Ritchie Automation is a full service systems integrator specializing in several areas of automation, including paint application and finishing systems, machine vision applications, robotic and automated manufacturing systems, and automated material handling systems. The company's engineering capabilities cover a full range of disciplines - electrical and PLC design, software and control systems (Visual Basic, C++ application, and .NET), networking and information/database development and management, pneumatics and fluids, mechanical design, robotics systems integration, and machine vision and optics. Ritchie Automation maintains an in-house panel shop which builds and tests all control enclosures. They also provide system setup and integration services supporting both in-house and field operations, including site level installation and installation management.