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      "Manufacturers wanting to own equipment outright rather than subscribe"
    ],
    "regions": [
      "US"
    ],
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      "End-of-line palletizing and case packing",
      "CNC machine tending",
      "Pallet wrapping and staging",
      "Warehouse pallet/tote movement"
    ],
    "industries": [
      "Food and beverage manufacturing",
      "Consumer packaged goods (CPG)",
      "Metal fabrication",
      "Precision manufacturing"
    ]
  },
  "itha": "0.1",
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      {
        "url": "https://formic.co/resources/customer-stories/how-kari-out-automated-palletizing-without-capex",
        "name": "Kari-Out"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://formic.co/resources/customer-stories/taffy-town-scaled-with-formic-full-service-automation",
        "name": "Taffy Town"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://formic.co/resources/customer-stories/land-o-frost-enhances-its-production-with-automation",
        "name": "Land O'Frost"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://formic.co/resources/customer-stories/mi-rancho-makes-production-leap-with-automated-stacking-of-70-million-pounds-of-t",
        "name": "Mi Rancho"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://formic.co/resources/customer-stories/cameron-s-coffee-hits-automation-easy-button-scaling-from-0-to-5-systems-in-12-mo",
        "name": "Cameron's Coffee"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://formic.co/resources/customer-stories/icon-injection-molding-deploys-formic-tend-to-boost-production-by-20-with-automation-partnership-that-is-too-good-to-be-true",
        "name": "ICON Injection Molding"
      },
      {
        "name": "Bacardi"
      },
      {
        "name": "Trident Seafoods"
      },
      {
        "name": "Georgia Nut"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wyandot Snacks"
      },
      {
        "name": "Boxed Water"
      }
    ],
    "case_studies": [
      {
        "url": "https://formic.co/resources/customer-stories/how-kari-out-automated-palletizing-without-capex",
        "title": "How Kari-Out automated palletizing without CapEx",
        "outcome": "25% more output"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://formic.co/resources/customer-stories/taffy-town-scaled-with-formic-full-service-automation",
        "title": "Taffy Town scaled with Formic full-service automation",
        "outcome": "5.5 million pounds automated"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://formic.co/resources/customer-stories/land-o-frost-enhances-its-production-with-automation",
        "title": "Land O'Frost enhances its production with automation",
        "outcome": "5 robotic gantry palletizers deployed"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://formic.co/resources/customer-stories/cameron-s-coffee-hits-automation-easy-button-scaling-from-0-to-5-systems-in-12-mo",
        "title": "Cameron's Coffee hits automation easy button",
        "outcome": "Scaled from 0 to 5 systems in 12 months"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://formic.co/resources/customer-stories/icon-injection-molding-deploys-formic-tend-to-boost-production-by-20-with-automation-partnership-that-is-too-good-to-be-true",
        "title": "ICON Injection Molding deploys Formic Tend",
        "outcome": "Production boosted by 20%"
      }
    ]
  },
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    "hq": {
      "city": "Chicago",
      "region": "Illinois",
      "country": "US"
    },
    "url": "https://formic.co",
    "name": "Formic",
    "domain": "formic.co",
    "founded": 2020,
    "same_as": [
      "https://www.linkedin.com/company/formic-technologies"
    ],
    "employees": {
      "max": 200,
      "min": 51
    },
    "legal_name": "Formic Technologies, Inc.",
    "description": "Formic provides full-service robotic automation for U.S. mid-market manufacturers in food, beverage, CPG, and metal fabrication, delivered as a monthly subscription with no upfront capital expenditure."
  },
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    {
      "id": "palletizing",
      "url": "https://formic.co/solutions/palletizing",
      "kind": "service",
      "name": "Palletizing",
      "role": "integrator",
      "pricing": {
        "unit": "month",
        "model": "subscription",
        "notes": "Flat monthly rate covers hardware, installation, support, and maintenance; no capital expenditure required."
      },
      "summary": "Robotic case-palletizing for food, beverage, and CPG manufacturers; cobot and industrial palletizer options for single- and multi-shift lines, offered as a subscription.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "palletizing_cell",
          "applications": [
            "palletizing"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1",
          "integration_required": "none"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "case-packing",
      "url": "https://formic.co/formic-case-packing",
      "kind": "service",
      "name": "Case Packing",
      "role": "integrator",
      "pricing": {
        "unit": "month",
        "model": "subscription",
        "notes": "One flat monthly fee; zero capital expenditure required."
      },
      "summary": "Robotic case-packing systems for food, beverage, and CPG manufacturers covering case erecting, vision-guided packing, and sealing, in Top Load and Flexible configurations, offered as a subscription.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "case_packing_cell",
          "payload_kg": {
            "max": 9.07,
            "min": 6.8
          },
          "applications": [
            "packaging"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1",
          "integration_required": "none"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "machine-tending",
      "url": "https://formic.co/solutions/machine-tending",
      "kind": "service",
      "name": "Machine Tending",
      "role": "integrator",
      "pricing": {
        "unit": "month",
        "model": "subscription",
        "notes": "One flat monthly rate; no capital expenditure required."
      },
      "summary": "Robotic load/unload automation for CNC mills, lathes, EDM equipment, and injection molds, with one robot able to tend two or three spindles, offered as a full-service subscription.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "machine_tending_cell",
          "reach_mm": {
            "max": 2600,
            "min": 1300
          },
          "payload_kg": {
            "max": 150,
            "min": 5
          },
          "applications": [
            "machine_tending"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1",
          "compatible_robots": [
            "fanuc",
            "kuka"
          ],
          "integration_required": "none"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pallet-wrapping",
      "url": "https://formic.co/solutions/pallet-wrapping",
      "kind": "service",
      "name": "Pallet Wrapping",
      "role": "integrator",
      "pricing": {
        "unit": "month",
        "model": "subscription",
        "notes": "One monthly all-inclusive fee covering equipment, installation, programming, monitoring, and maintenance."
      },
      "summary": "Automated stretch-wrap and print-and-apply labeling system integrated downstream of a palletizer, staging finished pallets for shipment without operator intervention.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "pallet_wrapping_cell",
          "protocols": [
            "ethernet_ip",
            "modbus_tcp"
          ],
          "applications": [
            "packaging"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1",
          "integration_required": "none"
        }
      },
      "certifications": [
        {
          "id": "ansi_ria_r15_06",
          "status": "self_declared"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "amrs",
      "url": "https://formic.co/solutions/amrs",
      "kind": "service",
      "name": "Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs)",
      "role": "integrator",
      "pricing": {
        "unit": "month",
        "model": "subscription",
        "notes": "All-inclusive monthly subscription covering hardware, integration, support, and maintenance; no upfront capital expenditure."
      },
      "summary": "Fleet of autonomous mobile robots for pallet and tote movement between dock, staging, and production areas in warehouses and manufacturing facilities, offered as a subscription.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "amr",
          "mounting": [
            "mobile"
          ],
          "payload_kg": {
            "max": 1500
          },
          "applications": [
            "material_handling"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1",
          "integration_required": "none"
        }
      },
      "certifications": [
        {
          "id": "ansi_ria_r15_08",
          "status": "self_declared"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "fast-track",
      "url": "https://formic.co/solutions/fast-track",
      "kind": "service",
      "name": "Fast Track",
      "role": "integrator",
      "pricing": {
        "unit": "month",
        "model": "subscription",
        "notes": "Flat monthly fee; month-to-month or multi-year contracts available."
      },
      "summary": "Turnkey end-of-line automation combining case erecting, packing, sealing, and palletizing into one integrated system, deployed as a subscription with no capital expenditure.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "end_of_line_cell",
          "applications": [
            "packaging",
            "palletizing"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1",
          "integration_required": "none"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "humanoids",
      "url": "https://formic.co/solutions/humanoids",
      "kind": "service",
      "name": "Humanoids & Bimanual Mobile Robots",
      "role": "integrator",
      "pricing": {
        "unit": "month",
        "model": "subscription",
        "notes": "One monthly fee covering deployment, training, monitoring, maintenance, and over-the-air upgrades."
      },
      "summary": "General-purpose bimanual mobile robots and humanoid platforms for bin picking, machine tending, and kitting; bimanual units run in production pilots, humanoid pilots launch 2026-2027.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "humanoid",
          "applications": [
            "machine_tending",
            "assembly",
            "pick_place"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1",
          "integration_required": "none"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "engagement": {
    "url": "https://formic.co/contact/get-a-quote",
    "phone": "+1 (855) 394-5464",
    "methods": [
      "quote_request",
      "consultation"
    ]
  },
  "extensions": {
    "robotics": {
      "roles": [
        "systems_integrator"
      ],
      "service_area": [
        "US"
      ],
      "spec_version": "0.1"
    }
  },
  "updated_at": "2026-08-21"
}