Swisslog overview
Swisslog is a global warehouse automation and healthcare logistics company that designs and implements automated storage, picking, transport and software systems. In logistics, Swisslog provides shuttle systems, goods-to-person solutions, conveyors, picking technologies and SynQ warehouse software.
Company fact | Detail |
Founded | 1900 |
Country | Switzerland |
Address | Webereiweg 3, 5033 Buchs/Aarau |
Employees | Approx. 2,500+ globally |
Specializes in | Warehouse automation, automated storage, robotics integration, healthcare logistics, intralogistics software |
Products | AutoStore integration, CarryPick, CycloneCarrier, PowerStore, SynQ software, ACPaQ, ItemPiQ, healthcare transport systems |
Typical projects | Automated warehouses, goods-to-person picking, hospital pharmacy automation, retail distribution centers, ASRS, robotic item picking partnerships, material flow software |
Management and ownership | Swisslog is part of KUKA, which is part of Midea Group. CEO: Jens Schmale. Ownership and strategic control ultimately sit with Midea through KUKA. |
Website: www.swisslog.com
Swisslog review summary
Swisslog is a Swiss warehouse automation integrator with more than 3,000 employees at over 30 locations and more than 2,500 completed projects. It has been part of the KUKA Group since 2014 and designs automated warehouses that combine cranes, shuttles, AutoStore systems, robots and its own software. This profile sets out its history, ownership, products and leadership.
Verified key facts from the review
Fact | Detail |
Company | Swisslog |
Roots | 1900, as Sprecher + Schuh in Aarau |
Renamed Swisslog | 1994 |
Global headquarters | Aarau, Switzerland, since 2026; previously Buchs |
Americas headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, since 2024 |
Employees | More than 3,000 |
Footprint | Over 30 locations and 10 development and production hubs |
Projects | More than 2,500 implemented |
Owner | KUKA Group, since 2014 |
Stock listing | None; delisted from the SIX Swiss Exchange in 2015 |
Chief Executive Officer | Jan Zuurbier |
Strengths
More than 2,500 projects and decades of integration experience.
Its own software alongside third-party technology such as AutoStore.
Rising demand within the KUKA Group.
Challenges
Project business that depends on large individual orders.
Competition from other large integrators and from robot-based newcomers.
Read the full review: Swisslog Company Profile: History, Ownership, Products and Leadership
Products in the All Things Cobots Catalogue
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