In oil & gas manufacturing, skilled employees are needed for machining, assembly, inspection, and production.
But when employees have to repeatedly leave their workstations to collect tools or materials, valuable production time is spent on movement instead of productive work.
For an oil & gas manufacturer, SESTO Robotics implemented an AMR solution to automate these repetitive material movements between the tool crib and production stations.
The facility needed a more efficient way to move tools and materials between multiple production points.
Manual collection meant employees could spend time:
Leaving the workstation → Travelling to the collection point → Collecting materials → Returning to the station
Repeated across a large facility, these small trips can add up to significant manpower hours
SESTO deployed 2 Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) to support material movement across approximately 70 stations.
The solution uses two different workflows:
Pick-and-Go: a shelf-equipped AMR transports items between designated locations.
Drop-and-Go: a lifting AMR collects and delivers compatible carriers between stations.
Together, the AMRs currently handle approximately 5 transport tasks per hour.
This allows routine deliveries to be automated while employees remain focused on their core production responsibilities.
The value of automation isn’t simply:
“We deployed 2 AMRs.”
The more important question is:
“What changed after deployment?”
For manufacturers evaluating similar projects, SESTO looks at operational indicators such as:
🚶 Travel distance — How much manual walking or transport can be reduced?
⏱️ Cycle time — Can materials reach production stations more consistently?
🔄 Trips per day — How many repetitive transport tasks can be automated?
👷 Manpower hours — How much employee time can be redirected towards higher-value work?
📈 Throughput — Can better material flow help keep production moving?
⚙️ Uptime — How reliably can the AMR fleet support daily operations?
🦺 Safety — Can unnecessary manual movement and material handling around the facility be reduced?
For this oil & gas manufacturing operation, SESTO’s solution demonstrates how a relatively small AMR fleet can support material movement across a much larger production environment.
2 AMRs. Approximately 70 stations. Around 5 transport tasks per hour.
But the real value isn’t the number of robots on the floor.
It’s the repetitive movement they take away from employees by helping people spend more time on the work that matters.
Talk to SESTO Robotics about identifying the right workflows to automate and building an AMR solution around your operations.
Start a conversation with our team:
📩 sales@sestorobotics.com
🌐 www.sestorobotics.com
