Körber
About
About Körber
Körber is a Hamburg-based technology group whose Supply Chain business designs, integrates and supports warehouse automation. Its systems combine storage and retrieval, conveyors, pallet handling, picking stations and mobile robots with warehouse management and control software. Customers include retailers, manufacturers and logistics operators introducing automation into new or existing facilities.
The company develops complete material-flow designs around the customer’s goods and processes, combining its technologies with equipment from other suppliers. Mobile-robot applications include goods-to-person picking and transport between warehouse areas; project services extend from process analysis and configuration to commissioning, staff training and ongoing support. These activities form one business within a diversified group that also serves pharmaceutical and industrial markets. Körber traces its origins to Hauni Maschinenfabrik in 1946 and is owned by the Körber Foundation.
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Deployments
- Commercial activity
2026-10-05 - Körber’s planned five-floor pallet-lift and smart-shuttle system will accommodate nearly 9,000 pallets. Installation and live operation are not confirmed. - Radha Exports new Pandan Road facility, Singapore
Source - Operating use
2023-09-20 - Körber and Geek+ disclosed more than 30 joint AMR implementations across their global partnership. - Joint Körber/Geek+ implementations worldwide, not robot units or unique customer count
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Team
- Arungalai Anbarasu - Group Executive Board Member, Technologies - Responsible for Körber’s Technologies business area since September 2024.
- Erich Hoch - Group Executive Board Member, Pharma - Responsible for Körber’s Pharma business area since September 2018.
- Helena Garriga - Group Executive Board Member, Supply Chain - Responsible for Körber’s Supply Chain business area.
- Stefan Kirschke - Chief Financial Officer
- Stephan Seifert - Chairman of the Group Executive Board
Resources
Curated durable documents and official technical references.
- Körber Sustainability Report 2025
PDF · Group reporting; financial year 2025 · Körber
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Timeline
Events
- 2026-10-05 - Partnership - Körber selected for Radha Exports’ planned Singapore warehouse automation
The planned system combines an interfloor pallet lifter and smart shuttles across five floors. The design accommodates nearly 9,000 pallets within approximately 61,200 cubic metres. Körber’s warehouse control system will integrate with Radha’s warehouse management system.
Source - 2024-08-27 - Partnership - Körber adds Carrybots mobile robots to supply-chain automation portfolio
The partnership expands Körber’s intralogistics offering with Carrybots transport robots. Coverage cited an initial joint project pipeline with a large German automotive company.
Source - 2023-09-20 - Partnership - Körber and Geek+ mark three years of global AMR partnership
The partnership covered more than 30 implementations across eight regions. Thousands of robots had been deployed through the partnership. This was a later milestone on the relationship first announced in 2020.
Source - 2020-08-20 - Partnership - Geek+ and Körber announce global partnership for AMR deployment
The partnership covers Geek+ AMR deployments. Its geographic scope is global. This is the relationship-forming milestone for the later Körber update.
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Relations
Relationships
- NVIDIA
Warehouse Simulation And Physical AI - Körber and NVIDIA are collaborating on Omniverse-based digital twins for warehouse and logistics automation design and robotics training.
- Ariat
Warehouse Software Deployment - Ariat uses Körber K.Motion Warehouse Advantage to integrate Geek+ robots, racking, and warehouse management processes.
- S&S Activewear
Warehouse Integration Deployment - Körber worked with Geek+ to optimize warehouse processes for S&S Activewear PopPick robotic deployment.
- Körber-Stiftung
Parent Company - Körber-Stiftung is the sole shareholder of Körber AG.
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Context tags
- Warehouse system integration - Workflow - Körber integrates warehouse storage, handling, mobile robotics, controls and implementation services.
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