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At a time when efficiency and flexibility are crucial in warehouse logistics, companies are faced with a pivotal question: How can growing needs and complex processes be optimally managed? The answer often lies in the interplay of intelligent hardware and powerful software. This is precisely where SSI SCHAEFER comes into play with the SSI LOGIMAT and WAMAS Lift & Store – a combination that not only optimizes processes but is also future-proof.

The SSI SCHAEFER Group, a leading global solution provider for all areas of intralogistics, published its fourth voluntary sustainability report today. In doing so, the Group documents its consistent development regarding sustainability and underlines its commitment to taking responsibility beyond its own business activities. The report provides a comprehensive insight into strategic objectives, concrete measures and the ongoing implementation of the climate strategy established in 2023.

The SSI Carrier pouch sorter by SSI SCHAEFER, a leading global solution provider for all areas of intralogistics, achieves a higher level of automation thanks to the SmartDrop overhead conveying system module. The specially developed SmartDrop pouches facilitate automatic unloading directly at the work stations and reduce manual intervention to a minimum. The result: More efficient processes, shorter throughput times and a noticeable reduction in the workload for employees.

If you would like to elevate your overhead conveying system to an even higher level of automation to render your warehouse processes more flexible and adapt them quickly to changing market requirements, you can now rely on a reliable robotic solution from SSI SCHAEFER.

The long-established and successful mineral water producer Peterstaler Mineralquellen, based in Germany’s Black Forest, is building a new logistics hall at its Bad Rippoldsau site. To ensure efficient storage and dispatch of goods produced at the facility, SSI SCHAEFER is implementing a fully integrated intralogistics solution. Commissioning is scheduled for the end of 2025.

The SSI SCHAEFER Group recorded its most successful fiscal year in a decade in the 2025 fiscal year based on preliminary figures.

The distribution center in Eskilstuna, Sweden, realized by SSI SCHAEFER as general contractor for Coop, has received significant recognition twice and was honored with two prestigious industry awards: the Best of Industry Award and the reta Award. The highly automated facility covers the entire material flow from goods receiving to shipping and approximately 95% of picking processes.

The new RackBot System Elevate option is a complete goods-to-person solution for the cost-effective automation of picking processes in rack systems with a height of up to 12 meters. With the expansion of their robotics portfolio, SSI SCHAEFER, a leading global solution provider for all areas of intralogistics, is living up to its claim of helping customers to meet growing demands with reliable and easy-to-integrate technology.

Automation and flexibility are no longer contradictory. By leveraging AI as well as mobile and stationary robotics, systems are emerging that are not only dynamic and capable of learning but also form the foundation for a new era of scalable automation. This requires a partner like SSI SCHAEFER, who combines experience, expertise, and technology, into a holistic customer lifecycle. Peter Edelmann, CEO of the SSI SCHAEFER Group, explains: “Success in intralogistics is built on strong and reliable partnerships. We support our customers on their step-by-step journey toward automation with agile solutions that combine security, future viability, and efficiency. At LogiMAT, we present ourselves with innovation, passion, and a strong network that ensures our customers’ intralogistics are safe and sustainable.”

CGR International is a global supplier to the automotive and aerospace industries. Its core business is cold forming of metals and component manufacturing – from the production of springs to the manufacture of mechanical and mechatronic components. The international company has 24 production sites in eleven countries on four continents. CGR is expanding its capacity at its German site in Mettmann due to the growing demands on storage space and internal logistics processes. SSI SCHAEFER is implementing the storage solution, which consists both static pallet racking and mobile racking systems.

SSI SCHAEFER, a global leader in providing solutions for all areas of intralogistics, has been successfully certified according to ISO/IEC 27001:2022. With this certification, the company confirms their compliance with the highest international standards in their Information Security Management System.

Powered by Quality – under this motto, ELMAG Entwicklungs- und Handels GmbH has been marketing high-quality machines and tools for commerce, industry, and the trades, as well as for quality-conscious private users, for over 40 years. The Austrian family-run company supplies specialist retailers in around 25 countries with compressed-air technology, welding technology, metalworking machinery, stone-cutting technology, workshop equipment and generators. To manage this wide range of products and ensure high quality and delivery reliability in the future, a new logistics center is being built at the company site in Tumeltsham.

SSI SCHAEFER has been nominated for this year’s IFOY Award with its FastBots Solution. The independent expert jury recognizes a system solution that rethinks internal transport and replaces traditional, rigid conveyor technology with a dynamic, centrally controlled transport concept. A total of 49 candidates submitted entries for the award, from which the jury selected this year’s finalists.

Cosmetics, groceries, household supplies: The name ROSSMANN is synonymous with product diversity and first-class service, not just in Germany. The drugstore chain operates all over Europe and has also been present in the Czechia for 31 years with over 200 stores. Here, the company sets new standards: ROSSMANN was the first drugstore chain to introduce cashless self-checkouts, offers AI-generated customer support in their online shop and has also been recognized as a top employer. Always a step ahead, ROSSMANN, together with SSI SCHAEFER, has been continuing this spirit of innovation in their logistics too across countries for years.

SSI Schäfer, johtava globaali sisälogistiikkaratkaisujen toimittaja, ja Moffett Automation, 4D shuttle-teknologiaa hyödyntäviin lavavarastointijärjestelmiin erikoistunut toimija, yhdistävät voimansa muovatakseen varastoautomaation tulevaisuutta. Kumppanuuden ansiosta asiakkaiden on entistä helpompi ottaa käyttöön moderneja ja skaalautuvia lavashuttle-järjestelmiä, jotka vastaavat vaativiin suorituskyky- ja tilankäyttövaatimuksiin.

Intensiivisen suunnittelu- ja toteutusvaiheen jälkeen Coopin uusi huippumoderni jakelukeskus Eskilstunassa on nyt täysin toiminnassa. 77 000 m²:n pinta-alallaan se on yksi Euroopan suurimmista automatisoiduista jakelukeskuksista. Uudessa keskusvarastossa SSI SCHÄFER tukee Coopia älykkäällä logistiikkaohjelmistolla – mahdollistaen järjestelmän, jossa 95 % keräilyprosesseista hoidetaan automaattisesti. Tämä edistynyt ratkaisu antaa Ruotsin johtavalle päivittäistavaraketjulle mahdollisuuden toimittaa tuotteet yli 800 myymälään tehokkaasti ja ympäristöystävällisesti, samalla huolehtien työntekijöiden ergonomiasta.

The SSI SCHAEFER Group, a family-owned company with a history of over 85 years and a leading international solution provider for all areas of intralogistics, recorded a 4.8% increase in sales to EUR 2.0 billion in the 2024 financial year, based on preliminary figures. This growth was mainly driven by a significant increase in sales of 14.8% in the Logistics Solutions division and the consistently positive performance of the Customer Services division.

Stephan Sielaff astuu SSI SCHÄFER -konsernin Plastics-liiketoiminnan johtoon 1. elokuuta 2025 alkaen. Sielaffilla on yli kolmenkymmenen vuoden kokemus liiketoiminnan kehittämisestä ja operatiivisesta johtamisesta, ja hän on työskennellyt muun muassa Unileverin ja Symrisen palveluksessa. Hän on toiminut yli kahdenkymmenen vuoden ajan johtotehtävissä muun muassa Saksassa, viimeksi pörssiyhtiön toimitusjohtajana Itävallassa.

Intralogistics specialist SSI SCHAEFER has been awarded the silver medal (72/100 points) by the renowned rating agency EcoVadis for its continuous sustainability management. Following the bronze medal in 2023 (61/100 points) and another year of continuous measures in the areas of environment, ethics, labor and human rights, and sustainable procurement, this award represents significant progress in SSI SCHAEFER's sustainability management. This places SSI SCHAEFER among the top 15% of the companies assessed.

As general contractor for intralogistics, SSI SCHAEFER provides a new logistics building for Work in Progress Textilhandels GmbH (Carhartt WIP), including a Cuby shuttle system, a compact bin and carton conveying system as well as picking locations with sequencing tower. Furthermore, the existing automated shipping buffer will be extended and connected to the new system technology.

Protecting the environment and climate, reducing operating costs, and optimally preparing one's company for the challenges of the future - this is the basic idea of ÖKOPROFIT, a cooperation project between municipalities, local business and local partners.

On the 24th of June SSI SCHAEFER’s new Benelux central office in Oosterhout, Netherlands, officially opened its doors to the public. The SSI SCHAEFER Group is the world’s leading provider of modular warehousing and logistics solutions.

SSI SCHAEFER will present the storage lift SSI LOGIMAT at the Intertool in Wels, in booth 21-0901, from April 23rd to 26th, 2024. Intertool, Austrias biggest B2B-trade fair of the manufacturing industry, offers a unique platform for the presentation of innovative solutions and technologies alongside the entire supply chain.

The Best of Industry Award honors top industrial innovators. In the ‘Digital Infrastructure’ category, the Computerized Maintenance Management System, WAMAS Maintenance Center (SSI CMMS) from SSI SCHAEFER is convincing. It offers planning and digital control for all required maintenance activities. The winners were announced in the course of the online award ceremony.

In just six months, SSI SCHAEFER was able to automate the existing mobile racking system at Ostendorf in Emstek using automated guided vehicles (AGV) and its WAMAS® intralogistics software. Right after the go-live in the middle of 2021, the positive impact of this partially automated logistics solution was clear and quantifiable: it ensures transparent, error-free processes and makes the material flow resource-independent – and thus more efficient – in three-shift operations.

Increasing Efficiency & Saving Space in the Warehouse
Space restrictions often limit the potential scope of warehouse modernization projects – an especially common challenge for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). SSI SCHAEFER solved this problem for WFL Millturn Technologies by installing SSI LOGIMAT® vertical lift modules.

Neunkirchen/Hranice – SSI SCHAEFER has officially reopened its spare parts warehouse in Hranice, Czech Republic. The new location is located in close proximity to the facility for storage-retrieval machines and boasts significantly expanded production capacity with additional opportunities for growth. In addition to the comprehensive pallet spaces, the spare parts warehouse also has three SSI LOGIMAT lifts with ergonomic workstations for rapid processing of small parts orders.

SSI SCHAEFER now supplies spare parts even faster – all from a single source

With a state-of-the-art warehouse in Hranice, Czech Republic, SSI SCHAEFER has reached a major milestone in its spare parts service. Christian Puntigam, Head of Parts Service Line, and Radek Němec, Team Leader for Spare Part Management, Hranice, followed the project from the initial idea all the way to implementation. In this interview, they describe how they achieved a whole new level of efficiency by optimizing the existing warehouse – and why, despite great success, their work is still far from done.

Automation in combination with the right software is the key to optimizing warehouse logistics. However, linking the two coherently and efficiently requires expertise that needs to be continuously developed.

Mauro Lunardelli takes over from Notker Steigerwald. Mauro Lunardelli has been appointed as the new Head of SSI SCHAEFER Group's Business Unit Logistics Solutions. The highly experienced manager with Swiss and Italian citizenship has been with the company for 24 years and most recently served as Managing Director of SSI SCHAEFER Switzerland since 2019.

High-Performance Fashion Logistics for Efficient Omnichannel Management SSI SCHAEFER served as the general contractor to equip a new logistics facility in Weil am Rhein with a state-of-the-art systems technology for Work in Progress Textilhandels GmbH (Carhartt WIP). SSI SCHAEFER’s powerful intralogistics solution seamlessly connects the existing system with the new one.

Cost optimization thanks to reliable storage and picking processes through ergonomic system solutions with WEASEL® LITE and SSI LOGIMAT®

Swedish Agro Machinery AB, distributor and importer of farming machinery has decided to centralize its spare parts storage system and equip the new warehouse of 3,700 square meters with SSI SCHAEFER’s logistics solutions. Pallet and cantilever racks, shelves and SSI LOGIMAT® Vertical Lift Modules are parts of the solution. The result: a compact warehouse with up to 23,000 different parts and an overnight delivery.

SSI SCHAEFER Group, a leading global solution provider for all areas of intralogistics, today published its second sustainability report. The report documents the company's progress in 2022 towards a more sustainable future. Activities focused on implementing measures that were defined in the sustainability strategy developed back in 2021. The sustainability strategy takes equal account of ecological, social and economic aspects.

Even More Efficient Together – Mobile Racks in Combination with Automated Guided Vehicles to Save Space and Optimize Material Flow

SSI SCHAEFER is launching a fully automated piece picking system with numerous innovative features – the SSI Piece Picking application. This versatile solution, which includes a dedicated smart software, boasts advanced functions such as pick-and-place, object recognition using artificial intelligence (AI), a patented gripping point determination, and extremely gentle product handling. The intelligent robotic cell, which can combine with other SSI SCHAEFER components, was debuted in Stuttgart from April 25 to 27 at LogiMAT, Europe’s leading material handling trade show.

Apotea is Sweden's largest online pharmacy and accounts for about half of the market share when it comes to e-commerce in the pharmacy market. In 2023, together with the intralogistics expert SSI SCHAEFER, the distribution center in Morgongåva, Sweden, was optimized, doubling its performance. However, demand in e-commerce continues to increase rapidly, and capacities keep getting tighter. In order to be able to process up to 50,000 more orders a day, a new warehouse is being built in Varberg with the target to reduce the delivery times to the southwest of Sweden. SSI SCHAEFER’s highly efficient system will enable Apotea to achieve short cycle times, fast deliveries and an excellent level of service.

The WAMAS® warehouse management system by SSI SCHAEFER has been proving its worth at LANDI Schweiz AG's central warehouse in Dotzigen since 2003. At the end of November 2020, the latest high-performance generation of WAMAS went live, marking the completion of a top-class retrofit. The 'big bang' involved all manual and automatic processes being switched over in parallel on the very same day, skipping two software generations at once.

Facing a crisis in the supply of sugar during the First World War, 21 Upper Austrian food wholesalers decided in 1916 to found VOG AG in Linz as a buying association. Further expansion has been and continues to be driven by the fact that the food industry and its regulation is constantly changing. A willingness to evolve and adapt to new market and customer requirements has therefore been an important factor in the company’s success. VOG is respected for its quality control, product safety, and variety, both for own brand and private label goods as well as items in the non-food sector.

Effective October 15, 2023, Peter Edelmann has been appointed as the new CEO of leading intralogistics company SSI SCHAEFER. In this role, Peter Edelmann takes over from Steffen Bersch, who has led the company for the past three and a half years. As a further member of the two-member Group Executive Board, Olaf Hedden has been appointed CFO. He will also take over on October 15, 2023, succeeding Bruno Krauss.