changed over their 30+ years but commitment to product quality and customer support remains the cornerstones. That being said, resting on past success has never been in their DNA.

“We design our products with the assumption that our customers will want the same fit, form, and function in their machine for decades,” says Abe Amirana, Director of Sales and Applications at Teknic. “We always focus on high-performance, ease-of-use, and overall value. So it doesn’t take long for an engineer to understand the product and learn how to properly apply it within their machine design. This enables our customers to bring their products to market faster and gain a market edge over their competition.”

One such advancement was the development of their fully integrated servo motor called the ClearPath. Integrating a digital, closed loop servo drive, a motion controller and a high resolution, optical encoder all into the rear of a brushless servo motor, ClearPath has taken the commercial market by storm due to its robust design, product innovation, long warranty, and superior motion control performance.

Our products help machine builders where required—high performance, cost reduction, and quicker time-to-market

It was this outstanding and revolutionary product that encouraged Teknic to expand their customer base from only high volume OEM customers to virtually anyone interested in motion control. To successfully implement this ability meant a commitment to creating thorough product documentation, many product/support videos, and eCommerce functionality. But they didn’t stop there…

Recently, Teknic released in a new style of motion and I/O controller called the “ClearCore”. ClearCore is a low cost, multi-axis, motion and I/O controller with 13 points of configurable I/O that includes digital and analog capabilities, all for $99. The ClearCore has Ethernet and USB communication protocols and the I/O can be expanded to a total of 73 I/O points by using the I/O expansion modules. It’s an unprecedented value for machine builders.

All of Teknic’s products are backed by factor direct support. They don’t sell through distributors because it would mean an increase in cost (to pay the middleman) and a decrease in the quality of the support. Customers say the products are great (which they had already expected) but the technical and customer support is second to none. Since none of their employees work on commission, there is never a conflict between “what is good for the customer” and “what is good for the support engineers”. OEM engineering support includes machine simulations, design margin analysis, schematic reviews, software support, and more.

So if benefits like having the ability to discuss your project directly with the factory-direct engineers, obtaining knowledgeable product recommendations, lowering machine component costs, first class customer support, and product design reviews are of interest to you, Teknic is the one to go to!