Formic, a full service automation provider for U.S. manufacturers, opened a new 53,000-square-foot headquarters in Bolingbrook, Illinois—its largest facility to date and five times the size of its previous location. The move comes as the company surpasses 650,000 production hours across its robotic fleet.
The new headquarters supports several automation applications, including machine tending for metal components manufacturers that supply the automotive, aerospace and industrial sectors. Formic also debuted a pallet-wrapping capability for end-of-line operations.
Additionally, the company's automation portfolio features case packing and palletizing solutions.
“Machine tending alone represents a massive expansion of who we can serve," Formic CRO Shawn Fitzgerald said. “We're talking about metal components manufacturers, the shops making parts for aerospace and automotive, who have not been able to automate due to capital constraints. Now, they can unlock more production hours than ever before to get the job done without requiring that huge upfront cost and all the maintenance that comes along with it."
Formic stated that it would maintain its commercial model, including no capital expenditure, one flat monthly rate, full service from deployment through ongoing maintenance and contracted production performance.
