Mobile robotics
MiR grows by 160
Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), a provider of autonomous mobile robots, increased its turnover from EUR 10 million to EUR 26 million in 2018. A new leasing model, among other things, is set to generate further growth.
The strong sales growth is largely the result of international customers, explains Thomas Visti, CEO of MiR: "Many large companies are now investing in entire fleets for their various sites. It can happen that some companies purchase 15 to 25 MiR robots at the same time." This includes Toyota Motor Corporation, for example, which is investing in mobile robot fleets to optimize its internal logistics.
Among other things, MiR is planning to introduce a new leasing program in 2019. Visti comments: "With our concept, we also want to reach companies that have previously leased equipment such as electric forklift trucks and automated guided vehicles via external partners. This option to lease our solution lowers both the inhibition threshold and the initial investment for switching to collaborative mobile robots."
In addition to the product and service portfolio, the team at MiR itself is also developing: The workforce is set to grow by 100 new employees this year. New branches are also planned in the USA, China and Japan. According to Visti, MiR expects an increase in turnover for the current year that is at least as high as last year.
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