The shipping company takes care of the inbound, storage, outbound and shipping needs of its customers and was recently acquired by the British logistics company GLS Group. The 9,000 square metre fulfilment center specializes in the distribution of vitamins, food supplements, proteins, vegan products, household goods, fashion, cosmetics and animal-based foods. The facility is equipped with e-commerce and retail picking stations to support 16-hour-a-day operations and facilitate both same-day and 24-hour shipping.

The new warehouse during the first robot test

The demand for e-commerce and retail services has skyrocketed, requiring logistics service providers to optimize their processes and meet expectations. Caja's advanced automation solution with 14,000 storage locations, 64 robots and 8 packing stations will enable the shipping company to streamline fulfillment operations and meet the needs of its customers and end consumers.

Frank Hammermeister, Managing Director of Versandmanufaktur: "Our manual warehouse had reached its capacity limit and we had to act quickly. Now we have found the perfect, flexible solution with the clever AGVs from Caja. We are looking forward to scaling up for our customers!"

Caja will implement the installation together with its integration partner Hörmann Intralogistics. In a second phase, the system will be extended for vertical operations (up to 5.2 meters) using Skyler™, Caja's robot for optimizing the vertical warehouse. In the long term, the system will process up to 30,000 picks per working day (16 hours) or 1,875 picks per hour.

Ziv Zaretsky, VP Sales of Caja Robotics, adds: "We are very excited about the opportunity to optimize the operations of the fulfillment center for Versandmanufaktur. Our collaboration will enable faster and more efficient order fulfillment while ensuring outstanding customer service and driving future growth. "The fulfillment center at Versandmanufaktur began operations in November 2023.