Business View Magazine | February 2019

114 BOS operations are located in a 40,000-sq.-ft. facil- ity in Dorchester,Ontario.Marketing the business is done, in part,with a social media presence, as well as involvement in networking within its technology community. Ben notes,“We also do a lot with mul- timedia, so people can see our product in action, which is the best thing to target the people in our industry. But our best business always comes from the relationships we have with our current cus- tomer base, either from retaining and continuing to growwith our customers, or by referral. In the last year,we’ve shipped a large volume of machines to Mexico, the U.S., and a significant amount has gone to China, as well.” Involvement with industry organizations such as RIA (Robotics IndustryAssociation) and the Associa- tion for Advancing Automation provides great net- working channels. In addition, Ben credits several southwestern Ontario engineering schools (Uni- versity of Western Ontario,University of Waterloo, Conestoga, and Fanshawe Colleges) for being good partners when it comes to recruiting and working with their co-op and intern programs.“Another or- ganization we really love and support every year is FIRST Robotics,” says Ben.“It’s a high school robot- ics competition founded by Dean Kaman ‘to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators, and foster well-rounded life capa- bilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.’” As for what lies ahead for BOS, Ben shares,“Tech- nology in manufacturing is moving extremely fast, so we’re creating technology solutions that we feel are best suited for that future.Whether it’s AI-driv- en, inspection-type systems, or inline dimensional inspection systems, or some of the more advanced