How Can Mobile Automation Help Reduce Fuel and Energy Costs?

Fuel and energy costs are putting growing pressure on manufacturers and warehouses. With prices fluctuating and operating expenses climbing, companies are looking for ways to use less energy, reduce their exposure to fuel costs and make expenses more predictable. The pressure is real. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. retail diesel prices […]

Where Can Mobile Automation Make the Biggest Impact?

How to Know Where Mobile Automation Will Make the Biggest Impact Once a company decides to explore mobile automation, one of the first questions is often also one of the hardest: Where should we start? There may be dozens—or hundreds—of material moves happening across a manufacturing facility or warehouse every day. Automating all of them […]

4 Mobile Automation Trends Shaping AGVs & AMRs

The State of Mobile Automation: 4 Trends Shaping AGVs & AMRs Mobile automation is moving quickly. AGVs and AMRs are becoming a bigger part of how manufacturers and warehouses move materials, respond to workforce challenges and build more flexible operations. At the same time, advances in software, interoperability and autonomy are expanding what mobile automation […]

How to Scale Mobile Automation Without Multiplying Complexity

How to Scale Mobile Automation Without Multiplying Complexity The first mobile automation application can be relatively straightforward. The fifth may not be. As automation expands across a facility, more vehicles, workflows and technologies can mean more systems to manage. What began as a way to simplify material movement can introduce a new challenge: automation complexity. […]

Why Mobile Automation Needs a Long-Term Strategy

Why Mobile Automation Should Be a Business Strategy, Not Just a Capital Equipment Purchase For many companies, mobile automation begins with a specific need. Move pallets from point A to point B. Keep a production line supplied. Reduce reliance on manual material transport. Increase throughput in a busy part of the facility. The business case […]

How Mobile Automation Helps Reduce Labor Costs

How mobile automation helps reduce labor costs without reducing capability Finding and retaining skilled labor has become one of the biggest challenges facing manufacturers today. But reducing headcount isn’t the only—or even the best—way to reduce labor costs. The real opportunity lies in harnessing talent more effectively. And that’s where mobile automation can deliver lasting […]

Improving Material Flow: A Checklist Before You Automate

A checklist for improving material flow before you automate Investing in automation can transform an operation but only if the underlying processes are ready for it. Too often, companies focus on selecting vehicles before understanding how materials actually move through their facility. The result is automation that solves one problem while creating new bottlenecks somewhere […]

JBT Automated Systems is now FORMOVA!

JBT Automated Systems is now FORMOVA! New name reflects four decades of automation expertise and a future built on Total Automation Intelligence JBT Automated Systems today announced its transition to FORMOVA, a new name that reflects the company’s evolution and its continued commitment to helping organizations optimize the movement of materials, products, and information across […]