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A few weeks ago, a Formic customer reached out with a familiar challenge: demand was surging as customers scrambled to secure domestic supply in anticipation of new tariffs, but their capital projects had been frozen. They were stuck between opportunity and uncertainty, unsure how to move forward without overcommitting budget in a volatile market. But this customer wasn’t left standing still. Thanks to Full...
Read MoreWhile much of the focus in robotics has been on making machines smarter, there's a much bigger challenge hiding in plain sight: getting robots into factories. Robots aren't being deployed at scale because many manufacturers — especially small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) — face significant barriers to adoption. These challenges include high costs, time-intensive integration, and a lack of in-house...
Read MoreOn April 30, Formic hosted its second in-person Automation Community event at Land O’Frost’s production facility in Lansing, IL. Land O’Frost (LOF), an 80-year-old manufacturer of deli meats and sausages, opened its doors to attendees from a wide array of industries for a tour of its production lines. This event showcased how Formic’s Full Service Robotic Palletizers are boosting efficiency,...
Read MoreIn a world where American factories are running with 30% unfilled positions, how can we expect to meet rising demand? The answer might lie in robotics, but not in the way you might think. In March, Formic’s Founder and CEO, Saman Farid, joined John Furrier for theCUBE + NYSE Wired’s Robotics and AI Media Week to discuss the growing robotics...
Read MoreAs a 106-year-old family-owned company, Rumiano Cheese is no stranger to thinking outside the box and experimenting with ways to constantly improve business processes and employee well-being. Founded in 1919, the dairy manufacturer has continually evolved — from supporting the Apollo crew in the first lunar landing in the 1960s to becoming the first plant on the West Coast to...
Read MoreThis week, Formic headed to Orlando, Florida, for Snac International’s SNAXPO 2025. We had a robot palletizing boxes, a sales team answering questions about automating end-of-line production, and our customers’ products on display — from tortilla chips to lotion. Additionally, Formic’s VP of Sales held a session on the Snac Bites Stage on the essential journey to successful automation for...
Read MoreManufacturers today are constantly exploring innovative solutions to address the ongoing challenges in industry, including labor shortages, increasing raw material costs, growing consumer demands for productivity, and profitability headwinds. In recent months, manufacturers have had even more business uncertainty with new tariffs increasing costs and demand, and new immigration laws raising labor costs but creating fewer available workers. In fact,...
Read MoreThis week, Formic showcased our accessible automation solutions at the Food Northwest Process & Packaging Expo in Portland, Oregon. Attendees stopped by our booth to learn about our Automate NOW palletizers — the easiest and fastest way to automate end-of-line stacking operations. If you visited Formic’s booth, you saw one of our Automate NOW robotic palletizers in action. Plus, we...
Read MoreFormic hosted a live Q&A event on February 25th, 2025, to answer your questions about end-of-line automation. Our automation experts got dozens of interesting questions from attendees curious about automation ROI, system reconfiguration as needs change, and training a team to operate a new automation system. If you missed the live event, we’re spotlighting questions on automation’s flexibility and the...
Read MoreCHICAGO—March 20, 2025—Formic, a Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) automation provider for U.S. manufacturers, announced it has joined the New American Industrial Alliance (NAIA) to further its mission to revitalize the U.S. manufacturing sector through more accessible automation and workforce training initiatives. NAIA is a multi-sector trade association comprised of builders, investors, and policymakers focused on reindustrialization by restoring manufacturing capacity and strengthening...
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