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Dean Pick Presents Kinitics KVA38 Actuator at Kick-off 2025 with PTAC’s February Technology Information Session
Join PTAC’s February Technology Information Session (TIS) to explore cutting-edge innovations in automation. Taking place virtually on February 4 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (MST), this free event brings together industry leaders to discuss solutions that help reduce costs, enhance productivity, and achieve measurable outcomes.
Kinitics Automation and Dean Pick Featured in PowerMotion Video Interview
https://youtu.be/MaOSnFnvOtQ?si=cwzQDrlOnvDVQhed Vancouver, BC – December 18, 2024 – Kinitics Automation and our President, Dean Pick, were recently featured in PowerMotion, discussing how our electric valve
Kinitics Automation’s KVA38 Actuators Successfully Tested and Validated at Natural Gas Facility
Kinitics Automation’s KVA38 Actuators Successfully Tested and Validated at Natural Gas Facility Vancouver, BC – December 10, 2024 – Kinitics Automation, a leader in advanced
Case Study Introduces a Solution to Control Valve Deadband Issues: Shape Memory Alloy Actuators
In industrial process control, maintaining precise regulation is critical, and control valves play a pivotal role in this task. However, these valves often face a
Innovative Valve Technology Targets Methane Emissions in Natural Gas Wells
September 16, 2024 – Nelson Bennett, energy reporter for BIV–Business in Vancouver, interviewed Dean Pick, president of Kinitics Automation about the KVA38 Actuators that are
Kinitics Automation Introduces the Next Generation of Valve Actuators – the KVA38
VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 10, 2024 — Kinitics Automation, a leading innovator in motion control solutions, proudly announces the commercial launch of its latest product, the KVA38.
Kinitics Automation Provides Solutions to Regulator Challenges for Methane Emission Reductions in the Natural Gas Sector
Published by Valve World Americas Magazine – June 3, 2024 VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA — June 21, 2024 — Mitigating methane emissions is rapidly becoming a global
Kinitics to Speak at IGRC2024 International Gas Research Conference: Showcasing Cleantech Innovations in Natural Gas Industry
VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA — May 8, 2024 — Kinitics Automation, a leading developer and manufacturer of motion control products based on Shape Memory Alloy (SMA)
Kinitics Automation to Present Innovative Aerospace Actuator at SMST 2024 Conference
VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA — May 6, 2024 — Kinitics Automation, a leader in innovative shape memory alloy applications and actuation solutions, announces its participation in
Kinitics Addresses Deadband Challenges in Valve Control Systems in New Article
Kinitics Automation Addresses Deadband Challenges in Valve Control Systems in Latest Article for Valve World Americas and introduces Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuators as a
2024 Methane Leadership Summit Sets Stage for Collaborative Innovation in Emissions Reduction
Banff, Alberta – April 16, 2024 – As a member of Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada (PTAC), Kinitics Automation extends a welcome to all participants of
Kinitics Automation KVA38 – “Innovation at the Heart of Emissions Reduction. A Story of a Canadian Startup”
February 6, 2024 Kinitics Automation has been featured in the latest issue of the Global Voice of Gas (GVG) magazine. Amidst the global energy industry’s challenges
Kinitics Automation Validates Its Electric Valve Actuator Through the NGIF Emissions Testing Centre Program
January 30, 2024 – For Immediate Release CALGARY, AB – Kinitics Automation (“Kinitics”) has successfully demonstrated its innovative electric valve actuator at the University of
Kinitics Automation Closes Seed Financing Round
December 29th, 2023 Kinitics Automation Limited announces the first closing of its Seed Round. The participants include prominent Venture Capital Companies, angel investors, current shareholders
Kinitics Valve Actuator Demonstrated at Natural Gas Production Site
September 18th, 2023 On September 11th, 2023, Valve World Americas featured the Kinitics Valve Actuator in their article titled “A Look at Shape Memory Alloy
Kinitics Presenting at SMASIS 2023
September 5th, 2023 On Monday, September 11th, join Dean Pick, Founder & CEO of Kinitics Automation Limited, as he presents a co-authored technical paper at
Kinitics’ Valve Actuator Brings Potential for Significant Emissions Reductions | Natural Gas Pathways
July 19th, 2023 Faced with increasingly stringent emission regulations, it’s no surprise the natural gas industry is looking for reliable and economic alternatives to methane
Kinitics Graduates Creative Destruction Lab
July 11th, 2023 Kinitics Automation Limited has successfully completed the Creative Destruction Lab’s competitive program and has joined the CDL Alumni community. The CDL program, which
Kinitics Presenting at Valve World Americas Expo & Conference 2023 in Houston TX
May 25th, 2023 Kinitics Automation Limited will present during the “Emerging Technologies: Valves & Packing” session starting at 2:30pm on June 8th. Learn more about
Focused Conversations: Reducing Methane Emissions from Wellsites | May 31st, 2023
May 15th, 2023 View Kinitics Automation Limited as they participated in the informative, event focused on reducing, indeed eliminating, methane venting from wellsites is a
Kinitics Automation Limited to discuss Industrial Circular Economy at ConvergX® Global Congress 2023
April 17th, 2023 On Tuesday, April 18th, 2023, join Dean Pick, Founder & CEO of Kinitics Automation Limited for the ConvergX’s Industrial Circular Economy panel
Standardization of Shape Memory Alloys from Material to Actuator
April 5th, 2023 On March 28th, 2023 a technical article outlining the roadmap for the standardization of shape memory alloys (SMAs) for use in actuators was published.
UCalgary Tests Kinitics Valve Actuator Under Extremes, a Viable Clean Alternative For O&G Industry
March 7th, 2023 Testing performed at the NGIF Emissions Testing Centre (ETC) Lab at the University of Calgary found the Kinitics Valve Actuator (KVA) to
Kinitics to Exhibit at CGA Energy Nexus & Annual Technical Conference
Calgary, Alberta | April 17th – 20th, 2023 Kinitics Automation will be exhibiting at the Canadian Gas Association’s Energy Nexus & Annual Technical Conference to
Kinitics President Dean Pick Presenting at SMST Entrepreneurial Workshop 2023
The SMST (Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies) Entrepreneurial Workshop takes place March 14-15th, 2023 in Fort Worth, Texas, and provides education toward startup success for
Kinitics Valve Actuator Secures Certification for Hazardous Locations Across North America
VANCOUVER, BC October 20, 2022 Kinitics Automation Limited, a Canadian manufacturing company developing Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuators for the energy industry, announces the certification
Kinitics Presenting at the Rice Alliance’s Energy Tech Venture Forum
19TH ANNUAL ENERGY TECH VENTURE FORUM In its 19th year, the Energy Tech Venture Forum, hosted by The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, is the
Kinitics Automation Limited Announces the Appointment of Two New Board Members
Kinitics Automation is pleased to announce the election of John Adams and James (Jim) Hargrove to it’s board of directors. Mr. John Adams Mr.
PROPEL Energy Tech Forum 2022 | NGIF Cleantech Ventures Panel | Meet the Startups
Disrupting the energy sector while Decarbonizing the natural gas value chain On June 14th, 2022, Dean Pick of Kinitics Automation Limited was joined by Chad
Kinitics Automation has moved to Vancouver
Modern Facilities | Improved Workshop | Client Focused We have recently moved our business to a new modern facility located at 8430 Fraser St, Vancouver,
State of SMAs in Aerospace | SMST Aerospace Panel
Moderator: Tad Calkins, The Boeing Company & Othmane Benafan, NASA On May 19th, Kinitics Automation Limited was invited as one of the panelists to discuss
Globe Forum 2022 ~ Destination Net Zero | Speaker Panel March 29th – 31st
Meet the buyers. Sell the Startups. Kinitics Automation Limited has been invited to participate in Globe Forum 2022. This Destination Net Zero Event Series which
NGIF Cleantech Ventures Leads Investment In Kinitics Automation To Scale Up Disruptive Shape Memory Alloy Technology
CALGARY, AB (February 17, 2022) NGIF Cleantech Ventures (the Fund), a Canadian venture capital fund investing in cleantech innovation in the natural gas sector, today
Kinitics Automation Launches KVA Actuator For The Energy Industry
New Product Reveal | The Kinitics Valve Actuator Kinitics has launched the Kinitics Valve Actuator (KVA), an electric valve actuator designed to meet the needs
NGIF Invests in Kinitics Automation to Eliminate Methane Venting
Kinitics Automation has entered into a contribution agreement with NGIF Industry Grants (a division of NGIF Capital Corporation) after successfully completing its clean technologies funding competition. NGIF
Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) commits over $500K to Kinitics Valve Actuator Project
Emissions Reduction Alberta has announced that Kinitics Automation has been approved to receive $552,000 to fund the “Kinitics Valve Actuator for Gas Producers” project. The
Production KLA05 Linear Actuator Reaches Testing Milestone
In mid-March, a Kinitics production KLA05 Linear Actuator reached a major milestone of 1 million cycles in the company’s Test Cell 1. The test apparatus includes a fully
Kinitics President Dean Pick Presenting at SMST Entrepreneurial Workshop
Note: Due to concerns around the rapidly evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, ASM International has cancelled the SMST Entrepreneurial Workshop. The SMST (Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies)
Kinitics Automation a New Member of CASMART
Kinitics Automation is the latest addition to CASMART, the Consortium for the Advancement of Shape Memory Alloy Research and Technology. CASMART was initiated in 2007 by
Prototype KLA Linear Actuator Reaches Testing Milestone
On March 12 a prototype Kinitics KLA Linear Actuator reached a major milestone: the actuator has been in operation holding a constant position for exactly one year.
Video: Kinitics Haptic Device at IMTS
This video, shot at the IMTS show by Design World magazine, features Kinitics Automation president Dean Pick and Design World editor Lisa Eitel discussing the
Kinitics Featured in Design World Magazine
The September 2018 issue of Design World features an article on SMA-based linear actuators, highlighting Kinitics technology and the KLA05 Linear Actuator. The article, written by Lisa
Kinitics Automation Introduces the KPP05 Piston Pump
Kinitics Automation announces the availability of the shape memory alloy-based KPP05 Piston Pump. Read the full press release here: Kinitics Automation Introduces the KPP05 Piston Pump.
Kinitics Automation at IMTS 2018
Kinitics Automation will be exhibiting at the 2018 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) – the world’s leading trade show for industrial technology – in September.
Kinitics Featured in Tech Briefs Magazine
The June 2018 issue of Tech Briefs includes an article covering the use of shape memory alloy in linear actuators, based on the Bundled Wire