Gary Sill, the CEO, created Automated Industrial Technologies (AIT) in 1991 in central Virginia. Originally trained as a toolmaker, Sill began by creating machine tool fixtures but soon discovered his calling in manufacturing automation. From a one-man start-up in 1994, the business had expanded to become a full-service organization with a machine shop, engineering services, and in-house automated testing and assembly machine manufacture. Automation solutions for consumer goods, automotive, electronic, and medical components were among the early initiatives. Plastics One, Hermle Black Forest Clocks, Electronic Design & Manufacturing Company, England's Stove Works, and Exxon Chemical were among the clients.

AIT launched its M2L Stacker and Unscrambler in 1999, marking the start of our automation machinery design and production for the wood pallet sector. produced in tandem with principal Greg Wine