The flexibility robots provide meets the wide variety and responsiveness required for the facility. With Seegrid robots they can train a new route and it can be operational within minutes. The robotic pallet trucks gave American Packaging the labor savings and safety solution they were looking for.

Case Study: Why American Packaging Chose Robots Over AGVs

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The wide variety of structures currently manufactured along with their goal of continuous improvement led American Packaging to choose robots over automatic guided vehicles. The flexibility robots provide meets the wide variety and responsiveness required for the facility. With Seegrid robots they can train a new route and it can be operational within minutes. The robotic pallet trucks gave American Packaging the labor savings and safety solution they were looking for.

 

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