Business View Magazine | February 2019

109 INNOVATIONS INC. INNOVATIONS IN AUTOMATION T oday’s unprecedented demands of global competitiveness have made the challenges facing manufacturers more complex than ever. BOS Innovations Inc. helps companies deal with those challenges by providing factory automation solutions that increase productivity and profitability. For over 20 years, BOS has worked closely with manufacturers throughout North America to develop innovative, profit- driven solutions, including full services in machine building and integration of automa- tion and robotics. Customers in a wide array of industries know and respect BOS for its impeccable quality and commitment to delivering what they promise. BOS Innovations was founded in 1996 by Casey Huigenbos, a seasoned professional in the manufacturing sector with “a bit of an entrepreneurial spirit.”His understanding of automotive assembly equipment (a common industry in Ontario, at the time) was key to the success of what began as a fairly small business doing a lot of semi-automated assembly systems and some special purpose, very customized machines. In the year 2000, Casey’s son, Ben, joined the company as they began to develop the controls side of the business. As Ben recalls,“In August of 2008,my dad passed away. It was rough, but we put our heads down and kept going.Mymother, Joan, became more involved on the financial side and took over main ownership and we’re still a family business.We were about 15 people in 2008–fairly small but with loyal customers in the area-mostly tier-