DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,316

FLOW ROBOTIC SYSTEMS, INC.
AUTOMATION APPLICATIONS GROUP
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF AEROTEK
AND HYDROLOGIC
WIXOM, MICHIGAN

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated June 6, 2005 in response to a
petition filed on behalf of workers at Flow Robotic Systems, Inc.,
Automation Applications Group, Wixom, Michigan. The workers were
engaged in the production of robotic waterjet cells, de-flashing
cells and sanding cells.
The investigation revealed that Flow Robotic Systems, Inc.,
Automation Applications Group, Wixom, Michigan also leased workers
from Aerotek and Hydrologic to produce robotic waterjet cells, de-
flashing cells and sanding cells on-site at Flow Robotic Systems,
Inc., Automation Applications Group, Wixom, Michigan.
Employment at the subject plant has declined, and the subject
firm has shifted production of robotic waterjet cells, de-flashing
cells and sanding cells to a country (Canada) that is a party to a
Free Trade Agreement with the United States.
In addition, in order for the Department to issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group
eligibility requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be
met. The Department has determined in this case that the
requirements of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers firm or subdivision to Canada of articles that are like
or directly competitive with those produced by the subject firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:



"All workers of at Flow Robotic Systems, Inc., Automation
Applications Group, Wixom, Michigan, including on-site leased
workers of Aerotek and Hydrologic, Wixom, Michigan who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
June 6, 2004 through two years from the date of certification
are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section
223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also eligible to apply
for alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246
of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 23rd day of June 2005.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance