In modern tire manufacturing, keeping production lines running seamlessly requires getting the right material to the right place at the right time. At Yokohama's largest manufacturing facility, producing 4,000 tires per day across 2,500 distinct SKUs, material movement accounts for 20% to 25% of all plant operations. Managing this volume meant replacing manual bottlenecks and fragmented tracking with complete real-time visibility.
To solve this challenge, Yokohama partnered with Ati Robotics to orchestrate over 10,000 daily activities through autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Powered by Ati's cloud-based inventory management system and precision auto-inching technology, the deployment transformed material flow into a connected, intelligent ecosystem. The result is faster decision-making, improved plant safety, and consistent material delivery that keeps the production line running without interruption.
