South Coast Automation was founded in 2013 by Erik Ekwall and William Demanche.

 Erik and Bill had worked together for many years in industrial automation for the beverage industry, and the new partnership paved the way to expand their client base to include a much broader array of highly automated and technical manufacturing. South Coast quickly expanded into the pharmaceutical and life science industry, and validation expertise was added to the team to support our biotech and pharma clients. 

Today, South Coast services a broad range of clients and our team has specific, targeted skill sets to ensure the best fit with the individual needs of our highly specialized clients.

South Coast Automation’s corporate office is located South of Boston, in the South Coast region of Massachusetts, with an employee presence in locations North and South of metro Boston as well as in the Midwest portion of the country.

Corporate Office

1668 Grand Army of the Republic Hwy R1-B
Swansea, MA 02777

508.659.4655

North of Boston Office

123 Lorem Ipsum Way
Boston, MA 02115

508.508.5588

South of Boston Office

123 Lorem Ipsum Way
Boston, MA 02115

508.508.5588

Midwest Office

333 Pine Ridge Blvd
Wausau, WI 54401

508.508.5588

Meet Our Team

Erik Ekwall, President
William Demanche, Vice President
Mike Kinnes, Senior Automation Engineer
Matt Frasier, Senior Automation Engineer
Austen Smith, Senior Process Controls Engineering Manager
Alison Benfeito, Officer Manager