Automation is always the answer.
Want it done right? Don’t do it yourself. When it comes to ease, speed and accuracy, automate the process.
Through Kurt’s dedication to innovation, we’ve developed automation processes that enable our employees to do their job more accurately, efficiently, and safely, while keeping us focused on what truly matters. Growing our employees’ careers while creating the highest quality metal parts and components. This is why we’re here. And what continues to make us all greater every day.
The best machines, processes, products and people. That’s the Kurt difference.
Explore Kurt’s Automation Solutions

Quality Control Automation
Kurt is the leading manufacturer of custom quality solutions. With our tailor-made precision gaging equipment, our clients see improved quality control and production throughput for true ROI.

Custom Workholding
Kurt customized workholding solutions have led the industry for over 50 years. Easily integrated into new or existing automated cells and gaging systems, they’re perfect for automotive, aerospace, and other metalworking-intensive industries.

Hydraulic Workholding
Turn to Kurt for hydraulic actuated options for single and double-station vises and eight-station cluster towers. All Kurt hydraulic vises can be easily integrated into machining centers to substantially increase productivity and reduce errors.

Pneumatic Workholding
As a lower cost, more flexible and safer alternative to electric motors and actuators, Kurt pneumatic vises make for a sound investment for manufacturers looking for significant gains in manufacturing productivity.
Automation at work at Kurt
Introducing the NEW Kurt RV36 Gripper. A robot end effector with two-finger parallel gripper, The RV36 features a revolutionary patented design that uses pull studs to automate finger/end effector changes without gripper body changes.


Power Drawbars
Kurt PowerLock™ power drawbars automate “knee-type” milling machines to reduce tool change time by 75%, allowing for more cutting time. PowerLock drawbars install easily and help to reduce operator fatigue while improving productivity and safety.