About Us

We Solve Manufacturing Problems

Since 1973, Production Automation Corporation (PAC) has supported technical products that solve manufacturing problems. PAC is both a full-service stocking distributor, and a manufacturer's representative. Customers turn to us when they need expertise on product selection, require help sourcing an alternate/unavailable product, or when an existing supplier becomes difficult to work with.

As your business grows, we're growing along with you. That means we're continually adding new product lines and brands by popular demand. With so many products and options, it's important that you find the right one. We help you decode technical data into best-case purchases in person, on the web, over the phone, or on-location at your facility.

Industries We Serve

Our expertise reflects decades of work in static controlled areas, medical devices, high-speed assemblies, healthcare processes, and general manufacturing or packaging zones.

Electronics Manufacturing

Production Automation is one of the top SMT distributors and manufacturing representative in the Americas. Dedicated relationships with vendors and manufacturers, alongside in-stock availability and outstanding customer service, provide steadfast delivery of electronics assembly tools, equipment, and supplies.

Medical Devices & Life Sciences

We offer a wide range of apparel, tools, and consumable supplies with competitive pricing and in-stock availability. It’s one-stop availability for use in cleanrooms, sterile biopharmaceutical applications, medical device manufacturing, industrial manufacturing, and more. Our handpicked products meet crucial manufacturing standards, including USP 797, USP 800, ISO 146644, cGMP, ANSI/ESD S.20.20.

Semiconductor

Production Automation's static control and PCB solutions start from the ground up. We offer decades of expertise and manufacturer direct support for electronically protected areas (EPA) and in-process equipment. We'll help you source a complete arena of grounding, ionization, storage, furniture, and test equipment. Ask us about our ESD audit services and on-site staff training.

Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceutical processes build trackability and contamination control into every production area. PAC is a source for everything quality validated, including apparel, chemicals, disinfectants, and wipes. You’ll enjoy easy restocking, field expertise, and lot-coded shipments from virtually all of the world’s foremost manufacturers.

General Manufacturing & Supply

If we can't find you the right product amongst a massive online inventory, or by sourcing a custom solution directly from the factory, PAC can almost always provide an alternative at a competitive, if not better price. Every solution we provide is backed by the support of factory-trained experts, decades of field-proven experience, and entrenched manufacturing partnerships.

Production Automation Advantages

Full-Service Stocking Distributor

PAC stocks factory-authorized inventory at locations across the Americas. We also pre-engineer custom specified orders, prefabricated structures, and work directly with manufacturers for onsite support. You'll have the benefit of factory-supported products, warranty, and training. Its end-to-end support with manufacturer-direct prices. See our Warehouse Locations >

Factory Trained Manufacturer's Representatives

PAC fuels facilities across the Americas with equipment ranging from bench-top equipment and furniture to fully-automated production lines and custom workstations. The PAC network affords accessibility to the right product, at the right time on a tightly scheduled delivery anywhere in the US, Mexico, Puerto Rico, or the Dominican Republic. Find a Sales Representative >

Cleanroom Installation Experts

Production Automation and its cleanroom division, CleanPro®, provide a one-stop-shop for everything cleanroom related. We help you identify and source product solutions for cleanroom components, consumables, furniture, monitoring, turn-key installs, and cleaning supplies. See our Capabilities >

Contamination Control Specialists

Production Automation provides decades of experience and product experts on-staff, which connect you to the correct supplies for your facility or application. Work with a trusted ally of fortune-level organizations, top research labs, and government organizations like NASA, the FAA, and NIH.

ISO 9001:2015 Certified

Production Automation has implemented procedures to ensure a consistent standard of service for our customers, and customer feedback monitoring to uphold expectations between our vendors, PAC warehouses, and the end-user. We continually conduct internal reviews to ensure that we are always improving.

PAC has achieved ISO 9001:2015 Certification for the following locations:

El Monte, California
Minnetonka, Minnesota
Grapevine, Texas
San Jose, Costa Rica
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

PAC Quality Statement

A job well done is a job worthwhile.

Production Automation Corporation strives to be a leading distributor for life science, aerospace, electronic, and industrial manufacturing industries, through a commitment to meet applicable requirements, exceed customer expectations, and continually improve.