
Shelving in automated form
Karl H. Bartels is presenting the newly developed Automatic Tower at this year's Logimat.

Karl H. Bartels is presenting the newly developed Automatic Tower at this year's Logimat.

Packaging specialist Smurfit Westrock has developed a 100% paper-based alternative to the polyethylene stretch film commonly used to stabilize pallet loads during transport.

Dematic has been commissioned by Globalpesca - an Italian provider of frozen products and catering services for the hotel, restaurant and catering industry - to automate a new deep-freeze warehouse. The aim of the project is to optimize operational efficiency in the new low-temperature warehouse for frozen goods.

The Dutch subsidiary of Efaflex is now a full part of the company. At the start of the new year, high-speed door manufacturer Efaflex acquired 100 percent of the Dutch subsidiary Efaflex-van der Tol en Keijzer BV.

At CES 2025 in Las Vegas (USA), German Bionic is presenting the Apogee Ultra, the world's most powerful exoskeleton in series production, according to the company.

Expansion in Wesel successfully completed
Greiwing logistics for you has successfully completed its latest construction project in Wesel and opened a new warehouse. The existing logistics complex with silo tower and four integrated filling silos was expanded by a further 4,000 storage spaces in order to better meet the increased demand for depot solutions in the plastics processing industry.

Metsä Board, a producer of virgin fiber paperboard, has introduced a new solution to improve and simplify the recycling process for packaging materials.

A total of nine products are competing for the materialfluss products of the year 2025 in the storage and picking technology category. We present the innovative solutions that are up for selection.

Efficient use of space during transportation and the reusability of packaging are crucial not only for economic but also for ecological reasons. They also protect products from damage during transportation and storage and thus make a significant contribution to customer satisfaction. TBA offers various solutions.
In the fast-paced world of logistics, safety and efficiency are of paramount importance. Stagnoliaccessories presents a range of loading bay lighting and signaling systems designed to prevent accidents and ensure smooth operations at loading and unloading points.

Nominated as product of the year 2025
Kellenberger AG from Goldach, Switzerland, merged four locations into one in 2023. In order to digitalize the logistics processes and make them more efficient, SSI Schaefer implemented a holistic logistics solution consisting of six SSI Logimat storage lifts including the matching Wamas Lift & Store software. The solution has been nominated as materialfluss Product of the Year 2025 in Category 1: Warehouse and picking technology.

Nominated as product of the year 2025
Stöcklin realized a rock wall channel storage system with a customized, hybrid wood-steel rack construction for the storage of drill cores from the Mont Terri rock laboratory in Switzerland. The solution has been nominated as materialfluss product of the year 2025 in category 1: Storage and picking technology.

Nominated as product of the year 2025
ItemPiQ is an automated picking robot for logistics environments from Swisslog that relies on the Kuka Agilus robot. The AI-supported picking robot has been nominated as materialfluss product of the year 2025 in category 1: Warehouse and picking technology.

Nominated as product of the year 2025
The Smart-Flexdepot is an automated storage and picking system with chaotic, volume-optimized storage using the shuttle principle. The system has been nominated as materialfluss Product of the Year 2025 in Category 1: Storage and picking technology.

Nominated as product of the year 2025
The AutoStore Multi-Temperature Solution enables multiple temperature zones within a single AutoStore cube. The solution has been nominated as materialfluss product of the year 2025 in category 1: Storage and picking technology.

Nominated as product of the year 2025
The new E3-5 is designed as a 4-way all-purpose pallet in industrial dimensions (1,200 x 1,000 x 160 millimetres). The plastic pallet has been nominated as materialfluss product of the year 2025 in category 1: Storage and picking technology.

Nominated as product of the year 2025
With Gebhardt InstaPick, Gebhardt presents an innovative intralogistics solution. This has been nominated as materialfluss Product of the Year 2025 in Category 1: Warehousing and picking technology.

Nominated as product of the year 2025
With the KASTOpick bar robot solution, KASTO presents a separating system that picks and delivers flat, square and round material as well as round and profile tubes unmanned. The solution has been nominated as materialfluss Product of the Year 2025 in Category 1: Storage and picking technology.

Nominated as project of the year 2025
Nominated for the category 5 Project of the Year: Hörmann Intralogistics realized an automatic HBW for heterogeneous timber packages with gentle plastic conveyor technology, squared timber underlay and semi-automatic truck loading hall.

Nominated as project of the year 2025
Pharmaceutical wholesaler Limedika supplies over 1,500 pharmacies and hospitals in Lithuania. For the expansion of its warehouse in Kaunas, the company opted for a logistics solution from Knapp that combines AutoPocket & automated picking systems (SDA).