ASPI Welcomes Gecko Robotics as Newest Member
ASPI is the forum for connecting industry leaders; there is no better way for executive leaders from the supplier community to learn more about their customers. ASPI’s membership is very diverse and includes companies that supply the industry with a wide range of products and services—including complete process islands; engineered machines; consumables such as roll covers, machine clothing, specialty and commodity chemicals; drainage elements; doctor blades; specialty field services; and engineering and construction services.
The group is excited to introduce its newest member company: Gecko Robotics.
ADVANCED AND ADVANCING
Gecko Robotics (geckorobotics.com) is pioneering the use of AI and robotics to build, operate, and maintain critical infrastructure. This includes the pulp and paper industry, which operates on increasingly narrow margins—meaning that even the slightest production issue or unexpected cost can threaten a mill’s future.
Gecko’s fleet of robots are armed with the most advanced sensors in the world. They can climb walls, fly, and even swim to gather millions of data points on fixed assets, compared to several hundred when done manually by a human. This granular level of data is then fed into Gecko’s own AI-powered software, Cantilever, which can identify defects, carry out predictive maintenance, and extend the life of these assets. It is the same technology used by the US military to build, operate, and maintain nuclear submarines, missile silos, and ships. Companies in other critical industries—including mining, manufacturing, and oil and gas—have also used the advanced technologies that Gecko offers.
Gecko’s data has shown that pulp and paper companies using their robotics and AI technology can double the lifespan of an asset, reduce capital expenditure by 20 percent, and reduce reactive maintenance by 80 percent.
The company’s co-founder and CEO, Jake Loosararian, initially started the company as part of a college project to help a local power facility identify repetitive faults causing downtime. While trying to build this into a business, Loosararian went down to his last couple of hundred dollars and slept on a friend’s floor … but believed in his vision of saving companies millions by safely gathering and using data in new ways. Gecko was valued at US$633 million dollars in its last funding round and counts the US Navy among its clients, alongside some of the world’s biggest mining and steel companies.
By joining ASPI, Gecko Robotics has shown a commitment to its pulp, paper, and packaging industry customers. Is YOUR company ready to make the same commitment? To learn more about the “ASPI Advantage,” visit aspinet.org.