Future-Proofing Facilities with Scalable Mobile Automation
In today’s fast-changing industrial landscape, mobile automation has shifted from being an experimental concept to a critical enabler of operational resilience. Yet while many organizations are eager to deploy robots and automated systems, too many projects stall at the proof-of-concept ...
Maximizing ROI with Mobile Automation: What the Data Shows
As labor shortages persist and pressure mounts to improve operational efficiency, many modern industrial organizations are leaning into mobile automation to future-proof their operations. Technologies like autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are helping companies bring autonomy ...
Flexibility vs. Predictability in Mobile Automation: What Facilities Should Really ...
For many operations leaders exploring automation, the question often comes down to this: Do I need the predictability of an AGV or the flexibility of an AMR? It’s a fair question—but framing it as an either-or decision can be limiting. ...
Lessons Learned from Implementing Mobile Automation
While mobile automation technologies like Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) offer substantial benefits in efficiency, productivity, and safety, they also come with challenges that can impact success if overlooked. Recognizing and preparing for these potential obstacles ...
Justifying Robotics, Part II
It can be easy to overlook the more human piece of the ROI equation when looking at justifying robotics and automation in general, but for the long-term sustainability of an organization made up of people, it is the most important ...
Podcast: Energizing Mobile Automation
Dive into the latest MHI Leadership Podcast episode on ‘Energizing the Mobile Automation Market’. Join esteemed guests, Danny Wong of JBT Corporation and Harold A. Vanasse from EnerSys, both from MHI’s MAG Industry Group. The duo delves into power systems ...
Top Misconceptions of Mobile Automation
As mobile automation technology rapidly evolves, an increasing number of businesses are looking to adopt it to improve efficiency and productivity. However, there are several misconceptions about mobile automation that can prevent businesses from taking advantage of its benefits. In ...
The Unexpected (Soft) Benefits of Mobile Automation
There are myriad valid reasons why organizations consider mobile automation vehicles (MAV), like automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), for their operations. Most of these benefits are obvious and easy to use as justification for the expenditure. ...
Navigating the Mobile Automation Landscape
Enterprises in every sector, including logistics, use digital technology to enhance their supply chain systems’ environmental and economic sustainability. This is called the next-gen supply chain market. The worldwide next-gen supply chain market generated roughly $32 billion in 2019 and ...
Getting Started with Mobile Automation
Mobile automation (MA) is exploding and it’s tempting to jump in and give it a try. But first, there are four chief hurdles to implementation that you need to address. Having the desire to add MA is one thing; not ...