PaR Systems, Inc., a US company headquartered in Shoreview, Minnesota, provides advanced intelligent material handling, automation and robotic equipment and systems solutions. PaR has developed 100's of product platforms which form the basis of 1000's of tailored solutions for complex applications across numerous industries. PaR Systems has developed processes to successfully deliver both standard products and custom equipment using extensive libraries of standard platforms. PaR Systems began in 1961 with the development of remote manipulators when the growth of the nuclear industry created a demand for remote handling equipment. PaR Systems evolved their manipulator arms technology for remote fuel handling. During the 1980’s the company continued to develop this technology in the robotics industry, beginning with aerospace, for applications that require drilling, milling, routing, waterjet cutting and material handling. Since then, PaR has increased its expertise to provide a variety of specialized applications, building on the automation capability developed across a wide range of demanding industries. PaR Systems offers complete engineering and manufacturing capabilities for special applications. For example, PaR Systems built the two largest operating robots in the world - a neutron and x-ray system to inspect fully assembled jet fighters for hidden damage in order to certify the planes for flight; and one of the world’s tallest automated cranes for NASA to inspect the solid rocket motors of the space shuttle. They have also delivered a number of small-scale automation products used in applications such as disk drive read/write head manufacturing.