Jungheinrich and Movu Robotics have agreed a strategic partnership under which Jungheinrich will become the preferred integrator for Movu’s shuttle systems, while Movu becomes a preferred supplier for Jungheinrich. The two companies aim to deliver highly automated pallet warehouse solutions for customers more quickly and efficiently.
Rising space costs, complex brownfield situations and the need for greater storage density are driving demand for automated pallet warehouses. Four-way shuttle systems such as the Movu Atlas store and retrieve pallets multi-deep, one of the most sought-after technologies for high-density warehouses.
The partnership is intended to make shuttle warehouses faster to plan, easier to integrate and more efficient to operate. The two companies are integrating the four-way shuttles directly into the Jungheinrich WMS and software ecosystem, which centrally manages inventory and optimises storage and retrieval. Standardised software interfaces shorten commissioning and connection to existing systems, while joint solution design speeds up quotation. Coordinated service processes are intended to support reliable operation throughout the life cycle.
Customers gain an automated material flow from goods-in through the shuttle warehouse to dispatch. Shuttle systems, conveyor technology and mobile robots are orchestrated through an integrated Jungheinrich software stack that provides visibility across the operation and a foundation for future growth.
Movu shuttle systems are already in use in more than 200 warehouses and in numerous Jungheinrich customer projects across Europe and North America. At Coppenrath & Wiese, an automated warehouse for packaging materials is being built, bringing previously decentralised storage capacities together in a single central facility. At Mascot online in Almere, the Netherlands, an automated pallet warehouse with around 11,500 pallet locations is under construction, where ten Movu four-way shuttles provide high storage density and fast provision of products. The warehouse forms the first stage of a multi-phase expansion of the retailer’s logistics processes.
“Four-way shuttle systems increasingly combine high-density storage with other functionalities like replenishing picking processes and sequencing goods for dispatch just in time, all within the same footprint,” says Noë van Bergen, CSO of Movu Robotics. “With this strategic partnership, we combine Movu’s innovative shuttle technology, its racking manufacturing capabilities as part of stow Group, and Jungheinrich’s integration, software and service expertise. Together, we make high-density automated warehousing easier to implement, more flexible to design and more scalable for future growth. End-users benefit from Jungheinrich’s comprehensive solution portfolio, from manual to fully automated solutions that grow with their requirements.”
The two companies say they will align solution design, interfaces and service processes more closely, with Jungheinrich strengthening its position as a system integrator combining warehouse automation, software and service.
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