Global intralogistics leader Kardex is launching its AutoStore business in Canada, providing support through its dedicated team and a growing network of partners to improve warehouse storage and fulfillment operations across the country.
Automated storage solutions and intralogistics specialist Kardex is expanding its AutoStore operations to Canada. The company’s Americas AutoStore operation has been highly successful over the five years since it began, with dozens of deployments of the AutoStore ultra-high-density automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS), involving thousands of robots and millions of bins.
As the fastest-growing AutoStore integrator, Kardex brings with it experience of more than 150 AutoStore deployments across the globe, including customers in the retail, manufacturing, healthcare, e-commerce, 3PL, and automotive industries. In addition, Kardex has been providing its range of proprietary intralogistics solutions and automated systems in Canada for some time, developing a strong resource and partner network to support customers across the country.
With a growing presence in, and focus on, Canada, Kardex has identified it as an important new focus for its expanding AutoStore business. The company has an increasing portfolio of customers discovering the benefits of AutoStore solutions within North America. Recent deployments include automotive giant Ford, electrical products and solutions expert Sonepar, sportswear and apparel company Cutter & Buck, and global motion control specialist WEG.
Kardex AS Solutions recently marked five years of activity in the Americas. The company has extensive experience in storage and fulfillment automation, alongside excellent local support and expertise. It works closely with customers at all stages of their AutoStore journey, guiding them from their initial inquiry, all the way to deployment, and throughout the whole lifecycle of the AutoStore system.
To best support its French-speaking customers in Canada, Kardex also draws on the expertise of its French teams specializing in the integration of AutoStore solutions. With numerous successful projects delivered across France, these teams have extensive experience in designing and implementing solutions tailored to a wide range of demanding logistics environments.
Combined with the local market knowledge and resources of Kardex’ North American teams, this expertise will enable Canadian customers to benefit from close, French-speaking support, from the initial design stages through to commissioning and ongoing system support.
As the most innovative global AutoStore partner, Kardex has released more than one purpose-built solution a year to enhance performance, increase system uptime, and simplify operations since entering the AutoStore ecosystem. These include proprietary warehouse execution system (WES) FulfillX, automated grid cleaning solution SnapVac, AI-powered bin induction with BinInductAI, and its unique Intuitive Picking Assistant (IPA), which projects picking information directly onto the AutoStore port.
Founded in Switzerland, Kardex is a leading global provider of intralogistics and warehouse automation solutions. It has a large portfolio of automation technology and almost 3,000 employees in more than 30 countries worldwide. A global AutoStore partner since 2021, customer deployments of AutoStore ASRS systems by Kardex have boosted picking throughput by as much as 300%, reduced floor space requirements by up to 80%, taken projects from contract signing to go-live in as little as six months, and improved picking accuracy to 99.9%.
Commenting on Kardex’s commitment to the Canadian market, Daniel Hauser, Head of Kardex AS Solutions, explains, “Canada represents an important growth opportunity for Kardex AS Solutions as we continue to expand our AutoStore business globally. We have built significant AutoStore experience across markets and industries, and our focus is on bringing that expertise closer to Canadian customers. By combining our global capabilities with strong local market knowledge and support, we see an opportunity to build a meaningful, long-term AutoStore business in Canada.”
"We are honored to bring AutoStore into the Canadian market,” adds Fred Fox, President, Americas, Kardex Solutions. “It is a privilege we do not take lightly, and one that reflects the work of a team that has helped build successful AutoStore projects across the Americas and globally. Our aim is straightforward: to serve Canadian companies well, with the resources and partner network to support them through every stage of their solution, and to build the kind of relationships that earn trust over the long term."
Kardex is a leading global partner for intralogistics solutions in an attractive and growing market. The Group offers premium automated products, standardized systems, and life cycle services that guarantee high availability and low total cost of ownership. Kardex provides an intelligent entry into automation with its dynamic storage and retrieval systems, offers integrated material handling systems, small parts storage systems, including multi-shuttle technology, and automated high-bay warehouses. Additionally, Kardex acts as a global AutoStore™ partner, offering flexible and modular storage and order fulfillment solutions. The Group employs around 2,900 people in over 30 countries. Kardex Holding AG has been listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since 1989. For more information, please visit www.kardex.com.
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