With this automation solution, we are ideally placed for the future – especially for e-commerce customers because the system, which resembles a tank tower, stores ranges of small parts in a very small space. Robots travel around the surface of the system automatically and access the goods on receipt of the order. They then bring the products to the order picking stations. This is where our employees take over: they take the articles out of the containers and pack them. Meanwhile, all order-relevant data flows automatically into our warehouse management system. This enables us to provide our customers with information about the current status of an order at any time. Another plus point: we can also scale the capacities of the AutoStore system at any time while the system is running. »This means we are well prepared for future growth,« says Rico von Hollen, assistant to the commercial management of L.I.T. Lager & Logistik GmbH. The other two sections of the warehouse are already equipped with high-bay racking with 25,000 pallet spaces and block storage areas. »By combining the various types of warehouse, we can react quickly and flexibly to individual customer requirements,« says von Hollen explaining the reasons for equipping of our new logistics centre. In addition to our e-commerce customers, we are currently also actively engaged there for the consumer goods and entertainment sectors. »But ultimately, the warehouse can be used for any industry,« says von Hollen, assistant to the commercial management of L.I.T. Lager & Logistik GmbH.

However, in our new building we are not limited in our service portfolio to storage alone. Comprehensive value-added services such as picking, packaging, display construction, quality control and product finishing are also part of our repertoire at the logistics centre.