First Supply adopts Exotec Skypod robotic warehouse system to deliver orders placed by 5 p.m. by next morning

First Supply's new distribution center uses Exotec's Skypod warehouse automation system, which can provide next-morning delivery for orders placed by 5 p.m. Over more than a year of operation, the system has increased storage capacity 4-fold without expanding racking, picks 10 times faster than manual picking, and handles more than 14,000 SKUs. Exotec says next-day order demand can account for up to 20% of the center's daily order volume, and the system also supported emergency supplies after the summer 2025 Wisconsin floods.