Kivnon partners with TAP for AGV/AMR Distribution

Kivnon designs, manufactures, and implements automated guided vehicles (AGVs/AMRs) for a wide range of markets, including automotive, food, aerospace, and retail applications.

Wednesday, June 21, 2023, Barcelona: Kivnon, a leading global producer of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs), has announced that TAP, a leading industrial solutions provider, will be distributing Kivnon automated guided vehicles (AGVs and AMRs.)


Kivnon designs, manufactures, and implements automated guided vehicles (AGVs/AMRs) for a wide range of markets, including automotive, food, aerospace, and retail applications. Its products include small AGVs for use in labs; mouse AGV platforms that slide under and lift pallets; tractor AGVs that pull carts; and self-driving forklifts. Kivnon has partnered with TAP to leverage heightened AGV/AMR interest resulting from Industry 4.0 driven digital transformation.

"This partnership marks a significant milestone for both of our companies. Thanks to TAP's reach and automation expertise, we can supply autonomous vehicles to a larger audience with full confidence that TAP will implement them to take full advantage of their automation potential," said Kivnon's France Country Manager, Jose Pantaleao.

TAP Group teams with companies across a broad spectrum of industrial segments with unique equipment solutions. Their Storagis brand is dedicated to storage projects, solutions, and equipment for automotive and logistic applications.

Damien Marie, Sales Director of TAP Group, said, "TAP is proud to deal with KIVNON, one of the leaders of innovative and technological systems. Many of our clients' projects involve advanced automation of material handling and warehousing operations, which involves deploying one or more AGVs or AMRs to reduce cost and increase productivity and safety. This is a real opportunity to optimize our clients' supply chain."

About Kivnon
Kivnon is an international company dedicated to mobile robotics with its head office in Barcelona (Spain). Since its initial founding as a family-owned business in 2009, it has been offering customers innovative, highly technological solutions for the implementation of automated guided vehicle (AGVs/AMRs) systems. Its global expertise in mobile robotics includes designing, prototyping manufacturing of AGVs/AMRs, installation and launch, technical assistance, and customer service. Kivnon exports to more than 17 countries around the world, and continues to extend through subsidiaries in Europe, North America, and South America.

About TAP Group

For the past 21 years, TAP Group has mastered the entire B-to-B equipment value chain, from manufacturing to distribution. The core of its business is storage solutions within the brand Storagis and industrial packing. It also performs to optimize the business of its clients with standard or tailored equipment, waste collection equipment, nuclear equipment, and retail furnishings. Key figures: 77 m€ of turnover / 369 employees. www.tap-groupe.com

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