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Destaco Earns 2018 Outstanding Workholding & Automation Award

Destaco is pleased to announce that it was awarded the 2018 Outstanding Workholding & Automation Equipment Suppliers Award in the Automotive Industry. The award was presented at the recent Global Automotive Industry 4.0 Summit 2018, which took place on June 7-8 in Shanghai, China. This prestigious award recognizes the outstanding performance, reputation and quality of Destaco’s workholding and automation solutions in the automotive industry. Destaco earned the award after a review by an expert committee that weighed its capabilities against those of the other entrants.

“Our associates around the world continually strive to influence the development of the manufacturing sector by advancing our customers’ automation capabilities,” said Byron J. Paul, President of Destaco. “We are incredibly honored to receive this recognition of our efforts.” 

Specifically, Destaco was recognized for its ability to help manufacturers improve precision and productivity. Destaco offers the industry’s most comprehensive workholding and automation product line across the globe – including end effectors, grippers, indexers, manual and power clamps, and remote handling. Committed to customer success, Destaco’s technical experts anticipate evolving markets to create custom solutions that overcome unique challenges for a wide range of automation applications.

Destaco’s operations in China include an office in Shanghai’s Xuhui District and a manufacturing facility in Suzhou.The activity at the Suzhou facility involves the manufacture and assembly of Destaco’s power clamp and end effector products.The ability to offer localized availability of these products enables Destaco to optimize delivery times for its partners in the region.

Destaco China Trade Show
Discussing a product application with customers in the Destaco booth at the AMTS Show in China.

About Destaco
Destaco, a Dover company, is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance automation, workholding and remote-handling solutions. The company serves customers in a variety of end-markets, including the automotive, life sciences, consumer packaged goods, aerospace, industrial and nuclear sectors. 

Built on a legacy of more than 100 years, Destaco offers a comprehensive portfolio of products designed to engineer precise movement, placement and control solutions that drive productivity and uptime for manufacturers around the world. The Destaco family of products consists of industry-leading brands such as Destaco Manual Clamps, Power Clamps, and End Effectors; CAMCO™ and Ferguson™ Indexers; Robohand™ Grippers; and CRL™ Manipulators and Transfer Ports.