Warehouse technology firm AutoStore opens new factory in Thailand

AutoStore, the global warehouse technology company that is transforming warehouse automation with modular storage, has announced the opening of its assembly factory in Rayong, an eastern province of Thailand.

According to The Nation, this milestone marks a strategic move in the company's global expansion efforts, bringing cutting-edge robotics production closer to key markets, including Australia, Japan, Singapore, and the Republic of Korea.

With over 1,450 systems distributed across 54 countries, AutoStore is the most widely adopted automated fulfilment system on the planet.

As AutoStore accelerates its expansion across Asia Pacific (APAC), the new robot factory in Thailand will help get the company's automated storage and retrieval system into APAC warehouses faster and more efficiently.

In APAC alone, 140 systems and 5,300 robots are already in operation, with top brands like Puma, Gucci, and Best Buy relying on AutoStore's advanced technology to meet the rising demands of e-commerce.

Mats Hovland Vikse, CEO at AutoStore, said that since 2012, the firm’s robots have been manufactured and shipped exclusively from Poland. "With increased demand in its automated fulfilment system across North America and worldwide, it's become imperative that we opened a second robot factory to better serve current and future customers," he said.

The workforce availability, proximity to harbors and airports, favorable labor costs, and government incentives for automation companies made Thailand an ideal location for the firm’s second robot factory, he added.

Instead of shelf-based storage and manual retrieval, AutoStore employs a cube-based modular storage system using state-of-the-art robots to provide retailers with a solution that accelerates order fulfilment, maximizes warehouse space, and improves operational efficiency.

The new factory in Thailand is expected to create around 80 direct employment opportunities in its first year, with plans to increase to 200-300 jobs by 2026. Within the next 18 months, AutoStore aims to produce 15,000 robots, doubling its current capacity to meet customer demand.