Vet supply distributor improves productivity and safety with AMRs

Warehouse Automation

Long-standing partnerships make scaling warehouse automation systems easier. With Körber’s insight and Locus Robotics’

Business growth creates new problems — good problems, of course, but problems nonetheless. And warehouses and fulfillment centers in every industry face similar problems whenever they expand or open new locations.

For instance, Lambert Vet Supply (LVS), a distributor of veterinary supplies, has experienced growth and continuously seeks solutions to new problems. Established in 1994, LVS aims to provide pet owners with quality pet supplies, pet medications, and veterinary supplies. The company is headquartered in Fairbury, Nebraska, and has grown over the years to include locations in Belleville, Kansas, and Neosho, Missouri. Most recently, it’s partnered with a warehouse network in Dothan, Alabama.

LVS had an existing partnership with Körber, an international technology group, and it was looking for a robotic product that could make its new warehouses more e cient and easily integrate into its existing K.Motion Warehouse Management System (WMS).

LVS decided to expand its relationship with Körber by deploying 24 autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) created by Locus Robotics.

Some background on Locus

In early 2022, Locus expanded its line of warehouse AMRs with the introduction of Locus Vector and Locus Max. These new form factors joined the Locus Origin robot to form a comprehensive family of AMRs for a broad range of warehouse use cases. The new line addresses use cases from e-commerce, case-picking, and pallet-picking to scenarios requiring larger, heavier payloads to support the full range of product movement needs in today’s fulfillment and distribution warehouses. The LocusBot family includes:

Locus Origin: The company’s flagship AMR that can operate for 14 hours on a single charge and has a payload capacity of 80 lb. Engineered for maximum warehouse e ciency, Locus Origin couples fulfillment productivity with agile maneuverability, incorporating navigation and vision system technologies. It works collaboratively with associates in dynamic warehouse environments.