Bespoke and packaged engineering solutions

Automating and supporting process industries since 1987

Complex automation, robotics and special purpose machines for a wide range of industrial applications

About Optimal

Established in 1987, Optimal Industrial Automation is a full-service provider of automation solutions and services, with experience in building, integrating and optimising manufacturing automation systems for challenging and highly regulated industries. We have extensive experience in working across diverse sectors, including food and beverage processing, chemical, pharmaceutical, life-science and other manufacturing industries as well as energy generation and storage.

Optimal’s iPass for MDI wins 2022 Pharma Innovation Award

Optimal Industrial Automation’s flagship automated system, iPass™, has received a 2022 Pharma Innovation Award from Pharma Manufacturing. Winning the Quality Control category, the solution boosts the speed and accuracy of leak testing for pressurised metered dose inhalers (pMDIs or MDIs) and was recognised as “a clear step forward in QA (quality assurance)” by the judging panel…

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Application Stories

Learn more about how we have been supporting companies with our state-of-the-art industrial automation solutions and services. Read our latest case studies in robotics, machine vision, motion and process control.

Services and Competencies

Learn more about our service offering for companies on their digital transformation journeys as well as the skills, competencies and expertise that enable us to deliver best-in-class solutions.

Targeted automation can drive quick sustainability wins

The need for more sustainable practices in the food and beverage industry is gaining pace, driven by new regulations, market demands as well as the desire to combat climate change and save costs…

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