Swisslog Timeline

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• 2026-07-20 - Deployment - Albert Heijn scales e-grocery fulfillment with AutoStore - The goods-to-person system now fulfills about 15,000 grocery totes a day for roughly 7,000 Rotterdam-area customers, replacing long walking routes in the Home Shop Center. The installation uses 377 R5 robots, 45,000–49,000 bins and 56 ports—two… - source: autostoresystem.com
• 2026-05-20 - Deployment - Swisslog helps Medline launch 96-robot AutoStore system in Aurora - The Aurora installation includes 96 AutoStore robots, 38,000 bins, eight induction workstations, and 10 picking workstations. Swisslog SynQ software supports intake, fulfillment, and inventory-management workflows. The project marked Medline’s 24th AutoStore… - source: swisslog.com
• 2026-01-06 - Deployment - RoboStores scales Dubai 3PL fulfilment with AutoStore - The system handles multi-client e-commerce fulfilment with five R5 robots, four ConveyorPorts and 10,000 bins, while Put-to-Light supports order consolidation. SynQ WMS connects the AutoStore grid to RoboStores’ ERP, and machine-learning slotting keeps… - source: autostoresystem.com
• 2025-09-03 - Deployment - Swisslog deploys AutoStore system for Rexel Miribel hub - The Miribel system uses more than 70 robots and up to 50,000 bins. The site includes 13 picking ports and 6 receiving ports. The facility targets 18,000 order lines per day. - source: swisslog.com
• 2025-08-12 - Product Launch - Swisslog introduces the IntraMove AMR series - The launch covered 600 kg, 1,500 kg and 3,000 kg payload classes. IntraMove AMR 1500 was positioned for medium-to-heavy horizontal pallet transport. Swisslog described standalone fleet use and integration into broader warehouse-automation systems. - source: swisslog.com
• 2025-07-29 - Commercial Order - Swisslog wins Sumitomo warehouse automation project with AutoStore and autonomous forklifts - The AutoStore system is planned with 14 robots and 22,872 bins. The project includes 11 autonomous forklifts orchestrated by Swisslog SynQ. The system supports warehouse and assembly modernization at Sumitomo's Chesapeake facility. - source: swisslog.com
• 2025-07-29 - Deployment - Northern Tool cuts labor costs nearly in half with AutoStore - Northern Tool’s AutoStore-enabled operation supports more than 100,000 products across direct-to-customer, e-commerce and store-replenishment orders, raising same-day shipping from 17% to 99%. The installation uses 62 R5 robots, 23,175 bins, six… - source: autostoresystem.com
• 2025-07-28 - Org Change - Swisslog appoints Jan Zuurbier as global CEO - Zuurbier brought more than 30 years of leadership experience spanning robotics, healthcare, telecommunications and ICT. He joined KUKA Group in 2019 and previously held leadership roles at Swisslog Healthcare and KUKA Robotics. Swisslog said his mandate… - source: swisslog.com
• 2025-05-12 - Deployment - AutoStore doubles Pietsch throughput in half the space - Pietsch's brownfield installation handles 65% of order lines through AutoStore and integrates carton erectors, sealers, labeling, destacking and conveyors from goods receipt to dispatch. The system uses 23 robots, 61,500 bins, four CarouselPorts and 16… - source: autostoresystem.com
• 2025-04-30 - Deployment - Avnet operates long-running AutoStore system in Poing - The system occupies a 1,100 m², 16-level grid with 45,000 bins and 38 robots, serving Avnet’s 27,500 m² distribution center in Poing, Bavaria. Sixteen ConveyorPorts let robots present bins to operators at a rate of up to 680 bins per hour, reducing manual… - source: autostoresystem.com
• 2025-04-30 - Deployment - Swiss Post scales YellowCube fulfilment with AutoStore - YellowCube provides centralized storage and e-commerce fulfilment for external companies, including goods that are dangerous, bulky, tiny or temperature-controlled. The AutoStore installation uses a 4,320 m³ grid, 35 robots, 32,000 bins and 10 picking and… - source: autostoresystem.com
• 2024-10-28 - Deployment - AutoStore chilled system supports HelloFresh meal-kit fulfilment - The temperature-controlled installation uses 150 robots, 29,858 bins, 18 CarouselPorts for picking and 11 ConveyorPorts for induction. AutoStore reports capacity of up to 380,000 order lines per day and 4,000 bin presentations per hour, giving HelloFresh… - source: autostoresystem.com
• 2024-08-14 - Deployment - AutoStore more than triples Master Electronics’ pick rate - The installation occupies 25,000 square feet within a 370,000-square-foot distribution center and stores 80,190 bins holding roughly 30,000–40,000 part numbers. Master Electronics’ pick rate rose from 8–9 picks per hour to more than 30, while the prior… - source: autostoresystem.com