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Engine Room #8: Robotic Automation Trends & Insights for Founders w/ Formic CEO Saman Farid
Our very own Formic CEO, Saman Farid, joins the show to reveal the origination story and motivation for Formic, where manufacturing and robotics is headed, and some of his biggest lessons from leading Formic as a disruptive startup with a bold mission. Hosted by Formic's Director of Business Operations, Malcolm Kerr.
Chapters include:
00:00 - 01:50 Introductions
01:50 - 03:08 Why Formic was created
03:08 - 06:31 Where Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) helps the most
06:31 - 09:06 Why is RaaS growing so quickly now
09:06 - 12:42 Globalization, U.S. reshoring, and opportunities for American manufacturing
12:42 - 15:36 Other robotics companies to watch
15:36 - 18:48 The biggest robotics game changer of the past decade
18:48 - 19:39 What is Formic?
19:39 - 22.:24 What does the future of manufacturing look like as Formic continues to scale?
22:24 - 30:22 Top experiences and lessons learned as Formic’s CEO
30:22 - 31:26 Advice for startup Founders
Learn more: formic.co/
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/68873723/
Twitter: goformic
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Mi Rancho Partners with Formic to Automate End-of-Line Stacking Process with 6 Robotic Palletizers
Переглядів 4093 місяці тому
Mi Rancho produces authentic Mexican tortillas, chips, and salsas. With zero capital investment and zero previous robotics experience, they partnered with Formic to automate their manual palletizing process (stacking millions of pounds of goods per year). Formic's Pay-for-Productivity service has enabled them to automate without budget or risk and immediately increase safety, efficiency, and pr...
100,000 Production Hours Across Formic's Robot Fleet
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Our fleet of robots has now surpassed 100,000 production hours! Our fleet has packed & stacked more than 1.2 billion products like frozen pizzas, tortillas, nuts, coffee, condiments, sausages, breakfast sandwiches, vegetables, detergent, fasteners and more for US manufacturers. Start your automation journey today! Learn more: formic.co/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/68873723/ Twitter: twit...
The Engine Room Episode #7: Building an Automation Roadmap for Food Production w/ Danijel Lolic
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This webinar provides a step-by-step overview and guide for automating food production operations. 00:00 - 02:17 Introductions 02:17 - 03:22 Danijel’s experience in food handling 03:22 - 04:01 Maximizing success with an automation roadmap 04:01 - 04:53 Challenges and goals in food production 04:53 - 06:39 The added complexity of food safety, hygienic design, and food quality 06:39 - 07:34 Explo...
The Engine Room #6: Food & Beverage Manufacturing with David Gray (CEO of FedUp Foods)
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David Gray joins the show with extensive executive leadership experience in the Food & Beverage manufacturing industry. His career in the F&B sector started in Private Equity and transitioned into more hands-on roles as CEO of Greenseed Contract Packaging and now as the CEO of FedUp Foods. Check out this Engine Room episode and all the informative topics surrounding our U.S. food production ind...
Polysciences Deploys Formic Stack and Increases Safety, Efficiency, and Productivity
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Polysciences is an industry-leading chemical provider and contract manufacturer. With zero capital investment and zero in-house automation experience, they partnered with Formic to automate their manual palletizing process (lifting 30 lb boxes over 10-hour shifts). Formic's Pay-for-Productivity service has enabled them to automate without worrying and stay focused on what they do best - chemica...
How Formic's Pay-for-Productivity Robotics Works
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Formic makes automation easy and profitable from day 1. Our team manages the entire process, from scoping, to deployment, and lifetime management. Manufacturers only pay an hourly rate, typically 40% less than hard-to-find labor. Learn more: formic.co/resources/articles/robots-as-a-service-raas LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/68873723/ Twitter: goformic
The Engine Room #5: Family-Owned Operations and Automated Food Production with Danijel Lolic
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Prior to joining Formic, Danijel Lolic was the VP of Operations at Rice Fruit Company, a family-owned packaging business for fresh produce. He now leads our Customer Success department, working with all Formic's clients to ensure their successful automated production. Check out the chapters below! 00:00 Introductions 01:35 Starting a career in operations 04:55 The top operational challenges for...
The Engine Room #4: Plastics Manufacturing Deep Dive w/ Jason Long and Kyle Kidwell
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The Engine Room #4: Plastics Manufacturing Deep Dive w/ Jason Long and Kyle Kidwell
Automation Answers #29 - What is an example of a robotic machine tending solution from Formic?
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Automation Answers #29 - What is an example of a robotic machine tending solution from Formic?
Automation Answers #28 - How is Formic's automation model different?
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Automation Answers #28 - How is Formic's automation model different?
Automation Answers #27 - How is automation helping with labor shortages?
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Automation Answers #27 - How is automation helping with labor shortages?
Automation Answers #26 - Why aren't more machine shops automating?
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Automation Answers #26 - Why aren't more machine shops automating?
Automation Answers #25 - How do robotic machine operators increase safety?
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Automation Answers #25 - How do robotic machine operators increase safety?
Automation Answers #24 - How do robotic operator relieve and help manual workers?
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Automation Answers #24 - How do robotic operator relieve and help manual workers?
Automation Answers #23 - How do robotic machine operators deliver consistent and reliable output?
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Automation Answers #23 - How do robotic machine operators deliver consistent and reliable output?
Automation Answers #22 - How can job shops win more jobs with robotic automation?
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Automation Answers #22 - How can job shops win more jobs with robotic automation?
Automation Answers #21 - What are business results of automated machine tending?
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Automation Answers #21 - What are business results of automated machine tending?
Automation Answers #20 - How to automate low volume, high mix production?
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Automation Answers #20 - How to automate low volume, high mix production?
Automation Answers #19 - Can machine shops run "lights out" with robots?
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Automation Answers #19 - Can machine shops run "lights out" with robots?
Automation Answers #18 - What is required for successfully deploying robotic machine tending?
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Automation Answers #18 - What is required for successfully deploying robotic machine tending?
Automation Answers #17 - What do Machine Shops need to consider before automating?
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Automation Answers #17 - What do Machine Shops need to consider before automating?
The Engine Room #3: Robotic Welding Trends, Stories, and Insights with Will Healy and Ian Patrick
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The Engine Room #3: Robotic Welding Trends, Stories, and Insights with Will Healy and Ian Patrick
Automation Answers #15 - Why should you automate case packing and end-of-line tasks?
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Automation Answers #15 - Why should you automate case packing and end-of-line tasks?
Automation Answers #16 - Why do Co-Packers work with automation partners like Formic?
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Automation Answers #16 - Why do Co-Packers work with automation partners like Formic?
Automation Answers #14 - How does automation help manual labor?
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Automation Answers #14 - How does automation help manual labor?
Automation Answers #13 - What are some examples of automation being used in Contract Packaging?
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Automation Answers #13 - What are some examples of automation being used in Contract Packaging?
Automation Answers #12 - How can Co-Packers automate with a high mix of customers and products?
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Automation Answers #12 - How can Co-Packers automate with a high mix of customers and products?
Automation Answers #11 - What are the top challenges for Co-Packers in 2023?
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Automation Answers #11 - What are the top challenges for Co-Packers in 2023?
Automation Answers #10 - What is it like working with automation partners like Formic?
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Automation Answers #10 - What is it like working with automation partners like Formic?

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @hariamb
    @hariamb 4 місяці тому

    what is max payload

  • @sagarpanaskar7992
    @sagarpanaskar7992 5 місяців тому

    Price

  • @carmelalantelme7163
    @carmelalantelme7163 6 місяців тому

    promo sm 🙈

  • @Daredevil-tg4yg
    @Daredevil-tg4yg 7 місяців тому

    Esto es en prime wheel?

  • @leeward2307
    @leeward2307 10 місяців тому

    I’m in the market for a laser to equip to a cobot for a customer. Please reach out to me

    • @formictechnologies
      @formictechnologies 10 місяців тому

      Great to hear, Lee! Could you reach out to us at hi@formic.co? We'd be happy to help.

  • @hassanzaib3525
    @hassanzaib3525 Рік тому

    horrible, this should and must be done by humans. STOP replacing humans with machines....!!!!!! we humans are jobless because of this automation process.

    • @elphenomeno7765
      @elphenomeno7765 3 місяці тому

      Tu n'as qu'à faire autre chose et innové au lieu de t'apitoyer sur ton sort.

  • @louisogorman4806
    @louisogorman4806 Рік тому

    No humans need apply 😢

  • @otmanovanony8206
    @otmanovanony8206 Рік тому

    une menthe religieuse orange très efficace

  • @bioloukos
    @bioloukos Рік тому

    Adeus humanos...😅

  • @victorforbes9778
    @victorforbes9778 Рік тому

    ROBOTIC EFFICIENCY MUST BE GUARANTEED.

  • @victorforbes9778
    @victorforbes9778 Рік тому

    SO VERY SUPER FANTASTICALY EFFICIENT.

  • @victorforbes9778
    @victorforbes9778 Рік тому

    YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE THE PROFIT OR CLOSE DOWN.

  • @victorforbes9778
    @victorforbes9778 Рік тому

    SO VERY HIGHLY EFFECIENT AND EFFECTIVE. WAAW!

  • @carloverdinaj
    @carloverdinaj Рік тому

  • @WillAutomate
    @WillAutomate Рік тому

    This was a really great conversation! Thanks Alex & Ian for having me!

  • @reedewillson7289
    @reedewillson7289 Рік тому

    What these people don't understand is that the machines are Expensive , they Will break too .

  • @tylerw9529
    @tylerw9529 Рік тому

    Have fun being creative from your cardboard box on the sidewalk

  • @marcelineraber
    @marcelineraber Рік тому

    Mfs complaining that that just means you won't have any work to do. Yeah, because capitalism doesn't value you as a person, just the labor it can extract from you.

  • @omgunaab
    @omgunaab Рік тому

    You will have mass un employment, and poverty...

  • @CoolGuy-pn1vm
    @CoolGuy-pn1vm Рік тому

    "more creative work" means no work

    • @HavenarcBlogspotJcK
      @HavenarcBlogspotJcK Рік тому

      and we can't even have that sh*t cuz these things does creative work better than us now.

    • @noob_master1257
      @noob_master1257 Рік тому

      architecture, design, engineering, the arts and more. all creative.

  • @Spike-bebop
    @Spike-bebop Рік тому

    yea, chagne my repetitive work for a machine, then i get fired cause i have no work to do, thats advancement for sure

  • @formoth3rrussia472
    @formoth3rrussia472 Рік тому

    Yeah untell there's no jobs and company's own even more then they already do well u starve

  • @WillAutomate
    @WillAutomate Рік тому

    Great interview with the legendary Tony Gunn!

  • @garretti1324
    @garretti1324 Рік тому

    Promo`SM

  • @miatafan
    @miatafan Рік тому

    If the guy has to do all the setup anyways, why not just give him a nail gun. no need for this robot

  • @samwitzig793
    @samwitzig793 Рік тому

    Is it an automatic transmission main shaft?

  • @livehabesha4642
    @livehabesha4642 Рік тому

    Precisely

  • @acohen5267
    @acohen5267 Рік тому

    There taking out jobs! Seriously though. They will take over.

  • @brandongonzalez8262
    @brandongonzalez8262 Рік тому

    As a welder I think this is really cool. Anyone that wants to say “they’re taking welders jobs away!” trust me there’s still plenty of need and let’s be real no one wants to sit there and wire exhaust’s together all day.

  • @AndersonSouza-xb3ki
    @AndersonSouza-xb3ki Рік тому

    Legal ❤

  • @C0pernicus
    @C0pernicus Рік тому

    Automate everything.