German third-party logistics provider Bergler Industrieservices is using autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) from Chinese firm Geek+ in its logistics centre in Erlensee near Frankfurt.

Bergler provides logistics services, including order fulfilment and returns management, for German and international ecommerce actors. To modernise its picking and put-away processes, Bergler opted for Geek+’s P-800 picking AMRs and warehouse management system. With the picking process automated, Bergler can leverage its know-how to improve service to its clients.

This know-how is based, among other things, on experience from the production sector, allowing Bergler to offer its customers value-added services such as component assembly, quality control and packaging in addition to handling typical fulfilment tasks.

The automated order picking system is therefore a help for the around 40 employees who have been assembling, packing and shipping a large number of orders for customers of various ecommerce operators every day since moving to the 11,000m² Erlensee site in 2019. Bergler’s warehouse employees are now front and central in both the inbound and outbound operations and enjoy more comfortable conditions.

The P-800s bring the racks to the operator at the workstation, then return the racks to an optimised position. This saves hours that would otherwise be spent walking through the vast site.

“We have greatly enjoyed working with Bergler to make this project a reality,” said Saverio Carella, sales director at Geek+. “Together, we have achieved a modern logistics centre that represents the best of what AMR technology and expertise have to offer. Bergler, its employees and customers all stand to benefit from this modernisation.”

Thanks to the integration of robotics technology, not only is picking faster, more comfortable and more accurate, but storage density is also higher, thanks to the AMRs’ low profile and modest space requirements. This allows Bergler more freedom to scale up its operations and expand its business.

“The Geek+ robotics are something we have been looking forward to for some time now, and we’re thrilled with the results,” said Bergler CEO Raimund Bergler. “The picking robots allow us to embark on a new phase in our development and ensure that we continue to guarantee our customers an extremely high level of service.”

Geek+ robots are used by more than 500 global companies. Founded in 2015, Geek+ has 1500 employees, with offices in Germany, UK, USA, Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong and Singapore.