| | DE-STA-CO's growth in the 1990s, due to the careful selection and acquisition of complementary product lines that support growth really took off in 1996. The acquisition of Robohand, Inc., was – and is – the critical step.
Nicky Borcea and Alexander Ionescu, entrepreneurial and innovative Romanian immigrants, founded Robohand in 1982. Based in Monroe, CT, the company designed and built the first intelligent sensorized gripper. Quickly, Robohand grew – manufacturing grippers, slides, and other modular components used to automate a variety of manufacturing tasks. Robohand's well-engineered products, sold by an experienced and aggressive sales organization, soon earned a position of market leadership.
The joining of Robohand to the DE-STA-CO Industries family enabled an expansion of manufacturing operations and opened access to new markets for all product lines. | |
