Dynamic, scalable solution for modern warehouse automation

Toyota Material Handling Europe’s automated warehouse transport system combines the Toyota SAI125CB Automated Counterbalance Stacker with T-ONE Control System, intelligent automation software. Swarm Automation Transport easily fits into any major warehouse flow, supporting various warehouse activities and seamlessly integrates into any complex warehouse environment. This holistic solution is particularly valuable for businesses handling multiple pallet types, like euro pallets or bottom-deck pallets, or requiring specific handling procedures such as turned pallet loading.

In support of warehouse efficiency, this new dynamic solution can be deployed for fully automated performance, engineered to operate in sync with other AGVs including Toyota’s automated reach trucks. For businesses combining automation with manual handling, the system supports a hybrid, semi-automated functionality, optimising productivity through effortless coordination with conventional warehouse trucks.

This solution is perfectly suited to a wide range of industries, including warehouse logistics, industrial production and manufacturing, retail distribution and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), food retail, as well as other dynamic sectors such as parcel delivery, airport operations and e-commerce.

Transport and storage for conventional racking

Swarm Automation Transport offers a practical and cost-effective solution for businesses looking to start their automation journey. Ideal for stacking near conveyors or cells, this solution can also benefit existing automation users who aim to maximise their ROI, as it integrates easily with different fleet types. Pallet storage can be done up to 5 m in height, with a maximum of 12 m when paired with other Toyota automated reach trucks.

“Swarm Automation Transport marks a major step in our mission to make automation accessible to every warehouse,” says José Maria Gener, Vice President Sales & Marketing at Toyota Material Handling Europe, “By combining the strength of our automated counterbalanced stacker with the intelligence of our automation software T-ONE, we’re giving customers a scalable solution that elevates safety, efficiency and performance across their entire operation.”

Further reinforcing its commitment to responsible design, Toyota Material Handling equips its latest solution with high-efficiency lithium-ion batteries and automatic charging capabilities. The result is reduced overall energy consumption, smooth recharging and longer usage cycles. The 360° Personal Protection System integrates sensors, scanners and bumpers for an overall safer experience.

Automation at every level

Swarm Automation Transport is highly beneficial for generating streamlined fully automated and semi-automated workflows. It is also perfect for managing repetitive transport tasks, pallet handling in buffer areas and for optimising replenishment processes.

Their latest automated solution represents Toyota Material Handling Europe’s continued commitment to developing technologies that elevate safety, efficiency and scalability across every layer of the supply chain.

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What was once a fragmented, labour-intensive ecosystem is now evolving into a more integrated, technology-driven network. This shift is being driven by rising demand for speed, precision, and scalability in a consumption-led economy. Automation is no longer a future ambition it is becoming central to operational strategy, enabling logistics players to enhance efficiency while responding to increasingly complex supply chain requirements.

A key manifestation of this transformation is the rise of automated warehousing. Advanced systems such as robotics, automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), and AI-led inventory management are redefining warehouse operations. These technologies are significantly improving picking accuracy, reducing turn around times, and optimizing space utilization critical advantages in a market where real estate costs are steadily increasing. More importantly, automation is enabling consistent, high-volume throughput, allowing companies to scale operations without a proportional increase in manpower.

Beyond warehousing, intelligent automation is streamlining end-to-end logistics operations. Technologies such as Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and drone-enabled inventory tracking are minimizing human intervention, reducing errors, and enabling round-the-clock operations. This transition is not merely about cost efficiency; it is about building resilience, agility, and reliability into supply chains. As India positions itself as a global manufacturing and consumption hub, automation will play a defining role in creating a logistics ecosystem that is faster, smarter, and globally competitive.

E-commerce: Catalysing Tech Revolution of India’s Logistics

The explosive growth of e-commerce is perhaps the single largest driver of this technological pivot. As platforms like Amazon, Flipkart, and quick-commerce disruptors like Zepto and Blinkit redefine consumer expectations, the ‘need for speed’ has become absolute. The Indian warehouse automation market is witnessing a massive surge as players race to trim minutes off their delivery timelines.

To handle millions of stock-keeping units (SKUs) and ensure ‘same-day’ or ‘ten-minute’ deliveries, logistics providers are investing heavily in automated sortation systems and AI-driven demand forecasting. Automation allows these companies to handle seasonal spikes, such as during festive sales, without the logistical nightmare of massive, temporary manual hiring. In this hyper-competitive landscape, the efficiency of a company’s automated backend is directly linked to its customer retention rate.

Building Smart Infrastructure

The transformation is not limited to private enterprises; it is being etched into the very geography of the country. India is seeing the birth of ‘Smart Logistics Parks’, designed to be hubs of interconnected technology. A landmark example is the development of the country’s first smart logistics park in Nagpur by XSIO.

These parks integrate Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, GPS tracking, and automated gate management to create a seamless flow of goods. By situating these high-tech hubs at strategic multimodal locations, India is reducing the logistics cost as a percentage of GDP, which has erstwhile been higher than in developed nations. These smart clusters ensure that once a package is sent out from an automated warehouse, it stays within a digitally tracked, high-efficiency ecosystem until it reaches the end consumer.

A Future-Ready Supply Chain

The integration of robotics, AI, and smart infrastructure is doing more than just moving boxes faster; it is providing end-to-end supply chain visibility. For businesses, this means better data, fewer losses, and leaner operations. For the Indian economy, it signals a transition from a labour-intensive sector to a technology-driven powerhouse.

As automation continues to mature, the challenges of the ‘last mile’ will diminish, and the reliability of Indian exports will rise. By modernising its logistics domain through automation, India is not just catching up with global standards but is building a future-ready infrastructure capable of supporting the world’s fastest-growing economy. The shift from manual to mechanical is well underway, ensuring that the future of Indian logistics is fast, fluid, and flawlessly automated.

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Demand for warehouse and distribution space, driven by ecommerce growth, supply chain restructuring and the expansion of last-mile delivery networks, continues to support new logistics parks across the UK. Yet the construction environment behind these developments has become increasingly complicated.

Logistics projects are frequently delivered on brownfield land, rely heavily on steel-intensive construction and often require substantial off-site infrastructure works.

As global supply chains remain volatile, with recent geopolitical tensions, including the conflict in Iran, affecting energy markets and shipping routes, these are contributing to renewed inflationary pressure on the cost of construction materials.

For developers and contractors, the challenge is no longer simply delivering warehouse space, but managing the legal risks associated with ground conditions, supply chain volatility and infrastructure obligations.

Ground risk and contaminated land

Many logistics developments are located on former industrial or manufacturing sites. While brownfield land can offer planning advantages, it often presents complex ground conditions and contamination risks that affect construction delivery.

Under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, local authorities have powers to require remediation of contaminated land where it presents a risk to human health or the environment. Where the original polluter cannot be identified, liability may ultimately fall on current landowners or occupiers.

From a construction law perspective, these risks frequently emerge during early site works. Even where Phase I and Phase II environmental investigations have been undertaken, unknown contamination or unstable ground conditions can still arise once excavation begins. The key legal question is how that risk is allocated under the construction contract.

Under some contracts ground risk generally remains with the employer unless expressly transferred. Alternative NEC Engineering and Construction Contracts address unexpected physical conditions through compensation event mechanisms that allow cost and programme adjustments where conditions differ materially from those anticipated.

English case law also underlines the importance of contractual risk allocation where site conditions are concerned, and the Court of Appeal has confirmed contractors cannot rely on unforeseen ground conditions where the contract places responsibility for investigating site conditions on them.

For large logistics schemes involving extensive earthworks or remediation works, the treatment of ground conditions within the building contract can therefore have a significant impact on both programme certainty and project cost.

Inflation, steel and supply chains

Modern distribution facilities depend heavily on structural steel frames, cladding systems and mechanical installations, meaning logistics developments are particularly sensitive to supply chain volatility.

Recent geopolitical instability has reinforced that exposure. The Iran conflict has raised concerns about disruption to global shipping routes and energy markets, increasing freight costs and placed upward pressure on construction materials such as steel.

For developers procuring logistics schemes, the question quickly becomes one of contractual risk allocation, particularly who carries the risk of inflation. Traditional procurement models rely on fixed-price construction contracts that place cost escalation risk on contractors. However, sustained material price volatility has made contractors increasingly reluctant to absorb open-ended price exposure.

Standard form contracts offer different responses. JCT contracts include optional fluctuation provisions, although these are frequently excluded in commercial developments, while NEC contracts, particularly under target cost arrangements, allow greater flexibility in managing cost change.

Supply chain disruption can also translate directly into programme delay. Shortages of structural components, façade systems or mechanical plant may trigger extension of time claims and threaten completion dates — particularly problematic where logistics developments are pre-let to tenants with fixed operational timelines.

Again, English case law also illustrates the importance of clear contractual drafting in allocating delay risk, and the Court of Appeal has confirmed parties are free to allocate responsibility for delay through their contract, even where doing so alters the traditional operation of the prevention principle (the rule that a party cannot insist on contractual completion dates where its own actions have caused delay).

Highways and infrastructure interfaces

The high traffic volumes generated by distribution facilities, particularly heavy goods vehicle movements, often require mitigation works to surrounding transport infrastructure. These works are commonly delivered through Section 278 agreements under the Highways Act 1980, allowing developers to fund and construct works to the public highway.

Under Section 278 agreements, highway authorities must approve detailed designs and supervise works carried out within the highway network. Where access roads or junction improvements are linked to project completion, delays in highway approvals or construction can affect programme certainty and practical completion.

For large logistics parks, where vehicle access is central to operational viability, misalignment between highways obligations and construction programmes can create significant delivery risk.

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As the packaging industry continues to seek practical alternatives to plastic shrink film and excessive cardboard, the new paper S enables a tight kraft paper wrap with or without tray, providing a secure and resource-conscious transport packaging solution across a range of industries, including FMCG producers and retail-ready packaging operations.

The launch of the new sleeve wrapping solution further expands Hugo Beck’s portfolio of sustainable paper packaging technologies – now with a focus on transport packaging applications. This reflects the company’s ongoing commitment to developing machine concepts that support reduced material consumption without compromising product and transport safety or operational efficiency.

The paper S has been developed as a compact operator and maintenance friendly sleeve wrapping system that can be installed inline within existing production lines or operated as a standalone solution. Its space-saving design makes it suitable for facilities with limited floor space.

The machine wraps products in or without a tray in kraft paper with overlap and optimised hot-melt gluing to ensure a tight and stable pack. This creates bundles for secure transport and handling, helping manufacturers transition away from shrink film or cardboard systems while maintaining product stability throughout the supply chain.

In addition to cost savings on material, the paper S enables energy savings compared to heat-based shrink wrapping processes. Optional add-ons such as digital printing units, labelling systems or additional automation components can be integrated to tailor the machine to specific customer requirements.

The paper packaging solution has been developed in close collaboration with Mondi to ensure reliable processing and a well-matched interaction between paper substrate and machine technology. Therefore, the new sleeve wrapper will be running with Mondi’s Ad/Vantage StretchWrap paper of only 70 gsm on the Hugo Beck stand.

Combined with its very low weight, this uncoated kraft paper offers high puncture resistance and stretch characteristics, which lead to an exceptional tensile energy absorption, while being industrially compostable and recyclable in conventional paper streams.

Visitors to interpack are invited to see live demonstrations of the new sleeve wrapper on the stand and discuss with the experts on site the company’s comprehensive machine portfolio for sustainable film and paper packaging.

“This introduction of the paper S in close collaboration with Mondi as a holistic solution represents a logical next step in our sustainable packaging strategy,” said Jonas Beck, Managing Director at Hugo Beck.

“It builds on our continuous development of paper packaging technologies over recent years. Following the launch of the paper X series targeting multiple industries together with dedicated ecommerce packaging solutions, we have steadily expanded our sustainable offering alongside our established film-based solutions. Our aim is always to support our clients to meet evolving market and regulatory demands in terms of increased sustainability. With the paper S sleeve wrapper we are offering a practical solution for reducing plastic usage and minimising cardboard consumption in transport packaging while maintaining the reliability and performance our clients expect from our technology.“

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“By integrating Samsara Asset Tags, we’ve gained real-time visibility over £7.2 million worth of specialist equipment. What used to take weeks to locate is now found in minutes, allowing us to prevent theft and loss to the tune of £60,000 annually,” said Amber Kirkby, Product Owner of Samsara at Lanes Group. “It has transformed our operational efficiency by ensuring our teams always have the right tools exactly when they need them.”

Operations network just got better

Over the last two years, Samsara’s Network has doubled in density, reinforcing its position as one of the industry’s leading industrial-grade Bluetooth networks. This expansive mesh network leverages millions of Samsara-connected devices. By using industrial-grade Bluetooth signals to continuously ‘listen’ for Asset Tags, a single Asset Tag can be detected in real time.

To provide an even more comprehensive view, Samsara has integrated Hubble’s Terrestrial Network, comprised of 90M consumer smartphones. This integration builds on Samsara’s presence on roads, at job sites, and in residential areas by extending visibility into buildings.

“The integration with Hubble complements Samsara’s existing network,” said David Gal, VP of Connected Equipment at Samsara. “The Samsara Network leverages millions of gateways on assets from construction sites to motorways to rubbish trucks, while Hubble’s network uses primarily consumer smartphones, ensuring no lost or stolen asset can hide, even inside buildings. The best network in the business just got better, delivering unprecedented asset visibility.”

Intelligence delivers increased visibility and rapid asset recovery

With Samsara’s end-to-end theft and loss workflow, organisations can now detect at risk assets sooner, investigate incidents, and coordinate fast recoveries.
● Proactively identify at-risk equipment: With the new Left Behind Incident feature, managers are immediately notified when an asset is separated from its vehicle outside a trusted geofence. Rather than discovering the loss days or weeks later, customers can respond in real time to recover assets and prevent costly disruptions.
● Investigate with real-time information: Customers can mark an asset as missing and see critical context, such as photos of who last had the asset, which vehicle it was last seen with, and more, powered by StreetSense. This rich context helps determine the most efficient recovery method and allocates the resources needed for a successful retrieval.
● Rapidly recover assets and avoid lost time: Customers can coordinate quick asset recovery by dispatching a driver or sharing asset location with local authorities. Once dispatched, crews can quickly pinpoint an asset’s exact location using Compass Mode.
● Demonstrate return on investment: The new Asset Tag Overview page analyses asset photos with AI to calculate the value of assets protected and recovered. By tracking the total monetary value of assets, managers can demonstrate financial impact on the business.

Sized for equipment big and small. There’s nothing you can’t track.

The new Asset Tags are ruggedised devices engineered to operate in the most extreme and remote environments. With the compact Asset Tag and ultra-compact Asset Tag XS, equipment managers can mix and match devices based on the equipment’s size and shape.

● Asset Tag: Designed for both large and small equipment, the Asset Tag provides up to six years of maintenance-free battery life—a 50% increase over the previous generation.
● Asset Tag XS: Ideal for even smaller, high-value handheld tools or specialised equipment such as gas meters or IV pumps, the ultra-compact Asset Tag XS offers three years of battery life and flexible mounting options for the most obscure equipment.

“The scale of equipment loss in physical operations goes far beyond the cost of the tools themselves—it’s about lost productivity and project delays,” said David Gal, VP of Connected Equipment at Samsara. “To solve this, we’re doubling down on innovation, laying the foundation for new use cases. We’ve supercharged the network, the hardware, and the recovery workflow, and with the Asset Tag XS, now even the smallest assets stay within reach.”

New research reveals the multi-million dollar impact of asset loss

In physical operations, small assets play a big role in getting the job done; however, keeping track of these mission-critical tools is a growing challenge.

Research from Samsara’s forthcoming State of Connected Operations: Asset Theft & Loss report shows that in the past 12 months, 77% of organisations say a missing critical asset has resulted in a significant operational shutdown or delay. Moreover, asset shrinkage costs the average organisation without an asset tracking solution nearly £9.6 million annually, with smaller assets driving more than 70% of that cost.

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With UK logistics companies continuing to play a critical role in European supply chains, solutions like this can help streamline operations, reduce friction at borders, and improve overall driver experience —particularly for fleets navigating evolving regulatory requirements across multiple countries.

In December 2024, a new regulatory requirement was introduced in Poland related to SENT (System for Electronic Transport Supervision) for tracking high-risk goods transported within the country. In regard to this, a project to validate one of AiDENS services/products within the platform was initiated. This was done in a project with Volvo Trucks through CampX, Volvo Group’s global innovation arena for technology and business transformation.

It was a successful project leading to high value for the fleet owner and truck drivers enabling seamless compliance with Poland’s SENT without the need for external GPS devices or aftermarket installations. Due to the successful outcomes from the initial project, another phase is now initiated with Volvo Trucks to evaluate further commercial markets during 2026.

We asked Niclas Gyllenram, CEO of AiDEN Auto, to explain further:

How does AiDEN’s integration with Volvo Trucks address regulatory compliance challenges that are comparable to those faced by UK fleet operators, particularly in areas like customs, cabotage, and emissions reporting?

What we’ve demonstrated with SENT in Poland is that compliance can be embedded directly into the vehicle, rather than managed as a separate operational burden. While the UK has its own regulatory landscape — whether that’s post-Brexit customs processes, emissions zones, or cabotage rules — the underlying challenge is the same: fragmented systems and manual workflows. Our approach is to unify those requirements into a single, in-vehicle interface that automates data capture and reporting. That reduces errors, improves traceability, and ultimately gives operators more confidence that they are compliant without adding complexity to their day-to-day operations.

The UK logistics sector is dealing with increasing operational complexity post-Brexit—how could a built-in, OEM-native compliance solution like AiDEN’s help reduce administrative burden and cross-border friction for UK hauliers?

Post-Brexit, UK operators are navigating a much more complex cross-border environment, with additional documentation, checks, and reporting obligations. Traditionally, this has meant more paperwork, more devices, and more time spent managing compliance rather than moving goods. By embedding compliance into the truck itself, we remove much of that friction. Data is captured automatically, reporting can be handled in real time, and drivers don’t need to interact with multiple systems. That translates into fewer delays at borders, fewer compliance risks, and a more streamlined operation overall.

Given that the initial use case focuses on Poland’s SENT regulation, what lessons from this deployment are most relevant for the UK market, where digital compliance requirements are also evolving?

One of the key lessons is that operators don’t want more tools — they want fewer, better-integrated ones. In Poland, the biggest value came from eliminating the need for external GPS devices and separate applications, while still meeting strict regulatory requirements. That principle applies equally in the UK. As digital compliance frameworks evolve, success will depend on how seamlessly these requirements can be integrated into existing workflows. If compliance becomes invisible — something that just happens in the background — then adoption becomes much easier and the value becomes immediate.

UK fleets often rely on a mix of legacy systems and aftermarket solutions—how significant is the shift toward fully integrated, in-vehicle compliance tools in terms of cost savings, uptime, and driver experience?

It’s a fundamental shift. Aftermarket solutions typically introduce additional hardware, installation time, maintenance, and points of failure. They also create a fragmented experience for drivers, who may need to manage multiple devices or interfaces. By moving to an OEM-native solution, you eliminate those layers. There’s no additional hardware cost, no installation downtime, and far fewer integration challenges. From a driver’s perspective, everything is accessible through a familiar interface. From an operator’s perspective, that means lower total cost of ownership and improved fleet uptime.

From a broader transportation perspective, how do you see embedded compliance and connectivity platforms reshaping fleet management, safety, and operational efficiency across the UK logistics ecosystem?

We see this as part of a broader transition toward software-defined vehicles. Compliance is just one entry point, but once you have a secure, connected platform in the vehicle, you can layer in additional services— everything from safety features to operational analytics. For UK fleets, that means moving from reactive management to real-time, data-driven decision-making. It improves safety by ensuring regulatory adherence, enhances efficiency through better visibility, and creates opportunities to optimize routes, reduce emissions, and improve overall performance.

Following the successful proof-of-value project with Volvo Trucks and the planned evaluation of additional commercial markets in 2026, what are AiDEN’s priorities for expansion into the UK and other European markets, and what criteria determine where you scale next?

The success of the initial project has validated both the technology and the business case, which is why we are now moving into the next phase to evaluate additional markets. Our expansion strategy is guided by a few key factors: the level of regulatory complexity, the digital maturity of the market, and the presence of strong OEM and fleet partnerships. The UK is naturally a market of interest because of its scale and the operational challenges fleets are facing today. Ultimately, our goal is to bring the same value we’ve demonstrated in Poland — simplifying compliance and reducing operational friction — to fleets across Europe, adapting to each market’s specific regulatory environment while maintaining a consistent, integrated user experience.

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There’s a moment in every critical Service Level Agreement (SLA) parts network where something small reveals something structural. A part misses a four-hour SLA not because it wasn’t in the country, but because no one was quite sure who owned the handoff. A shipment sits at customs while teams debate who the Importer of Record should have been. Two regions quietly increase safety stock on the same SKU ‘just to be safe’. An escalation call includes five organisations and no single line of accountability.

Nothing catastrophic. Just friction. Individually, these moments look operational. Together, they are architectural.

How Fragmentation Creeps In

Global service parts networks rarely begin fragmented. They evolve that way. A regional specialist is added to close a performance gap. A repair partner shortens turnaround time. A trade advisor manages compliance complexity. A 4PL layer is introduced to connect it all.

Each decision is rational. Often necessary. But over time, orchestration becomes layered rather than unified. In high-availability environments such as cybersecurity infrastructure, optical networks, data centres and medical systems, that layering begins to create hidden costs.

Where the Costs Appear

Fragmentation first shows up in inventory. When regions operate with partial visibility of each other’s positioning, they hedge. The US carries stock to protect its SLA exposure. Europe does the same. APAC does the same again. Individually, the decisions make sense. At the network level, they inflate safety stock, tying up working capital in duplicated buffers that exist purely to compensate for uncertainty.

It also distorts performance reporting. One provider starts the SLA clock at dispatch, another at delivery attempt. Reverse logistics is measured separately from forward fulfilment. Dashboards appear aligned until volatility hits, and suddenly, no one can reconcile where the delay actually occurred.

Trade governance becomes another pressure point. In global service networks, customs clearance is not a back-office activity; it is part of the uptime system. When Importer of Record responsibilities shift between providers or vary by region, ambiguity creeps in. A customs hold under a four-hour SLA is no longer just a compliance issue. It becomes a service outage.

Reverse flows create their own consequences. Repairable assets moving across borders without unified visibility become what operators quietly call ‘dark inventory’. The asset exists somewhere in the network but cannot be deployed when it is needed. The forward network compensates the only way it can, by carrying more stock.

When problems escalate, fragmentation becomes most visible. In multi-provider models, root cause rarely sits neatly in one organisation. Escalations move sideways before they move forward. Accountability becomes sequential rather than simultaneous. Under stable conditions, the system absorbs that latency. Under disruption, including tariffs, geopolitical shifts and capacity shocks, the latency becomes exposure.

The Fragmentation Tax

Multi-provider strategies are often adopted to reduce concentration risk. That logic makes sense.
But in high-SLA service environments, fragmentation introduces a different risk: coordination failure.
When orchestration is disjointed, the network begins paying what might be called a fragmentation tax, in duplicated inventory, premium freight, delayed recovery times and the growing overhead required simply to keep the system aligned.

The tax rarely appears on a single P&L line. It accumulates quietly across buffers, expediting, working capital and management attention.

A Different Question

As global service networks expand and trade regimes tighten, leaders are starting to ask different questions. Not ‘Are our providers performing?’ but ‘Is our orchestration structurally unified?’, because in high-availability service networks, architecture is no longer just an operational choice. It is a resilience strategy. Every network pays for its design. The only question is whether the cost is visible.

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After more than two decades of pioneering cube storage automation, AutoStore is now moving beyond automation alone toward intelligent fulfillment systems that continuously sense, decide, and improve in real time. The announcement reflects a shift in the market from asset-centric automation to decision-centric fulfillment, as companies look to connect machines, software, data, and people into more intelligent, coordinated operations. With CubeVerse and AutoStore Intelligence, AutoStore enables better, faster decisions across design, deployment, operations, and optimization—working alongside existing WMS and WES solutions rather than replacing them.

For customers, this means unlocking hidden capacity in existing systems, simplifying operations, and accelerating the path to fully autonomous fulfillment, powered by learnings continuously drawn from AutoStore’s global community of thousands of live systems, enabling improvements that compound across the installed base.

“Fulfillment is becoming a real-time, intelligence-driven discipline. If systems can’t sense, decide, and adapt continuously, everything upstream breaks,” said Parth Joshi, Chief Product Officer at AutoStore. “With the launch of the CubeVerse platform and our AI-driven capabilities, we’re bringing intelligence across the entire lifecycle — from design to daily operations to advanced analytics to optimizations. This is a major first step in our AI strategy and reinforces our focus on innovation as the market leader in automated fulfillment.”

The Spring 2026 product announcement introduces a new CubeVerse cloud platform, designed to unify data, applications, and AI capabilities across the fulfillment lifecycle, alongside AI-powered software and analytics, and expanded automation capabilities. Together, these capabilities lower total cost of ownership, improve performance and predictability, reduce operational complexity, and support longer operating hours, including full 24/7 operation.

After a decade of rapid investment in warehouse automation, the industry is facing a new challenge:
seventy-five percent of companies say synchronizing their supply chain is difficult as logistics networks grow more complex. The question is no longer just how to automate, but how to coordinate machines, software, data, and people into systems that make better decisions and run reliably around the clock.
CubeVerse and AutoStore Intelligence provide the data, simulation, and analytics capabilities that enable this shift — helping customers orchestrate fulfillment decisions across the system lifecycle without replacing existing orchestration or control layers.

The Spring 2026 Product Portfolio

Built on the CubeVerse platform, this Spring’s announcements span the fulfillment lifecycle—from system design and AI-driven optimization to autonomous order preparation.

CubeVerse Platform
CubeVerse provides a single platform to design, deploy, and run AutoStore systems. It spans the full system lifecycle—from design and simulation to deployment, operations, analytics, and optimization.
CubeVerse simplifies integrations, keeps operations consistent across sites, and helps customers avoid overbuilding and keep costs under control.

AutoStore Intelligence
AutoStore Intelligence applies built-in AI to real operational data across the platform to orchestrate fulfillment in real time. It optimizes robot movement through CubeControl, reduces congestion, and clears traffic bottlenecks to deliver significantly higher throughput during peak periods, with
performance continuously improving over time, without requiring additional robots or grid
expansion. Embedded across CubeVerse, AutoStore Intelligence uses 20+ proprietary models to predict issues, optimize operations, and deliver measurable performance improvements across the automation lifecycle.

CubeAnalytics
CubeAnalytics, powered by AutoStore Intelligence, turns system data into clear, real-time insights and recommended actions. It helps teams identify issues earlier, reduce downtime, and rely less on specialized in-house expertise. With built-in AI, CubeAnalytics automatically surfaces key issues and patterns, evolving from reporting into an intelligent system that recommends action automatically.

CubeControl
CubeControl, powered by AutoStore Intelligence, uses AI to personalize routing parameters and create optimized robot highways for large, robot-dense grids. This improves traffic flow, reduces congestion, and boosts overall system throughput without additional hardware.

VersaAI
VersaAI delivers robotic piece picking powered by vision and AI, expanding AutoStore’s automation portfolio into autonomous order preparation. The system automates order preparation, consolidation, and staging, improving overall AutoStore utilization. It enables operations to run longer hours with consistent throughput and lower cost per order. This supports 24/7 operations without sacrificing performance.

CubeStudio
First major application added to the CubeVerse platform, CubeStudio is a shared, cloud-based environment for system design, simulation, and validation, enabling AutoStore and partners to make data-led decisions together. It serves as an early proof point of AutoStore’s modern app strategy powered by CubeVerse.

Cube Enhancements
New workstation layouts and expanded bin and case support give customers more flexibility as volumes, SKUs, and workflows change, without requiring grid rebuilds. Enhancements based on partner and customer feedback include expanded case support in AutoCase, simplified WMS integration through VersaPort, and upgraded industrial PCs for large, high-performance systems.

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Coesia, among the 1600+ exhibitors at LogiMAT, in Hall 8 – Booth 8C21, seeks to respond to this need with an integrated portfolio covering packaging, handling and palletizing, aiming to position itself as a technology partner capable of operating consistently across the entire order fulfillment flow.

“Ecommerce has transformed the warehouse into an environment where every order is a case of its own. Different products, different formats, different timing, and the constant need to optimize every phase,” says Alessandro Parimbelli, CEO of Coesia. “The solutions we bring to LogiMAT come from this context: automation that adapts to the real flow of operations, not the other way around. Every shipment with empty space is a cost that someone ultimately pays — whether the manufacturer, the distributor or the planet. Our goal is to eliminate such costs through packaging that adapts to the product and delivers measurable results from the very day one. Our approach brings together the key elements of mechanical automation, digital integration and modular architecture. In this way, customers can configure lines that closely match their processes, improving operational efficiency and optimizing the use of packaging materials.”

According to recent market analyses,the global market for automated e-commerce packaging solutions is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of over 16% in the next five years, driven by the need to reduce operating costs, increase fulfillment speed and optimize shipping volumes. Warehouses must be able to handle heterogeneous products in terms of size and characteristics while maintaining high standards for traceability, accuracy and speed in order preparation. Automation therefore represents a decisive factor in ensuring operational continuity, cost control and service quality.

Solutions on show

SELECTA is System Digital’s solution — a Coesia Group company — for the automated handling of pre-formed paper bags in ecommerce fulfillment. The system is designed to eliminate one of the most common bottlenecks in packaging operations: the manual selection of the most suitable format for the product.

Once it receives the dimensional data of the product from the customer’s management system or through direct acquisition via incoming scanning, SELECTA automatically selects the correct bag among the formats available in stock. The bag is then picked, opened and presented to the operator in an ergonomic position for quick loading. Once the product is inserted, the system performs the sealing, applies the shipping label and transfers the package to the outgoing line, ready for logistics.

The result is a faster, more precise and more sustainable process. Packaging calibrated to the product means less material used, reduced shipping volumes and a customer experience cared for down to the last detail. SELECTA manages five bag formats — from Small (300×250 mm) to XXL (600×450 mm) — with productivity of up to 530 pieces per hour in a fully automated configuration.

System Digital – ELEVA

ELEVA is System Digital’s modular platform for the automated handling of corrugated cardboard boxes in intralogistics. The system integrates functional modules for box erecting, dynamic height adjustment, closing and labeling. The height-reduction module operates continuously rather than discretely, processing boxes with different bases in sequence without requiring mechanical changeovers between formats. ELEVA reads the height of the inserted product and automatically adjusts the cardboard, eliminating empty space, improving load stability and reducing transport costs. Throughput reaches up to 600 units per hour.

The modular architecture is designed to evolve over time, with each module able to be operated independently or integrated into a complete line, allowing the system to be configured according to the available layout and the desired level of automation. At LogiMAT 2026, ELEVA will be presented through technical materials and dedicated insights at the booth.

FlexLink – RC12 Collaborative Palletizer

Completing the logistics offering, Coesia presents RC12 by FlexLink, a collaborative palletizing system designed for flexible applications in warehouses and distribution centres. RC12 integrates a collaborative robot for pallet handling and re-organization, facilitating transfer operations and load reconfiguration according to operational needs. The configuration interface allows palletizing patterns to be defined quickly, facilitating adaptation to the variable flows typical of e-commerce and modern distribution.

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Leveraging the agility of its global network and its integrated logistics capabilities, the Group is deploying alternative multimodal solutions combining sea, rail, and road transport to maintain the smooth flow of logistics despite the situation in Hormuz.

Secure logistics corridors via the United Arab Emirates: Located south of the Strait of Hormuz, Khor Fakkan, Fujairah, and Sohar serve as strategic entry points for Gulf-bound flows.

From these ports, CMA CGM offers logistics corridors to serve:
• The main hubs in the UAE (Khalifa, Jebel Ali, Sharjah)
• Other countries bordering the Arabian Gulf via a combination of regional road and maritime transport

This multimodal organization ensures continuity and efficiency of supply chains in the region.

Alternative road corridor via Saudi Arabia

The port of Jeddah on the Red Sea also provides an alternative to passing through the Strait of Hormuz. From Jeddah, CMA CGM has established road corridors, with or without maritime connections, for onward delivery to Saudi Arabia (Dammam), the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Iraq. This setup also allows flows to connect to the Mediterranean and Asia without exposure to the strait.

Complementary road solution via Oman

CMA CGM also leverages Omani ports to provide a third major alternative road route. These ports enable road connections to the UAE and northern Gulf countries combining road and feeder services, offering a reliable alternative for regional and cross-border flows.

Through this setup, CMA CGM aims to use its ability to manage geopolitical risks and provide robust, flexible, and secure logistics solutions in support of international trade.

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