Learn how our team helped Keystone Ridge Designs, a leading manufacturer of commercial site furnishings, adopt a new robotics solution using our free services.
If you’ve ever sat on a bench, tossed trash in a receptacle, or gathered around a table in a public space—whether at a park, university, retail center, downtown streetscape, or corporate campus—you’ve likely used many of the commercial site furnishings manufactured by Keystone Ridge Designs. Headquartered in Butler, Pennsylvania, Keystone Ridge Designs has been transforming outdoor spaces across the country with its extensive collection of benches, litter receptacles, table sets, bike racks, planters, and more. With almost 30 years of growth and experience, Keystone Ridge Designs remains one of the many small to medium-sized manufacturers that power our nation’s economy.
Recently, Keystone Ridge Designs wanted to explore how robotics might be able to further enhance their manufacturing competitiveness, but they weren’t sure where to start. Catalyst Connection, an ARM Institute member and one of our fellow New Economy Collaborative partners, connected the manufacturer with our Robotics Manufacturing Hub team and invited them to attend the free workshop on robotic sanding and finishing that the ARM Institute and Catalyst Connection co-hosted in the late spring of 2024. After hearing from fellow manufacturers about adopting robotics at the workshop and seeing demonstrations in the Robotics Manufacturing Hub, Keystone Ridge Designs was sold – they were ready to see how robotics could help them.
Thanks to the ARM Institute’s Robotics Manufacturing Hub program, they were able to leverage free services to power their automation journey and support them through the installation of their new robotics system.