Automated Small Parts Storage Systems

With integrated automation solutions at two locations, the fastening specialist aims to improve its inventory management and order processing. The systems take over storage, picking, and subsequent shipping processes.

The intralogistics provider Syncore GmbH from Offenau has introduced a new online calculator for evaluating automation potentials in order picking. With the "Autostore Productivity Calculator," e-commerce companies and contract logistics service providers can compare the performance of their existing picking processes with a sample automated Autostore scenario.

For the production ramp-up of the D328eco, the aircraft manufacturer relies on integrated intralogistics from Jungheinrich. More than 6,500 containers and 624 pallet spaces form the basis of material supply.

The American wholesaler First Supply has drawn an initial conclusion just over a year after commissioning the automated "Skypod" system from Exotec. According to the automation provider, order picking in the new distribution center is ten times faster than the previously used manual processes. At the same time, the possible storage capacity has quadrupled on the same area. As a result, First Supply can deliver orders placed by 5 p.m. by the following morning.

The Spanish furniture and home decor provider Kave is having its new Fulfillment Center in Tordera near Barcelona automated by TGW Logistics. According to the intralogistics provider, the commissioning of the distribution center is scheduled for late 2028. The facility is intended to handle goods flows for e-commerce, retail, and business customers and is designed for up to 21,000 packages per day.

Many companies in the food wholesale industry are increasingly facing fluctuating market situations, delivery issues, and growing crop failures. These challenges are business-critical for precise and efficient disposition and demand new processes. Neurauter Frisch GmbH is taking exactly this path: The family business is strategically realigning its disposition, procurement, and warehousing to meet the increasing demands. By introducing Remira's sales forecasting and inventory management software, Neurauter Frisch lays the foundation for more efficiency, better availability, and the use of AI-supported forecasts – and thus demonstrates how digital transformation can look in the food wholesale industry.

Automated small parts warehouse, narrow aisle technology, and six picking stations are set to restructure intralogistics at the Wilhelmshaven site.

The wholesaler J. W. Zander GmbH & Co. KG Freiburg commissions Element Logic to implement a comprehensive automation solution at its location. The scope of delivery includes an AutoStore system with conveyor technology and integrated packaging technology.

Korrodin GmbH & Co. KG is investing in the expansion of its logistics and is building a new distribution center in Altdorf near Nuremberg. The centerpiece of the facility is a three-aisle automated small parts warehouse with ten workstations, which is being implemented by Klinkhammer Intralogistics. With the new construction, the certified wholesaler for high-quality screws and fastening technology is responding to the continuously growing range of products and increasing demands for efficiency, deliverability, and process quality.