KNAPP Timeline

Events

• 2026-09-15 - Deployment - KNAPP Open Shuttle Fork AMRs automate Cummins plant logistics - The installation combines automated pallet and small-parts storage with KiSoft fleet and warehouse software. The AMRs handle up to 2,000 transport orders per day. The logistics system supplies 190 picking stations in the plant. - source: knapp.com
• 2026-02-24 - Deployment - Siemens selects KNAPP AeroBot for Karlsruhe plant - The planned system includes 21 AeroBots serving 30,000 storage locations across 27 levels. KiSoft One will connect the robotic store with Siemens SAP EWM and the plant's existing warehouse areas. KNAPP also said the established Open Shuttle fleet at… - source: knapp.com
• 2025-10-07 - Deployment - SICK Hungary deploys 27 KNAPP Open Shuttle AMRs - The 27 AMRs supply 30 flow racks across four manufacturing halls from an automated small-parts warehouse. The warehouse provides 52,000 storage locations across four aisles and 28 levels, plus two Pick-it-Easy workstations. KNAPP integrated KiSoft Fleet… - source: knapp.com
• 2025-07-17 - Deployment - KNAPP split-tray sorter supports Celio store delivery - The system has operated at Celio's Amblainville, France logistics center since it opened in 2012, consolidating three former warehouses for store supply. The split-tray sorter uses four induction islands, a 504-metre conveyor, 1,019 double trays and 688… - source: knapp.com
• 2025-03-17 - Award - KNAPP AeroBot wins LogiMAT Best Product 2025 - AeroBot made its first public appearance at LogiMAT 2025. The system targets automated storage and retrieval in standard building heights. AeroBot robots navigate in three dimensions using lidar. - source: knapp.com
• 2025-03-03 - Product Launch - KNAPP publicly introduces AeroBot storage system - AeroBot robots navigate independently across floors and racks and use friction drive to climb vertically. A SatBot handles cartons, containers, piece goods and bulk goods weighing up to 35 kilograms. KNAPP designed the modular system for standard building… - source: knapp.com
• 2024-08-26 - Partnership - KNAPP and Covariant extend AI-robotics partnership - The partners combine KNAPP logistics systems with Covariant AI and image processing. At the announcement, Pick-it-Easy Robot was operating at 26 KNAPP customers across Europe, North America and Australia. The extension targets a broader market presence for… - source: knapp.com
• 2024-07-23 - Deployment - KNAPP automates LOGIPACK bottle-return handling - The system brings empty crates and bottles together at one site and automates depalletizing, recognition, in-depth sorting and palletizing, including single-bottle sorting. KNAPP’s Reusables Management Solutions combine with LLS and LOGIPACK expertise to… - source: knapp.com
• 2024-07-18 - Partnership - Planiform integrates garment-handling automation with KNAPP - The installation combines Planiform’s Carousel Pick Module with KNAPP automation. The garment-on-hanger system supports picking and order consolidation. Automated storage and retrieval helps use warehouse space more efficiently. - source: planiform.com
• 2023-01-16 - Partnership - Farmasiet selects KNAPP automation for new warehouse - Farmasiet selected KNAPP automation for a new online pharmacy warehouse. The project supports Farmasiet online pharmacy fulfillment operations. KNAPP is supplying automation for warehouse picking and sorting systems in a healthcare logistics environment. - source: knapp.com
• 2022-05-31 - Product Launch - KNAPP introduces Open Shuttle Fork and Store systems - Open Shuttle Fork added autonomous pallet transport to KNAPP's AMR portfolio. Open Shuttle Store combined scalable storage with autonomous mobile robots controlled by KiSoft FCS. KNAPP presented the systems alongside AutoPocket and AI-enabled Pick-it-Easy… - source: knapp.com
• 2022-03-29 - Partnership - KNAPP extends AI robotics partnership with Covariant - The partnership supports AI-enabled robotic picking in KNAPP warehouse systems. Covariant is the named AI robotics partner. - source: knapp.com
• 2021-12-06 - Deployment - The Very Group reports 30-minute fulfilment with KNAPP automation - Skygate uses more than 400 KNAPP shuttles, almost 640,000 storage locations and 120,000 EcoPocket positions. KNAPP KiSoft warehouse, control and machine software coordinates storage, pocket sorting, returns and dispatch. The Very Group said the site had… - source: knapp.com