We Design and Manufacture Special Machines and Automated Robotic Handling Systems, Integrate High Technology To Existing Systems, Automate Materials Handling, Automate Assembling Operations and Automate Gauging, Sorting & Weighing.

Our staff of trained and experienced automation systems engineers and designers comprise Sterling's complete in-house engineering facility. Virtually all Sterling's robotic systems and automation equipment are designed and built at our plant, using proven standard concepts to meet your application requirements. Sterling's Total System philosophy embraces the concept of "simplified automation and robotics". Automation systems designed for the plastics and rubber industries include automatic extraction, inspection, degating, trimming, and simple parts assembly operations.

Our engineering, design and development team works closely with a network of technically-oriented sales engineers across the U.S. and overseas to enable us to interface and respond quickly.

  •Our Mission Sterling's mission is to put leading edge solutions and automation from around the world to work in industry.

•Our Facility Sterling is located in a 12,000 square foot building in Royal Oak, MI. The building allows on-site buildup of the largest automation and material handling projects needed by any customer. The facility also houses a complete engineering staff.

•Our Services Sterling identifies cutting-edge solutions to real-life industry challenges. Those solutions are then translated into custom installations, drawing as needed on the expertise of associated Sterling companies.

•Our Applications Assembly, machine loading/unloading, material handling, parts transfer, foam in place gasketing, and other applications.

•Industries served The list ranges from OEMs and parts suppliers to stamping, injection molding and heat treatment.

  • Founded in 1942 as designers and builders of special   machine tools, fixtures, dies, and gages, Sterling Engineering has evolved, in its 65 years of continuous operation  into a known and recognized resource for automated machine tools, assembly systems, robotic material handling cells, and heat treatment automation.  

• In the late 1960's Sterling introduced its first robot (Robotarm ®) to the Die Casting, Injection Molding, and Forging Industries.  The Sterling approach to robotic  automation proved itself to be efficient and a dramatic cost saver.  The systems were industrially robust and required minimum maintenance.  Over 1000 Sterling Robotarms® in a variety of configurations were placed into service.  

• As the need  for more complex systems arose,  incorporating  higher levels of sophistication, Sterling  met the challenge and pro-actively introduced new innovative designs and methods to fulfill  those requirements.

 • Patented products were created for the Die Casting Industry, the processing of SMC (Sheet Molding Compound) material, a unique Tray Furnace design, and a novel method to “quench press” round parts (bearing components).

• Sterling Engineering and our team of professional engineers and technicians  will continue to expand their technologies  to provide  our customers with the best solutions for their manufacturing problems.