AutoStore sets up an assembly factory in Rayong Province, Thailand bringing cutting-edge robotics production closer to key markets, including Australia, Japan, Singapore and South Korea.
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 the Asia Pacific. alone, 140+ systems and 5300+ 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.
In justifying the new assembly plant in Thailand, AutoStore CEO Mats Hovland Vikse says: "The workforce availability, proximity to harbours and airports, favourable labour costs, and government incentives for automation companies made Thailand an ideal location for our second robot factory to power AutoStore’s North American operations."
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, maximises warehouse space, and improves operational efficiency.
According to Israel Losada Salvador, AutoStore’s COO, the expansion into Thailand not only increased the company’s capacity but also established a more diversified supplier base. He revealed that AutoStore’s lead times have gone from 34 weeks to 20 weeks.
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.
