A. Epstein and Sons Enters Joint Venture With Advanced Automation Associates

A. Epstein and Sons International, Inc., the Chicago-based architecture and engineering firm, has entered into a joint venture with Advanced Automation Associates (AAA) to provide consumer product industry clients with plant floor automation systems.

The joint venture will also provide Epstein clients with control and communication systems integration, HACCP automated recording systems and Manufacturing Execution Systems for a full range of projects from simple studies to full scale integration.

Epstein and Sons International is a multi-faceted design and engineering firm with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Warsaw, Tokyo and Israel. The firm's Operations Engineering unit offers expertise in manufacturing plant and distribution center design, process engineering, packaging engineering, automation and material handling.

Advanced Automation Associates is a large, independent control system integrator. With a technical staff of over 50 engineers and specialists, AAA is experienced in a wide range of manufacturing automation applications.