Connecting Technologies for Modern Manufacturing

Combining power semiconductors, wireless connectivity, processors, FPGAs, sensors, timing devices, and thermal technologies to support advanced industrial systems.
Factory Automation Solutions

Factory Automation Solutions

Factory automation systems demand high levels of performance, precision, and reliability across increasingly connected manufacturing environments.

Richardson RFPD helps developers accelerate innovation with specialized engineering expertise spanning industrial communications, motor drives, power conversion, sensing, timing, and edge processing technologies. By combining deep application knowledge with leading technology solutions, we help design teams reduce development complexity, improve system efficiency, optimize thermal performance, and achieve the real-time control and long-term reliability required for next-generation factory automation systems.

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Enabling Smarter Factory Systems 

Accelerate the development of connected, high-performance automation platforms with solutions designed for real-time control, sensing, communications, and intelligent edge processing.

Industrial Robotics & Motion Control

Optimize servo drive performance, motion precision, and power efficiency with advanced motor control, power semiconductor, and sensing technologies.

Machine Vision & Automated Inspection

Enable high-speed image acquisition, low-latency processing, and accurate defect detection with sensing, timing, and edge computing solutions.

Smart Factory Infrastructure & Industrial Networking

Support communications, network synchronization, and reliable machine-to-machine connectivity across industrial environments.

Material Handling, Packaging & Process Automation

Increase system throughput and operational reliability with power conversion, control, sensing, and connectivity technologies.

Industrial IoT, Remote Monitoring & Predictive Maintenance

Enable real-time asset visibility and data-driven maintenance strategies through advanced sensing, wireless connectivity, and edge intelligence solutions.

Factory Automation  Technology Portfolio

Our portfolio of power semiconductors, wireless connectivity solutions, sensors, timing devices, and thermal technologies supports a wide range of factory automation applications, from robotics and machine vision systems to industrial networking, AGVs, and smart factory infrastructure.

Industrial Connectivity Modules

Cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®, and edge connectivity solutions that enable machine networking, remote asset management, industrial IoT communications, and secure data exchange across factory automation environments.

GNSS Antennas

High-performance GNSS antennas deliver precise positioning and timing for AMRs, AGVs, and connected factory assets, improving navigation accuracy, fleet coordination, and operational efficiency.

Supercapacitors

Maintain continuous operation during peak loads and power disturbances with high-power energy storage solutions designed for industrial automation systems.

DC-DC Converters

Provide efficient voltage regulation and isolated power distribution for robotics, PLCs, motor drives, industrial networking, and factory automation systems.

Silicon Carbide MOSFETs

Increase power density, efficiency, and switching performance in motor drives, robotics, power conversion, and industrial automation equipment.

GNSS Precision Timing

Provide precise network synchronization and timing accuracy for robotics, industrial control systems, machine vision, and time-sensitive automation processes.

GNSS Precision Navigation

Provide precise network synchronization and timing accuracy for robotics, industrial control systems, machine vision, and time-sensitive automation processes.

Sensors & Payload Systems

Improve robotic precision, process repeatability, and automated quality control with sensing technologies that deliver real-time force, load, pressure, torque, and position feedback.

Power IPM Transistor

Simplify motor drive design with integrated power modules that combine switching, control, and protection functions for industrial automation applications.

Power IGBT Transistor

Deliver efficient, high-reliability power switching for industrial motor drives, inverters, robotics, and high-power automation systems.

Gate Drivers

Enable reliable, high-speed control of power semiconductors, improving efficiency, protection, and performance in motor control and power conversion systems.

Factory Automation Engineering Support

Building advanced factory automation systems requires more than components. It requires access to the right technologies and engineering expertise.

Richardson RFPD helps accelerate development with specialized support across industrial connectivity, sensing, positioning, power management, and wireless communications. From robotics and motion control to AGVs, machine vision, and smart factory infrastructure, our team helps optimize performance, improve reliability, and reduce design risk.

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Connect with a Richardson RFPD engineer to discuss your application and identify the right solution for your next program.

Why Richardson RFPD? 

Global resources. Trusted expertise. Solutions engineered for mission success.
Resources and technical expertise available across 87 countries to support projects around the world.
Specialists experienced in RF, microwave, timing, navigation, power, interconnect, and signal processing technologies.
Access to industry-leading suppliers and innovative solutions for mission-critical applications.
Technical assistance spanning evaluation, prototyping, optimization, and production.

RF & Microwave Support

Allow us an opportunity to assess your project and help bring your vision to market faster.

About our Team of Experts

Richardson RFPD has a team of over 50 technical resources available to provide design assistance on a variety of topics.  Although there are too many to name, we have highlighted specific topics that provide a representation of our support.