USA – Swedish Robot Supplier and manufacturer, ABB Robotics has opened a new robotics packaging and logistics headquarters in Georgia, US.
This facility will serve as a dedicated hub for the company’s robotic solutions to support the logistics of the packaging industries.
Located in the city of Alpharetta in the north of Atlanta, the new site will be a center for ABB to collaborate with its customers and integration partners.
It will allow ABB to design and develop next-generation AI-powered robots to help its US industry partners in addressing the demand of their customers.
Sami Atiya, President, of Robotics & Discrete Automation at ABB said: “We are delighted to open our new Robotics Packaging and Logistics Headquarters in Greater Atlanta, home to some of the world’s largest packaging and logistics companies.
“With global mega trends including direct-to-consumer commerce and labor shortages driving demand for robots as companies look to move their operations closer to home, there is a growing demand for dedicated support and expertise from our US packaging and logistics customers.
Our new facility, supported by our manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, will help us meet this need by providing our customers with the latest, AI-enabled robotic solutions that improve their flexibility and productivity, while strengthening their resilience and ability to operate more sustainably.”
This ecosystem will further help in building resilience while allowing US consumers to remain competitive, the company said.
In addition, the new center will provide training to the company’s employees, and customers, as well as integrators for developing new skills required to operate, program and maintain robots in logistics and packaging applications.
The new specialist robotics center has been built using a US$22 million investment and is expected to create more than 70 jobs.
This investment reinforces ABB’s commitment to meet the rising demand for automation in the US.
The facility will operate alongside ABB’s other specialist centers, including its life sciences and healthcare laboratory in Texas, a manufacturing facility in Michigan, and the research and development lab in California.
ABB Robotics Consumer Segments & Service Robotics managing director Daniel Navarro added: “The rising expectations of consumers for greater choice and faster delivery is causing companies to look at more flexible and efficient ways to produce and distribute their products.
“At the same time, a growing labor shortage is hampering their ability to make the necessary changes, particularly when it comes to meeting the demands of omnichannel distribution.”
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