Case Study: Alston Construction lays out a robotic distribution center 12x faster with Dusty Robotics

Alston Construction Lays Out Robotic Distribution Center 12x Faster

Alston Construction, a major general contractor, faced the difficult challenge of installing a highly precise robotic distribution center within a fully operational facility. The project required extreme accuracy of 1/16th of an inch to integrate with existing systems, a level that traditional layout methods could not achieve. To meet the owner's demands for both speed and precision, Alston partnered with Dusty Robotics and utilized their robotic FieldPrinter system for automated layout.

By implementing Dusty Robotics' solution, Alston Construction dramatically improved its workflow. The FieldPrinter enabled a single operator to complete the layout in just five days, a task that previously took a four-person crew 15 days, making the process 12 times faster per person-hour. The system also provided a 15% increase in layout information and maintained the critical 1/16th inch precision across the entire site, ensuring the new automated systems integrated seamlessly with the old.

Alston Construction

Rickey Molina

VDC Director