Omron partners with JH Tester to deliver cutting-edge automation solutions

Looking for an Australian-owned company that can provide turnkey industrial automation solutions from initial concept to final commissioning?

Then look no further than JH Tester Industrial Automation. This family-owned business based in western Sydney has been around for more than 40 years.

Using the latest technology JH Tester Industrial Automation works closely with its clients to help improve productivity and profitability.

The company specialises in automation solutions incorporating PLC’s, servo drives, variable speed drives & microprocessor machine level programming.

Working with many of Australia’s leading industrial equipment suppliers – including Omron Oceania – JH Tester is a leader in its field.

Last month, Omron was proud to sign a new three-year partnership agreement with JH Tester Industrial Automation under our Accredited System Integrator (ASI) Program.

Successful association

As part of the agreement, Omron will provide special training courses for JH Tester team members and consultation services on selected projects.

Omron Oceania sales executive Darren Anderson says the agreement is a “win-win” for both companies – and also for end-users.

“Omron has had a successful association with JH Tester since 1994,” says Mr Anderson.

“At that time, its founder John Tester, a former aircraft engineer, was running the business from a workshop in the garage of his family home, servicing mainly the textile industry.”

The business has since grown rapidly and now employs 22 staff at two major purpose-built facilities at Prestons in western Sydney.

And John’s son Murray, a highly qualified electrical engineer, is now at the company helm.

JH Tester currently provides services to a broad range of industries including:

Scientific – R & D

Packaging

Petro Chemical

Building & Construction

Mining & Resources

Water

Materials Handling

Food & Beverage

Printing

Textile

The company specialises in state-of-the-art purpose-built confectionery machines which are exported across the globe. Omron has proudly supplied its renowned FH vision systems for JH Tester on two recent major F&B projects.

“Under the new agreement we hope to expand our offering to include the Omron range of mobile robots,” says Mr Anderson.

“That includes the LD90 and LD250 series as well as the new HD-1500 which can handle payloads of up to 1,500kg.

“And down the track we hope to incorporate our TM range of collaborative robots.

“We look forward to a long and rewarding partnership.”