Doug LoFranco named President and Chief Executive Officer of AIS Technologies Group

Radix

March 26, 2018

Active Industrial Solutions and Radix Inc. are proud to announce and welcome Doug LoFranco as President & Chief Executive Officer effective immediately.  Doug will lead the AIS Technologies Group, which comprises Radix Inc. and the Active Industrial Solutions companies: Automation, Gauge & Fixture, and Specialty Machining divisions.  Doug has extensive executive management experience in the industrial automation space, most recently as President of M&R Automation Canada Inc.; Vice President & General Manager of ABB Robotics Canada Inc.; VP and General Manager of Wheelabrator Group Canada. 
 
“Doug’s proven track record will contribute greatly to the success we have experienced as a group.  His natural ability to lead and his experience with technologies in manufacturing will be a benefit to our organization and to our customers.” says Ross Rawlings, President of Radix Inc.   
 
“I am delighted to be joining the team at the AIS Technologies Group and look forward to being part of a division that provides innovative technologies for advanced manufacturing solutions for a variety of industries across North America.” -Doug LoFranco, President & CEO of AIS Technologies Group. 
 
About Radix and Active Industrial Solutions  
 
Founded in 1994, Radix is an award-winning leader in automation solutions, delivering best in class technology to manufacturers, combining superior machine vision solutions, advanced robotics & controls, and complex automation middleware layered over assembly automation. 
 
Active Industrial Solutions, designs, manufacturers and services complex plastic injection mold systems, custom automation & secondary processing equipment, gauges and fixtures and specialty machined components with a strong history of value added solutions for a variety of vertical sectors.   
 
In 2016, Active Industrial Solutions acquired Radix Inc.  Both are privately held companies headquartered in Tecumseh, Ontario with operations in Mississauga, Ontario; Trenton, Michigan; Winchester, Tennessee; Montreal, Quebec; & India. 

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