30 Automated Warehouse Providers
Explore providers and technologies, with practical questions about inventory, space, integration and everyday operations.
SA Logistics
SA Logistics offers warehouse automation design and installation covering AS/RS, AGVs and pallet shuttle systems. Its offering connects storage and internal transport with warehouse information, making it a relevant starting point for projects that need several operational stages integrated.
For an existing facility, prepare pallet dimensions, load weights, building drawings and hourly demand. Ask the proposed layout to identify automated zones, manual work and interfaces with the current management system.
Confirm responsibility for controls, software, acceptance testing and ongoing support. Request written arrangements for site response, spare parts and operating around an unavailable machine before comparing total project costs.
Daifuku
Daifuku supplies automated storage and retrieval systems for different load formats, including pallet storage and mini-load handling. Its Mini Load AS/RS handles containers, trays and cases for order picking or production supply.
It is worth evaluating where vertical storage and controlled material flow are priorities. A facility receiving pallets but shipping individual items should also plan decanting, replenishment and picking alongside the storage equipment.
Request simultaneous inbound and outbound simulations and a maintenance scenario with an aisle unavailable. Verify load-carrier specifications, building responsibilities and software interfaces before selecting the AS/RS configuration.
Murata Machinery
Murata Machinery, also known as Muratec, offers the Uni-SHUTTLE HP. This shuttle AS/RS combines storage with transport and sequencing, using different shuttle and vertical-conveyor configurations to suit required flows.
The approach is relevant when cases must arrive in a deliberate order at picking stations or production lines. Examples include consolidating multi-item orders and supplying materials according to a production sequence.
Check actual container and load compatibility. Ask for bottleneck analysis across shuttles, lifts and workstations: adding vehicles will not necessarily increase overall output when downstream capacity remains constrained.
Swisslog
Swisslog provides warehouse automation spanning storage technology, robotics and software. Its portfolio emphasizes coordinating equipment, information and people, so evaluation should consider the full operating system rather than isolated machines.
It is a useful comparison for projects seeking an integrated flow from receiving to outbound preparation, especially where sales channels and order profiles vary.
Specify the actual software platform and version to be delivered, WMS/ERP interfaces and ownership of multi-vendor integration. Request an expansion plan linking storage capacity and workstations to realistic future demand.
Dematic
Dematic's Multishuttle supports automated storage, buffering and sequencing across multiple rack levels. Its role extends beyond holding inventory to controlling how goods reach subsequent processes.
It can be considered for operations with many SKUs and order-consolidation requirements. Analyse fast movers, long-stay inventory and peak order patterns to establish the right buffer size.
Ask simulations to include shuttle, lift and workstation loads together. Check carton tolerances, handling of unsuitable loads and recovery procedures when physical inventory and system records disagree.
SSI SCHAEFER
SSI SCHAEFER provides intralogistics technology and software for storage, picking and internal transport. Its broad portfolio makes it relevant when racking, automation and warehouse processes need to be planned together.
For mixed pallet and piece-picking operations, balance reserve storage, picking locations and replenishment. More rack capacity alone will not resolve an order-processing bottleneck.
Request a project-specific scope rather than assuming the entire portfolio is included. Clarify building works, fire-protection coordination, data integration and support arrangements in the installation country.
KNAPP
KNAPP's OSR Shuttle Evo supports storage, picking, buffering and sequencing of containers, trays and cartons. It can operate with Pick-it-Easy workstations and warehouse software, including applications involving extensive small-item inventories.
Consider it where goods-to-person picking and ordered delivery to downstream processes matter. Workstation design and replenishment strategy should be developed alongside shuttle capacity.
Confirm the proposed equipment version and load-carrier dimensions. Use the business's own order lines and replenishment mix for peak-load testing rather than relying on the rated speed of a single component.
TGW Logistics
TGW Logistics' FlashPick combines shuttle storage, conveyors and manual or robotic picking stations under warehouse software. It is designed around goods-to-person order fulfilment across different sales channels.
Retail, wholesale and e-commerce flows can have very different order sizes and cut-off times. Evaluate a realistic combined workload instead of testing each channel in isolation.
Ask how capacity is allocated during a channel-specific surge and where picking, packing or dispatch becomes constrained. Distinguish robotic from manual station scope and verify which actual products are suitable for automated picking.
Kardex
Kardex offers automated storage and picking solutions including the Kardex Shuttle Vertical Lift Module, which presents storage trays at an access opening. This can address a defined storage area rather than requiring a whole-building AS/RS.
It is relevant to organised spare-parts, tool and small-item storage. Analyse retrieval frequency and tray compartment layouts against the actual picking workload.
Verify tray load limits, item heights, floor loading, pick confirmation and user access controls. Where several people work simultaneously, evaluate access-opening capacity and tray waiting time.
Mecalux
Mecalux offers automated pallet storage using stacker cranes and high-density shuttle systems, alongside software for controlling material movement. Evaluation can therefore cover both storage structures and equipment coordination.
It is relevant when comparing direct location access with storage density. Supply pallets per SKU, stock age and FIFO or FEFO requirements as design inputs.
Confirm accepted pallet types and conditions, including load checks before automatic entry. Clarify WMS/WCS responsibilities and exception handling for damaged, oversized or rejected pallets.
Fives
Fives' Smart Automation Solutions business covers sorting, handling and automation, supported by WMS, WCS and material-flow software. It is relevant where the challenge extends beyond storage to moving goods through several processes.
Distribution and parcel operations should map scanning, sorting, consolidation and dispatch stages before comparing equipment. Product form and destination patterns influence the appropriate solution.
Specify the complete size and weight range and identify items that cannot use the main sorter. Require exception routes, buffer capacity and clear software scope to prevent downstream bottlenecks.
Toyota Automated Logistics
Toyota Automated Logistics brought Bastian Solutions, Vanderlande’s warehousing business and viastore under one brand on 1 April 2026. This guide counts that combined offering once. Its portfolio covers AS/RS, goods-to-person systems, conveyors, robotics and warehouse control software.
It is relevant to projects connecting receiving, storage, picking and dispatch through an integrated design. Define handling units and order profiles so that the selected equipment addresses the actual process without unnecessary complexity.
For facilities previously supported under the Bastian, Vanderlande or viastore names, confirm the current contracting party and service responsibilities. Clarify software continuity, interfaces and any migration scope before comparing a new proposal.
AutoStore
AutoStore is a cube-storage technology using standard bins stacked in a grid. Robots operate above the grid and deliver bins to workstation ports. Selecting the technology is distinct from choosing the integrator responsible for the complete installation.
It is relevant to small goods that fit the system's bins and benefit from dense storage. Check dimensions, weights and compartment requirements before assuming all inventory is suitable.
Evaluate port types, replenishment demand and concurrent order patterns. Plan space for excluded items and obtain clear local responsibilities for integration, spare parts and service.
Geek+
Geek+ offers shelf-to-person, tote-to-person and pallet-to-person robotic solutions, including PopPick, RoboShuttle and SkyCube product families. The appropriate approach depends on the load unit and required workflow.
Start by deciding whether an entire shelf, individual tote or pallet should move to the workstation. Each choice has different space, replenishment and expansion implications.
Request traffic and charging plans with a peak-workload simulation. Verify floor conditions, travel routes, interaction with people and the exact software and hardware included in the proposed configuration.
Hai Robotics
Hai Robotics develops HaiPick robotic AS/RS solutions for goods-to-person operations, with configurations for handling cases and totes. Its range supports different storage-density and workflow requirements.
Consider it where inventory containers need to be delivered to picking stations. Assess actual container compatibility, racking and usable height before estimating how much of an existing facility can be reused.
Identify the proposed HaiPick system and demonstrate receiving, replenishment, picking and returns. Verify robot-to-station transfers and the service obligations of the party delivering the local project.
Hikrobot
Hikrobot's platform combines iWMS warehouse management with RCS robot control. RCS handles map models and robot dispatch, while iWMS connects warehouse processes with upper-level systems such as ERP, MES or OMS.
This is relevant to projects coordinating mobile robots across several storage areas. Establish which system owns location selection, task batching and vehicle instructions before choosing equipment.
Request interface specifications, data formats and access controls. Test network and scanning failures, and confirm which software components and third-party equipment integrations are included in the quoted scope.
GreyOrange
GreyOrange's rack-to-person approach uses mobile robots to bring inventory shelving to workstations, coordinated through GreyMatter. It supports putaway, replenishment and order picking in fulfilment and distribution operations.
Evaluate it where goods are suitable for mobile shelving and inventory placement needs to follow changing demand. Robot count should be considered alongside rack queues and operator capacity.
Check supported shelf loads, load stability and route planning. Simulate replenishment and picking concurrently, and establish the precise integration boundary between GreyMatter and existing warehouse systems.
Exotec
Exotec's Skypod is a robotic AS/RS combining robots, storage structures and workstations to manage inventory retrieval and warehouse processes. Compare it with other storage architectures using the same operational dataset.
For growing facilities, distinguish the effect of adding robots, storage locations or stations. Each addresses a different constraint, and future expansion still requires planned physical space.
Request simulations for the exact proposed system version. Confirm container requirements, operating height, transfers between zones, maintenance access and how remaining areas operate during a partial shutdown.
Addverb
Addverb offers mobile robots, automated storage, picking and sorting technologies. Its portfolio combines fixed and flexible automation, making it relevant to projects connecting several warehouse processes.
First identify whether internal transport, storage or outbound preparation is the main constraint. Multiple technologies are useful when each has a clear role and balanced capacity.
Verify equipment models, load requirements, site conditions and ownership of central software. For phased deployment, define acceptance criteria for each stage and how later integration will limit disruption to existing operations.
Okamura
Okamura's logistics business includes automated storage for pieces, cases and pallets, with product families such as Rotary Rack, Bucket Stacker, Carton Stacker and Pallet Stacker. Review its logistics portfolio specifically when evaluating the company.
It is relevant to operations that need different storage methods for different item groups. Match cabinet or AS/RS selection to retrieval frequency, load weight and replenishment processes.
Confirm available models and the delivery team in the installation country, since regional portfolios can differ. Check spare parts, documentation, interfaces, shipping and installation scope before applying global product information to a local project.
System Logistics
System Logistics combines automated storage and material handling technologies including cranes, shuttles, guided vehicles and conveyors. Its Systore software coordinates equipment, making the offering relevant to projects linking production, storage and dispatch.
For pallet-based operations, compare storage positions, lane depth and simultaneous movements. Higher storage density must be considered alongside stock rotation and access to the required load, particularly when production batches vary.
Ask the proposal to distinguish equipment, software and third-party interfaces. Simulate peak production output, confirm buffer capacity and review how material moves when a conveyor connection is unavailable before approving the layout.
SAVOYE
SAVOYE offers automated storage for light loads and pallets. Its X-PTS shuttle system handles totes, trays and cartons, while MAGMATIC addresses pallet storage. The appropriate technology depends on the actual handling unit and operational flow.
For multi-line orders, evaluate tote storage together with picking stations and replenishment. The number of containers presented during a busy period matters alongside the total number of storage locations.
Request concurrent replenishment and picking simulations. Check supported container conditions, the distribution of fast-moving products, software scope and interfaces with the existing WMS. Agree on a workable response when one station is unavailable.
Stöcklin
Stöcklin supplies automated pallet and small-parts storage, including MASTer cranes, BOXer storage machines and FSP Shuttle systems. Its temperature-controlled solutions make operating conditions an important part of the technology discussion.
For a cold store, assess equipment against the actual temperature range, condensation risk, door transfer points and maintenance access. Performance assumptions from an ambient warehouse should not automatically carry into a refrigerated environment.
Document temperatures, load weights and carrier condition. Request maintenance and critical-spares plans, a method for retrieving goods during a partial shutdown, and confirmation of the service team available for the project location.
Jungheinrich
Jungheinrich offers automated small-parts and pallet warehouse solutions, including storage cranes, automated narrow-aisle trucks and warehouse management. It is relevant when storage and internal transport need to be planned together.
An existing racking layout requires checks on floor quality, aisle width, lift height and shared traffic routes. An automated vehicle proposal should cover the complete pallet journey, including handover points outside the storage aisle.
Ask for demonstrations of WMS job release, vehicle scheduling and handling of unsuitable pallets. Confirm existing-rack compatibility, charging locations and maintenance isolation so that the transition reflects the actual building and operating conditions.
E80 Group
E80 Group integrates automated storage with factory transport using technologies such as laser-guided vehicles and its SM.I.LE80 software. The approach is relevant where finished goods travel through several production and warehouse stages before dispatch.
Start with the complete pallet flow, including product changeovers, buffers and loading delays. Fleet size should not be based only on average travel distance: congestion at handover points can constrain the whole operation.
Request route simulations and a review of interactions with people and other vehicles. Define information ownership across production equipment and warehouse systems, then test blocked-route recovery, vehicle retrieval and ongoing service arrangements.
BEUMER Group
BEUMER Group supplies logistics conveying and sorting technologies. Its BG Pouch system uses overhead pouches to buffer, sequence and sort goods for orders. This addresses order preparation rather than serving the same role as a pallet AS/RS.
It may be relevant where individual items must converge before packing or returned goods need to re-enter fulfillment. Suitability depends on the dimensions, weight and physical characteristics of products that the carrier can handle.
Test representative rigid and flexible items and vulnerable packaging. Clarify loading and unloading arrangements, unidentified-item handling and control-system interfaces before specifying buffer size and the required destinations.
Element Logic
Element Logic is a system integrator offering eOperator robotic piece picking connected with AutoStore and material handling. Its delivery role differs from AutoStore as the platform provider, so compare the project scope and contracting responsibilities explicitly.
For facilities extending goods-to-person storage into robotic picking, assess product variety, surfaces, weight and presentation inside the bin. Practical pick success depends on the actual inventory and the design of exception handling.
Request trials with representative SKUs, including difficult items and realistic lighting. Identify work that still needs a person, how unsuccessful picks return to the queue, and who supports interfaces between the robot, storage system and software.
Westfalia
Westfalia designs, installs and supports automated storage and retrieval systems, with Savanna.NET software coordinating warehouse and equipment functions. Its offering includes high-density pallet storage and picking processes configured for the project.
It is worth evaluating where storage utilization and orderly dispatch are central requirements. Separate the total pallet inventory from peak hourly movements: these measures affect system capacity and equipment selection in different ways.
Review building, racking, machine and software responsibilities together. Request expansion and maintenance plans that avoid a complete shutdown. For a Thai project, obtain written confirmation of regional delivery, the contracting party and spare-parts arrangements.
Ferag Solutions
Ferag Solutions develops conveying, sorting and intralogistics software, including ferag.denisort, ferag.skyfall and ferag.doWarehouse. The offering is relevant where consolidation and distribution of goods, rather than storage alone, create the operational constraint.
Facilities serving stores and online customers should define destination types and order cut-off times clearly. Sortation capacity must be matched with packing and dispatch buffers so that faster sorting does not simply move the bottleneck downstream.
Trial different product dimensions and materials, unreadable labels and full destinations. Check rerouting, recirculation, software responsibilities and service provision in the installation country before selecting the final configuration.
Quicktron
Quicktron develops mobile robotics for shelf-, pallet- and bin-to-person picking. Its QuickBin approach combines robots with different storage and transport roles. It is relevant to picking operations seeking to reduce travel between inventory locations and workstations.
Compare moving a complete shelf with moving individual bins against SKU counts, pick frequency and workstation space. A denser storage design may require a different replenishment strategy and robot scheduling approach.
Simulate peak orders together with replenishment. Check floors, shared routes, charging and wireless coverage, and identify the system integrator and support team. Agree how robots or workstations can be added when workload changes.
