Seegrid Corporation, a leading manufacturer of autonomous mobile robot (AMR) solutions for palletized material handling, highlights its pioneering Autonomous Buffer Management (ABM) solution. Designed to optimize material flow and reduce congestion on production floors, ABM streamlines processes, minimizes wasted effort, and improves overall operational efficiency. By enhancing workflow stability and predictability, ABM enables facilities to meet increasingly demanding production schedules, fulfill customer needs with precision, and achieve long-term operational success.
At the heart of Seegrid’s Autonomous Buffer Management solution is its ability to fully automate the complex process of managing a facility’s most critical inventory buffers. From building and depleting inventory to handling work-in-progress goods, ABM enables a wide variety of automation options. Equipped with advanced payload detection, Seegrid’s proven technology stack ensures the most accurate and reliable movement of the widest variety of payloads, reducing errors and keeping operations running smoothly. With ABM, facilities can operate with up to 30% less inventory while increasing throughput—saving valuable space and reducing costs to create a leaner, more productive environment. This customized solution empowers facilities to meet customer demands with confidence and reliability.
Autonomous Buffer Management transforms essential workflows, especially in manufacturing environments, bringing efficiency across every stage of material handling. Automating storage buffers minimizes production delays by efficiently organizing materials waiting for processing or assembly. ABM also enables cross-docking automation by autonomously sorting, staging, and sequencing incoming shipments for rapid outbound processing. For shipping and receiving, this solution provides consistent movement between key areas, enhancing throughput and reducing bottlenecks. Automating Parts-to-Line buffers further streamlines assembly operations, ensuring a precise and clutter-free supply of materials to the production line.
Safety is a cornerstone of Seegrid AMRs, and its ABM solution utilizing Seegrid’s autonomous lift trucks is no exception. Featuring advanced primary and secondary safety sensing technologies, the system accurately detects objects, payloads, tables, and surfaces, ensuring collision prevention and protecting operations—additionally scanning drop areas before releasing payloads for the most secure and accurate material placement. Furthermore, the Autonomous Buffer Management solution integrates effortlessly with a facility’s PLC devices, WMS, ERP, and MES, providing cohesive and clear communication across the production environment.
Seegrid’s ABM system is a testament to its decades of expertise and deployment of autonomous mobile robots in real customer environments. With nearly 15 million autonomous production miles logged across over 200 facilities, Seegrid delivers autonomy that works.
For more information about Seegrid’s Autonomous Buffer Management solution, visit: https://seegrid.com/autonomous-buffer-management/