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Medline (Nasdaq: MDLN) announced a strategic agreement to implement next-generation warehouse automation from Symbotic, as part of the company’s efforts to strengthen the resiliency, efficiency and scalability of the healthcare supply chain. Medline said it will be the first healthcare company to deploy the technology.
Symbotic’s System is an AI-powered platform designed to automate picking, storage and retrieval of items for distribution. The technology uses intelligent, autonomous robots to depalletize and singulate inbound full pallets, store and retrieve items, and build orders into smart outbound pallets mapped to the needs and layouts of downstream recipients.
Medline said the approach is widely used across multiple complex industries, including large-scale retail and consumer goods companies.
Medline plans to pilot the technology in 2027 at one of its 45 distribution centers in the United States.
Sean Halligan, chief supply chain officer at Medline, said the company’s vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution model is unique among healthcare suppliers and that the investment is intended to improve efficiency for customers while helping them meet operational, clinical and financial goals.
Medline said the partnership builds on its continued investment in advanced technologies across its U.S. distribution center network, aimed at improving speed, accuracy and scalability while supporting employee safety and experience. The company also noted recent deployments of automation and packaging solutions, including goods-to-person robotic picking systems, automated packaging, and its custom Pick Pack Pro™ technology, to modernize fulfillment operations.
Mike Dunn, chief customer officer at Symbotic, said the agreement represents validation of the Symbotic System’s power in a space where accuracy, speed and cost are critical. He added that the partnership reflects Symbotic’s commitment to reimagining the supply chain through intelligent automation.
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