KNAPP AG :: Intelligent Logistics Automation Solutions

KNAPP AG is a leading global provider of intelligent logistics automation solutions, founded in 1952 and headquartered in Hart bei Graz, Austria. With over 70 years of experience and more than 8,300 employees across 49 locations worldwide, KNAPP delivers end-to-end automation, robotics, software, and AI solutions for the entire value chain — from production through distribution to the point of sale. The company serves key industries including healthcare, fashion, retail, e-commerce, grocery, and manufacturing, helping customers optimize processes, reduce complexity, and achieve greater efficiency and sustainability. KNAPP is recognized for its innovation-driven culture and its guiding principle: “making complexity simple.”

KNAPP’s strength lies in its ability to provide fully integrated systems that combine powerful robotics, intelligent software, and artificial intelligence. The company does not sell isolated machines but complete, future-proof automation ecosystems tailored to each customer’s needs.

Key Robot-Based and Automation Technologies:

• KNAPP Brain: A powerful AI platform that goes beyond traditional control systems. It predicts events, optimizes processes in real time, and enables proactive decision-making across the supply chain, from warehouse operations to last-mile delivery.
• AeroBot: An innovative autonomous storage and retrieval robot that adds flexibility and scalability to high-bay warehouses. It recently won the Best of Industry Award 2025 for its practical integration and performance.
• Shuttle Systems (EVO Shuttle): High-performance shuttles for ultra-dense storage and fast retrieval of totes and cartons. These are among the fastest and most energy-efficient in the industry.
• Open Shuttle & Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs): Flexible, driverless transport robots that move goods efficiently between different areas of a facility and work collaboratively with humans and other automation systems.
• Robotic Picking & Handling Systems: Advanced robotic arms and grippers for automated order picking, sorting, and palletizing, capable of handling a wide variety of items with high accuracy.
• KiSoft Software Suite: Comprehensive warehouse management (WMS), execution (WES), and control (WCS) systems that orchestrate all technologies into a unified, intelligent operation.

KNAPP continues to push boundaries in AI, robotics, and sustainable logistics. Its solutions are used by major global companies (including Walmart, Migros, and REWE) to build next-generation fulfillment centers that are faster, more efficient, and more adaptable to market changes.