Warehouse Automation
With the digital transformation, automation and robotics are becoming increasingly important in logistics. When it comes to complex fulfilment processes, high peak volumes, increasing delivery speeds and more individual customer needs, more and more companies in the logistics industry are turning to innovative warehouse technology and automation.
As recurring and constant processes such as the storage and retrieval of goods or order picking can be handled more efficiently, Arvato is also driving the automation of its sites. On the way to being the international supply chain management company with the highest customer focus and the strongest IT and data expertise, warehouse automation is the next logical step.
Therefore, as part of the company's comprehensive digitalisation strategy, warehouse automation solutions are increasingly being implemented for various locations and customers.
Individually assembled Warehouse Automation
Arvato increasingly relies on standardised modules that can be individually combined into an overall concept for each project. In this way, the customer benefits on several levels:
- On the one hand, Arvato has standard solutions from leading providers such as KNAPP, SSI Schäfer or AutoStore. This means that know-how within the company can be accessed and solutions that have already been implemented can be used as a blueprint.
- On the other hand, these individual solutions are put together individually for each customer to form a complete solution. In this way, the best possible warehouse technology can be guaranteed for each project.
Massive Investment in the Future
Various automation solutions have already been successfully installed at several locations in the past year or are currently in the planning stage. "We are investing a mid-double-digit million amount in our distribution centres alone. In Harsewinkel, we are investing in a shuttle system, and at other international locations we are putting three state-of-the-art AutoStore solutions into operation," explains Thorsten Winkelmann, President Healthcare at Arvato. The aim of the new technologies is to optimise processes with complete transparency, to increase productivity and at the same time to further minimise the error rate.

Automation of Logistics gains in Importance
Warehouse automation is becoming increasingly important and is one of the major focus areas at Arvato. For this reason, there are a wide variety of projects across all industries that are intended to drive warehouse automation forward and thus raise it to a new level. Andreas Barth, President Tech, explains in an interview which developments are driving automation at Arvato, how digitalization is helping and what the next important steps are.
Automation technologies and solutions
Expansion in Harsewinkel: New shuttle warehouse with picking system
Modernization in Gütersloh: New Shuttle System for the VVA
Massive investment in high-performance AutoStore solution.
Bagsorter
Automated Packaging Solution
Best Practices - Automation
New Fully Automated Distribution Center in Hamm, Germany
Standardization creates new opportunities
Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV)
On the road to operational excellence
Latest News
Arvato expands healthcare business with new Memphis location
Arvato expands e-commerce business for Rituals Cosmetics
Arvato expands business in Italy with acquisition of logistics service provider Quickly
Arvato begins AutoStore operations in Dortmund for fashion clients
HARMAN
Arvato implements automated packing solution in Dorsten/Marl
Arvato invests in BSI customer service solution for e-commerce
Driverless transport system implemented at Harsewinkel location
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