AMRs are the future in internal logistics, manufacturing and order fulfillment, and FPE Automation just won a top award from Mobile Industrial Robots

FPE Automation is Awarded Excellent Partner by Mobile Industrial Robots

By Sandia Harrison, Director of Marketing, FPE Automation

L to R: Joey Bardos, President, FPE Automation, John Duke, Solution Specialist, FPE Automation, Michal-Marie Tillotson, Area Sales Manager, Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), Charlie Scales, FPE Automation's MiR Product Specialist, Jomy Vadakumpadam, VP of Sales, FPE Automation

 

It was announced today that FPE Automation received one of the highest honors given by Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR). The top partner award announcement comes after a year of major projects, as the trend continues for many manufacturers and logistics to leverage the advantages of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Implementations included one by a Fortune 100 company that has a decades-long relationship with FPE Automation. Other recent projects involved small businesses requiring one mobile robot, large companies requiring an entire fleet, and everything in between. 

The award aligns with FPE Automation's commitment to AMR expertise. FPE Automation has a dedicated, in-house product team, led by Charles Scales (pictured, above), who assists with projects and implementation, as well as an entire engineering team as support staff. It also reflects the growing interest in AMRs across the board. 

Why Are More Companies Moving to an AMR-based Internal Model? 

You may have heard that there has been a large increase in demand for AMRs. There are numerous reasons. First, intelligent intralogistics have captured the attention of engineers and management globally because they increase worker safety and efficiency and decrease operating costs.

That's not all. MiR robots are collaborative, meaning they can work safely alongside humans. They're easy to program and deploy.

Collaborative robots of every type insulate companies from rising labor costs and labor shortages. Even one AMR can produce significant ROI, when compared to the cost of forklift operators and other employees. 

Additionally, the flexibility of Mobile Industrial Robots is attractive to both manufacturing and logistics companies. With a large ecosystem of companion modules available, a MiR robot can instantly be customized to fit your specific needs. Whether it be a pallet system like the one pictured here, rollers, cages, cabinets, tow hooks, or any number of other add-ons, the AMRs can reliably and consistently perform any number of tasks, then return themselves to their charging station when idle. 

How Does FPE Automation Factor Into The Migration Toward Mobile Industrial Robots?

What does it mean to a company like yours that FPE Automation is an award-winning partner? 

While it's certainly true that industry trends are pointing in the direction of AMRs being the next big wave of collaborative robotics, not all partners will have the internal expertise to venture into this area of automation. 

Both financial investment and intellectual capital are required. In the case of the Fortune 100 company, a level of trust had already been established decades ago between this Illinois-based manufacturer and FPE Automation. We have the expertise, the working demos, the product experts, and a strong, award-winning partnership with Mobile Industrial Robots. 

Moving forward, it may not be a matter of if you seek ways to optimize your internal logistics but rather where you go to achieve that goal. We can help you get the job done.