The Pennsylvania industrial automation company Sojo Industries has gained $40 million in funding for its platform combining advanced robotics, mobile manufacturing, and modular packaging solutions.
The backing was provided by S2G Investments and will help Bristol, Pennsylvania-based Sojo to scale up its mobile packaging innovation, logistics packaging centers, and track-and-trace software platform, the firm said today.
Sojo says it delivers modular, robotic packaging solutions both on-site at customer facilities and via its national network of self-managed sortation facilities. Designed to meet rising demand for high-speed, high-throughput variety-pack production, Sojo helps brands adapt to ever-changing packaging needs among companies including emerging brands, established co-manufacturers, and distributors across food, beverage, e-commerce, and broader CPG sectors.
Sojo’s “Sojo Flight” system delivers mobile manufacturing lines that can be deployed and fully operational in as little as one hour, enabling rapid variety-pack production directly on-site for customers, in addition to Sojo’s own national footprint of production and assembly facilities. This eliminates the cost and complexity of shipping products to separate co-packing locations and helps manufacturers and brands experience dramatic savings on freight and packaging costs.
“Sojo is addressing a core pain point in the food and beverage supply chain by tackling the fragmented, manual repackaging and distribution processes that lead to hidden costs and operational drag,” Matthew Walker, Managing Director of S2G’s food & agriculture strategy, said in a release. “As complexity grows, brands need more agility, and traditional workflows that have multiple handoffs and limited ability to adapt to dynamic market demands are no longer sustainable.”
