# Innovative Automation to build new facility in Barrie, Ontario

Innovative Automation Inc. is investing in a new 62,300 sq ft manufacturing facility in Barrie, Ontario, supported by a $206,400 grant from the Southwestern Ontario Development Fund. The project is expected to create 29 new jobs and retain 102 existing positions, with completion by September 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-03-02
- Where: Barrie, Ontario, Canada
- Value: $8.40M (10.8M CAD)
- Jobs: 29
- Starts operating: Sep 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 62,300 square foot facility
- Products: automated assembly equipment, welding equipment, robotics equipment
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Innovative Automation](https://endata.com/companies/16334.md)

## Sources

- [news.ontario.ca](https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/48392/ontario-supporting-advanced-manufacturing-in-barrie), 2018-03-02: "Innovative Automation Inc. designs and builds automated assembly, welding and robotics equipment used in the automotive, consumer goods and medical devices sectors."

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