BRAAS is an authorized distributor for Banner in a good portion of the US. Banner Engineering, located not far from our Minnesota Headquarters, is a global leader in process and industrial automation, specifically with industry-leading photo eyes, sensors, vision sensors, wireless sensors, machine safety, e-stop devices, vision lighting, and a wide assortment of indicator lights, tower lights, stack lights, and pick to lights.

Stemming from the early days of PPT Vision, when BRAAS was their US’ largest distributor, BRAAS has been a full Datalogic distributor since they acquired PPT a few years ago. Datalogic is a world leader in fixed and handheld barcode scanners, dimensioners, laser markers and other optical/vision-based components and systems for industrial, material handling and retail applications.

With approximately 95,000 robots installed worldwide, Denso is the world leader in small assembly robots, including four-axis SCARA robots to five- and six-axis articulated robots, the VS series being the world’s fastest in its 6-axis class. BRAAS has been a distributor partner with Denso for over a dozen years and is their largest in the United States (HINT: check out BRAAS’ SiCRON frames for mounting and housing your robots).

Dorner Conveyor Systems is BRAAS leading conveyor line for precision conveying, and is the leader in that category, whether that be moving parts or pallets from A to B, precision indexing or lift applications. Their highly configurable standard conveyors or completely custom solutions will be able to handle your industrial, packaging, and sanitary conveyor automation needs. (HINT: check out their DTools Conveyor Configurator).

Although Omron is a well-known name in the Industrial Automation field globally, BRAAS believes they are a product line with among the greatest opportunities for additional adoption in the US. Omron has a great range of high-quality products, ranging from their NJ series of Machine Automation Controllers with significant motion capability, to very competitive products such as power supplies, sensors and electro-mechanical switches and relays.

US-based Parker and BRAAS have teamed together for decades to bring you their array of well-established motion control products, including linear and rotary positioners, steppers, servo drives and controllers and other automation products such as HMIs.

BRAAS has it’s own brand of “value-add” which we call “Valu-Manufacturing”. Capabilities include frames and assemblies of aluminum extrusion, using either Maytec or T-Slots, as well as Panel Assembly, the focus being OEM electrical or pneumatic panels. (HINT: for more rigid automation frames for robotic or other applications, use our SiCRON welded steel machine frames which are as beautiful as they are functional. If you’re proud of your machine, don’t settle for some old pale green base or a weldment from the local fabrication shop).

BRAAS is among SMC’s top handful of channel partners in the US. SMC is the world leader in components for pneumatic automation and related products ranging from valves, manifolds, filter/regulators and cylinders (and, by the way, electric actuators), to chillers and great problem-solving products such as ionizers for eliminating static electricity (HINT: check out BRAAS’ industry-leading experience capability in supplying SMC manifold assemblies/kits).

“Excellence in Motion” is not a hollow claim. BRAAS relies on Tolomatic for electric linear actuators, servo and stepper motors, drives and controls, including quite a few specialties. Great examples are their ERD cylinders made of 304 stainless steel, rated at IP67 and IP69K, and the ERD Hygienic with welded seams for applications such as dairy, meat and poultry processing.

Universal Robots is the world leader in the Collaborative Robot category, providing UNPRECEDENTED ease of programming and application, resulting in our robots being installed in applications never before automated, ranging from machine tending, production assembly or R&D cycle-testing. (HINT: If you have tasks yet to be automated, see how UR robots can automate your task.) (HINT #2: Let BRAAS make your job even easier by mating a UR with our Easy-Tend mounting pedestal or SiCRON frame).

Quite simply, Yaskawa is the world’s largest manufacturer of AC drives and motion control products, including adjustable frequency drives, servo amplifiers, servomotors and machine controllers. If this sounds like something you can use, call us. (HINT: If your machine has significant motion control, you might be better off with a Yaskawa machine controller than a PLC).