IMTS 2026: Flexxbotics announces updated release of platform for manufacturing autonomy

Autonomous manufacturing platform company Flexxbotics announced the latest release of the Flexxbotics Platform at IMTS 2026 in Chicago.

Additionally, the company said that it released a set of offerings designed to help manufacturers increase production capacity, improve yields and reduce downtime by scaling human expertise across multi-site operations for greater levels of autonomy.

Increasing production capacity by scaling expertise

As advanced manufacturing processes become exponentially more complex, Flexxbotics said that production performance depends on a limited number of experienced engineers, operators and technicians. The company said that their knowledge is essential to keep production running, recognize problems and determine the right corrective actions, yet these highly competent personnel are increasingly difficult to find and retain, and their expertise can only be applied in one place at a time.

The company said that the Flexxbotics Platform removes this constraint to increase production output by using software-defined factory technology that connects real-time production data to operating rules and autonomous actions to extend expert knowledge across plant operations.

Instead of simply reporting what already happened, Flexxbotics said that the platform detects changing conditions, determines corrective responses and enables controlled action before small issues become production losses. The company said that production teams define where software can act autonomously, which automated responses are authorized and when human-in-the-loop approval is required before real-time action is undertaken.

Flexxbotics said that this allows process adjustments to occur proactively while experienced personnel handle the exceptions which require their judgement.

“Increasing capacity isn’t just about adding more plants and equipment. Companies must scale their experts as well to truly drive ROI,” said Tyler Bouchard, co-founder & CEO of Flexxbotics. “Flexxbotics amplifies the know-how of your most experienced personnel across every operation with safety and control to achieve greater manufacturing autonomy.”

Flexxbotics Platform generates proven production impacts

Flexxbotics said that its customers have realized measurable production performance gains across a range of operational metrics, including:

• PMI increased capacity by 125%
• EIS reduced downtime by 89%
• Ruland Manufacturing reached an 80% utilization rate
• SpiTrex Orthopedics shortened lead times by 20%
• Orizon Aerostructures cut rework and scrap by 40%

“Data-driven autonomy scales the impact of our most knowledgeable people so we’re able to increase capacity even faster while we simultaneously raise quality,” said Rick Newell, director of advanced manufacturing technology & innovation at Orizon Aerostructures.

Flexxbotics said that Orizon Aerostructures manufactures some of the largest, most complex structural components and subassemblies in the commercial aerospace, defense and space markets. As an advanced manufacturer and critical supplier to Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Blue Origin and other industry leaders, Flexxbotics added that Orizon Aerostructures is driving greater manufacturing autonomy in high-compliance, precision production using the Flexxbotics Platform.

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