Southie Autonomy Case Study
Flexible financing option for contract packaging automation engine
We are excited to announce our new client — Southie Autonomy Works. MerkleBot helped Southie get the industrial robot arm without upfront costs and CAPEX, offering a flexible as-a-service payment plan.
Industry: No-Code AI deployment of robotics
Product purchased: Smart Lease
Robot request: Mitsubishi Electric RV-7FRL
Have you thought about automating repetitive and labor-intensive pick & place tasks at your warehouse, manufacturing facility or e-commerce business? Did you have concerns that the learning curve might be too steep or it would require too much time to implement?
Enter Southie Autonomy Works — No-Code AI robot deployment software that eliminates the skill barrier required to deploy the robot today. With their software, an industrial robot arm can be deployed in days, not weeks. We know that your business can face a need to change the details and components, and your robot needs to be retasked. With Southie, it can be done in minutes by people with no robotic or software development experience.
Whether you need a robot for packaging assembly, kitting or palletization — Southie’s software makes the deployment process a breeze. And as the need for packaging and palletization continues to grow — Southie grows as well!
Flexibility for success
As a software company in the industrial space, one of Southie’s most important priorities is increasing ROI for their clients. This challenge has many faces. One of them is the ability to procure the right hardware. Their clients depend on the right equipment that needs to be deployed quickly and it is critical to have a flexible financing option.
Southie was looking for a financing option that would allow them to acquire the right equipment on time and give them time to implement and test their software to guarantee the best result for their client. A flexible payment plan was important to keep the costs aligned with the client’s income and guarantee the best ROI for an automation project.
Smart Lease action plan
MerkleBot’s Smart Lease helped Southie and their client acquire the right equipment in a short timeframe offering a flexible as-a-service payment model.
There are many challenges that the deployment of a new industrial robot can face. The biggest takeaway for Southie is that MerkleBot is a financing partner that can be trusted to understand the specific requirements of working with industrial robotics.
Here’s how Merklebot Smart Lease helped:
- Technical experience
MerkleBot’s team has a deep background in robotics and we understand the challenges that can arise with new robotics installations. Unlike traditional financing institutions, we understand the technology we are working with and can work together with our clients to build a solution that will work.
- Data-driven leasing
Our financing software integrates directly with the robot and can be used with almost any industrial robot the exists on the market today. Because of this approach, we can make sure that we always deliver the best solution for our clients.
- Flexible customer service
Our business model is structured in a way that we get paid when our clients get paid. Therefore, we are personally committed to making every detail of the deal work flawlessly and adjust the requirements quickly in case the need arises.
