Master Distribution Agreement for Mantis in US and Canada
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ASX Announcement
FBR Limited
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FBR Limited (ASX: FBR) | ABN 58 090 000 276
+618 9380 0240 | www.fbr.com.au
88 Sultana Road West, High Wycombe, Western Australia 6057
FBR executes Master Distribution Agreement for Mantis™ in United States and
Canada
Highlights:
• Industrial Robotics appointed non-exclusive distributor of Mantis across United States and
Canada with primary focus on Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, the Florida Panhandle and
Eastern Texas
• Distribution portfolio includes Mantis™ welding robots
• Industrial Robotics will market, promote, and sell Mantis™, maintaining appropriate local
inventory
• Industrial Robotics assumes operational responsibility for operator training, mechanical
maintenance, installation, and customer satisfaction in United States and Canada
Monday, 27 July 2026 – Robotic technology company FBR Limited (ASX:FBR) (‘FBR’ or ‘Company’) is pleased
to announce that its subsidiary, Fastbrick Americas Engineering LLC (‘Fastbrick Americas Engineering’), has
executed a strategic Master Distribution Agreement and Security Agreement (‘the Agreement’) with Louisiana-
based industrial automation specialist, Industrial Robotics, LLC (‘Industrial Robotics’).
Industrial Robotics is a newly established robotic equipment dealer founded by the team behind State
Machinery & Equipment Sales, the company that pre-purchased the first Mantis™ unit in January 2026.
Industrial Robotics will market, promote and sell Mantis™ robots in the United States and Canada on a non-
exclusive basis, maintaining an appropriate local inventory for customer demonstrations. Industrial Robotics
will also distribute spare parts and wear parts across the48 contiguous states of the United States for Mantis™,
Hadrian™ and Firehawk™.
As part of the Agreement, Industrial Robotics will also assume full operational responsibility for operator
training, mechanical maintenance, installation and customer satisfaction across the United States and
Canada.
Industrial Robotics’ initial focus will be on the Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida Panhandle and Eastern
Texas markets, where State Machinery is well established as a market leader in construction equipment.
The Agreement carries an initial term of five years, with rolling automatic renewals unless terminated by either
party with appropriate notice.
The Agreement establishes a clear path to entry into the North American industrial fabrication and shipbuilding
sectors for FBR, and validates the early commercial demand for the Mantis™ welding platform without
expanding FBR's headcount.
FBR’s CEO, Mark Pivac commented:
"This Agreement is strongly aligned with FBR’s core strategy, enabling the Company to scale with partners who
have local expertise, field operations, service personnel, and parts logistics hubs. Industrial Robotics, LLC will
be a key part of the Mantis market entry into the USA.
Industrial Robotics brings deep local industrial networks and the infrastructure required to deploy and support
Mantis™ units effectively, allowing our team in Perth to remain focused on product delivery and innovation.
ASX Announcement
FBR Limited
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FBR Limited (ASX: FBR) | ABN 58 090 000 276
+618 9380 0240 | www.fbr.com.au
88 Sultana Road West, High Wycombe, Western Australia 6057
I had the pleasure of spending time with Ed Renton in Kenner and New Orleans and I am delighted to be teaming
up with Industrial Robotics. We look forward to delivering the first Mantis™ unit very soon so that customer
demonstrations, sales and mass production can begin.
Mantis has conducted initial welding trials in a test rig format and is now being completed to production
standard as the remaining specialist equipment is arriving at FBR. Mantis is a high deposition welding robot
with a reach of 8 meters. It incorporates state of the art twin wire welding technology and DST for fast and
efficient production in heavy fabrication, ship building and defence industries.”
Ed Renton, the founder of Industrial Robotics commented:
“I am excited to be bringing Mantis with its DST to the USA and backing it up with good old fashioned customer
support. My businesses operate across a diverse range of industries and we are especially close to the
Mississippi river transportation industry. I see fantastic opportunity for Mantis here in the USA and I really look
forward to collaborating with the FBR team.
This announcement has been authorised for release to the ASX by the FBR Board of Directors.
Ends
For more information please contact:
For investors:
Kiel Chivers
Chief Operating Officer
T: +61 8 9380 0240
kiel.chivers@fbr.com.au
About FBR Limited
FBR Limited (ASX: FBR) designs, develops and builds dynamically stabilised robots to address global needs in
a safer, more efficient and more sustainable way. These robots are designed to work outdoors using the
company’s core Dynamic Stabilisation Technology® (DST®).
Applications of DST® include Hadrian®, Mantis™ and Firehawk™. Hadrian® is a bricklaying robot that builds
structural walls faster, safer, more accurately and with less wastage than traditional manual methods.
Hadrian® provides Wall as a Service®, FBR’s unique commercial offering, to builders on demand. Hadrian®
robots are also available for purchase by order. Mantis™ is a high deposition welding robot for the large-scale
metal fabrication industries such as mining, shipbuilding and defence manufacture. Firehawk™ is an
autonomous refractory lining robot that removes human labour from the process of lining ladles used in steel
production with refractory bricks.
To learn more please visit www.fbr.com.au
About Industrial Robotics LLC
Industrial Robotics LLC sells, leases, rents and distributes high-performance industrial robots and robotic
welding systems. Industrial Robotics is based in Kenner Louisianna. Industrial Robotics will be exhibiting at
Workboat Show New Orleans 2-4 Dec 2026.
ASX Announcement
FBR Limited
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FBR Limited (ASX:FBR) | ABN 58 090 000 276
+618 9380 0240 | www.fbr.com.au
88 Sultana Road West, High Wycombe, Western Australia 6057
About State Machinery and Equipment Sales
State Machinery and Equipment Sales is Louisianna’s heavy equipment leader and is a dealer for Liebherr and
Hyundai Construction Equipment. Located in Kenner Louisianna, State Machinery provides above and beyond
customer service and has unique expertise in the Mississippi River transportation industry.
To learn more please visit https://statemachinery.com/
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