Cube Automation has acquired the assets of Oceatec, a company specialising in the design of automated equipment for the food processing and seafood industry.

Cube Automation has acquired the assets of Oceatec Photo: Cube Automation

Cube Automation has acquired the assets of Oceatec Photo: Cube Automation

Founded 25 years ago, Cube Automation is a provider of automated solutions for the seafood processing industry in Eastern Canada. The company also offers its services to a variety of industry sectors, including those related to the integration of production lines, automation, robotics and the implementation of industry 4.0 solutions.

"This acquisition will allow the company to increase its presence in Quebec and offer its customers new technologies," said Roch Chiasson, president of Cube Automation. "By adding this anchor in Quebec, we aim to better serve our customers and develop new market segments," he added.

Oceatec has been working in the mechanical design of automated equipment, especially for the processing of seafood, for the past 15 years.

"By joining the Cube Automation team, we will have access to state-of-the-art automation and programming expertise," commented Pierre Patenaude of Oceatec. "For our customers in Quebec, Cube Automation's service offering will add value in the development of innovative solutions for the automation of industrial processes," he added.

In addition to its offices in Tracadie and Moncton, Cube Automation now has a business space in La Pocatière, Quebec, at Oceatec's facilities, which remain at the same address.