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Kinitics Joins 2025 Rose Rock Bridge Cohort for U.S. Energy Market Expansion

Zero-Emission Valve Actuation Heads to Tulsa Kinitics Automation announces its selection to participate in the 2025 cohort of the Rose Rock Bridge program, with the

May 7, 2025

Kinitics Automation Showcases Zero-Emission Innovation at PTAC Methane Leadership Summit 2025

This April, Kinitics Automation proudly joined a diverse group of industry leaders, innovators, and policymakers at the PTAC Methane Leadership Summit 2025, held at the

May 6, 2025

Kinitics KVA38 Actuator Reaches One Million Repositions Milestone

Durability test underscores reliability in harsh weather conditions Performance Backed by Real-World Testing Kinitics Automation’s KVA38 Valve Actuator has achieved a significant endurance milestone, completing

April 17, 2025

Standardizing Shape Memory Alloys for Actuation​

Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) are increasingly being utilized in industrial actuation systems due to their unique ability to undergo phase transformations and return to predefined

March 28, 2025

Kinitics Automation Partners with CVS Controls Ltd. to Distribute KVA38 Actuators

Vancouver, BC – March, 18, 2025 – Kinitics Automation, a leader in advanced motion control solutions, announces its partnership with CVS Controls Ltd., a prominent

March 18, 2025

Kinitics Automation to Showcase the KVA38 at the Methane Leadership Summit 2025

Kinitics Automation is announcing its participation in the Methane Leadership Summit 2025, taking place from April 15 to 16 at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel

January 27, 2025

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.

January 20, 2025

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

December 18, 2024

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

December 10, 2024

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

October 16, 2024

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

September 16, 2024

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.

September 11, 2024

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

June 21, 2024

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)

May 8, 2024

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

May 6, 2024

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

April 23, 2024

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

April 17, 2024

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

February 9, 2024

NGIF Supports Kinitics’ Successful Trial of KVA38 Actuator to Reduce Methane Emissions 

Kinitics Automation, a Vancouver-based company, has successfully completed its project to reduce methane emissions in natural gas production facilities, supported by NGIF Accelerator’s Industry Grants

February 4, 2024

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

January 30, 2024

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

December 29, 2023

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

September 25, 2023

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

September 5, 2023

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

August 24, 2023

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

July 11, 2023

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

May 25, 2023

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

May 15, 2023

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

April 17, 2023

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.

April 5, 2023

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

March 7, 2023

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

February 28, 2023

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

January 10, 2023

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

October 20, 2022

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

August 26, 2022

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.

August 22, 2022

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

June 16, 2022

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,

June 2, 2022

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

May 16, 2022

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

March 28, 2022

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

February 17, 2022

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

February 15, 2022

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

June 2, 2021

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

July 22, 2020

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

May 14, 2020

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)

February 20, 2020

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

October 21, 2019

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.

March 14, 2019

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

October 12, 2018

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

September 27, 2018

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.

August 21, 2018

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.

July 9, 2018

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

June 28, 2018

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