What GEBHARDT Intralogistics Group does

GEBHARDT Intralogistics Group is a third-generation, family-owned German provider of end-to-end intralogistics automation systems, founded in 1952 and headquartered in Sinsheim, Germany, with the legal entity GEBHARDT Fördertechnik GmbH. The company acts as a general contractor, designing, manufacturing, and integrating automated warehouse and material-handling solutions for enterprise customers across manufacturing, e-commerce, food & beverage, automotive, contract logistics, healthcare, and fashion verticals. Named reference customers include Ospelt Food AG, DIEFFENBACHER, Weidmüller, flaconi, KW automotive, and Dansk Retursystem, with individual contract values reaching two-digit million euros (e.g., the Weidmüller logistics center engagement).

The product portfolio spans proprietary shuttle-based storage systems (StoreBiter® OLS/MLS/HDS/OPS, GEBHARDT Omnipallet®, GEBHARDT Upstream®, GEBHARDT Versastore®), storage and retrieval machines (Cheetah® neo and Cheetah® heavy), automated guided vehicles (KARIS®, KARIS light, KARIS Flow), a broad sorting line (SpeedSorter® line and loop, Push-Tray, GridSorter®, SwitchSorter®, Multi-Belt-Sorter, ArmSorter), FlexConveyor material handling, GEBHARDT ConVer® goods lifts, and an integrated software stack comprising StoreWare WMS, StoreWare WCS, GEBHARDT Fusion Flow Control, and the Galileo IoT® Platform with Galileo Insight analytics. Systems feature direct SAP integration and emphasize modularity, scalability, and customization for project-based deployment.

GEBHARDT monetizes via direct enterprise project sales in Germany and wholly-owned subsidiaries in Switzerland, Sweden, the USA, and now France (opened January 2026), complemented by exclusive distribution partners for Australia/New Zealand (Production Reality Group) and Spain/Portugal. Pricing is custom, quote-based, and tied to multi-year contract cadences. The company has executed five acquisitions since 2023 (Stebler Automation, Else AB, Lippert sorting/conveyor know-how, SysCon AB, AKDV GmbH) to deepen software, automation, and sorting capabilities under its Strategy 2030, and continues to invest in new manufacturing capacity (Sinsheim-Dühren 2020, Streetsboro, Ohio expansion groundbreaking 2025).

Name

GEBHARDT Intralogistics Group

Legal name

GEBHARDT Fördertechnik GmbH

Website

https://gebhardt-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

GEBHARDT Intralogistics Group is a third-generation, family-owned German provider of end-to-end warehouse automation systems, including shuttles, AGVs, sorters, and integrated WMS/WCS software, serving enterprise customers across manufacturing, e-commerce, food & beverage, automotive, and logistics verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Warehouse Automation Equipment

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Warehouse & Intralogistics Automation Systems (AS/RS, Sortation, Conveyance Controls) (IMAHAHAN)

Keywords

• Warehouse automation systems
• Intralogistics solutions
• Automated storage retrieval
• Material handling equipment
• Warehouse management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Sinsheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Intralogistics System Solutions: Customized intralogistics solutions including planning, realization, and integration of complete systems. Company acts as general contractor for large-scale automation projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GEBHARDT designs, manufactures, and integrates complete intralogistics systems for enterprise customers, acting as general contractor from planning through realization. The portfolio spans proprietary shuttle storage systems, warehouse robotics, automated guided vehicles, conveyor and sorting technology, storage and retrieval machines, goods lifts, and in-house warehouse management/control software including SAP-integrated WMS and IoT platforms.

Product overview

GEBHARDT Intralogistics Group offers a comprehensive, modular intralogistics solutions portfolio comprising hardware systems and integrated software. The core hardware includes shuttle storage systems (StoreBiter OLS, MLS, HDS, OPS, Upstream), warehouse robotics (Omnipallet, Versastore, InstaPick, SimplePick AI Robot), storage and retrieval machines (Cheetah neo, Cheetah heavy), conveying and sorting technology (SpeedSorter line/loop, Push-Tray Sorter, GridSorter, SwitchSorter, Multi-Belt-Sorter, ArmSorter, FlexConveyor), automated guided vehicles (KARIS, KARIS light, KARIS Flow), and goods lifts (ConVer). The software suite encompasses warehouse control (StoreWare WCS, Fusion Flow Control), warehouse management (StoreWare WMS), IoT/digital services (Galileo IoT Platform, Galileo Insight, SmartGlass), and SAP integration solutions. This platform-plus-modules architecture enables customized intralogistics systems from single workstations to complete turnkey automated distribution centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GEBHARDT KARIS®: Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) system for internal transport
• GEBHARDT Omnipallet®
• GEBHARDT Versastore®
• GEBHARDT InstaPick®
• GEBHARDT StoreBiter®
• GEBHARDT SpeedSorter®
• GEBHARDT Upstream®
• GEBHARDT Galileo IoT®
• GEBHARDT StoreWare
• GEBHARDT ConVer®
• GEBHARDT GridSorter®
• GEBHARDT SwitchSorter®
• GEBHARDT ArmSorter
• GEBHARDT Fusion Flow Control
• GEBHARDT Academy

Products and services

• StoreBiter® Shuttle Systems Shuttle-based storage systems for container, carton, and pallet storage with variants for one-level, multi-level, and high-density automated small-parts and pallet warehousing.
• GEBHARDT Omnipallet® 2D pallet shuttle storage system offering high efficiency, flexibility and scalability for flexible, efficient, and autonomous pallet storage in warehouses.
• GEBHARDT Versastore® Robotic storage system for flexible, efficient, and autonomous pallet handling and storage operations in automated warehouses.
• GEBHARDT InstaPick® AI-powered picking robot providing entry-level automated storage technology for efficient warehouse picking operations.
• GEBHARDT Upstream® Shuttle storage system with modularity, flexible scalability and high maintainability for automated warehousing.
• Cheetah® Storage and Retrieval Machines Storage and retrieval machines including Cheetah neo for automatic miniload warehouse operations and Cheetah heavy for high-load automatic pallet storage with high capacity.
• GEBHARDT KARIS® AGV System Automated guided vehicle system for flexible internal transport and material flow automation, including KARIS, KARIS light, and KARIS Flow variants.
• GEBHARDT SpeedSorter® Sorting Technology Modular sorting technology available in line and loop configurations for high-throughput parcel and package sorting.
• GEBHARDT FlexConveyor and Conveying Technology Flexible conveyor systems including FlexConveyor, container and carton conveying technology, pallet conveyor technology, roller trolley transport, and ConBoom for adaptable material handling.
• GEBHARDT ConVer® Goods Lifts Goods lift program for vertical transport of goods between different levels in warehouses and production facilities.
• StoreWare Warehouse Management System (WMS) Comprehensive warehouse management software for inventory control, order management and warehouse optimization with SAP integration and end-to-end process visibility.
• StoreWare WCS and Fusion Flow Control Warehouse Control System and material flow control software for centralized control, documentation, and optimization of all warehouse processes and material flows.
• Galileo IoT® Platform and Digital Services IoT platform for networking and digitalization of intralogistics components, with Galileo Insight analytics service and SmartGlass augmented reality support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 220 double cycles per hour throughput
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability4 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and regional.

• AKDV GmbHcoreTechnology or Integration · 15 October 2025AKDV GmbH specializes in developing control and automation software, visualization systems, and data connections for complex conveyor and sorting systems. The acquisition strengthens GEBHARDT's engineering capabilities in smart sorting and automation, adding specialized automation engineers to the team. This directly supports GEBHARDT's Strategy 2030 with software and digitalization as key enablers.
• LSJ AdvisoryminorOthers · 15 October 2025M&A advisor supporting GEBHARDT in the AKDV acquisition transaction.
• TSG HoffenheimminorOthers · 19 August 2025Business Team Partner starting Bundesliga season 2025/2026; regional sports sponsorship partnership.
• SysCon ABcoreTechnology or Integration · 15 April 2025Swedish automation specialist acquired to expand expertise in tailored automation solutions and retrofits. Customers benefit from an extended service portfolio for logistics and production processes.
• Lippert GmbH & Co. KGcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 September 2024Acquired sorting and conveyor technology know-how from Lippert. Lippert customers continue to receive comprehensive service and support while gaining access to new development opportunities for existing systems.
• Else ABcoreTechnology or Integration · 30 October 2023Swedish software company acquired to strengthen software competence. The acquisition emphasizes the growing relevance of integrated software solutions in intralogistics.
• Stebler Automation GmbHregionalTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2023Swiss automation company acquired as second branch in Switzerland, strengthening control competence and enabling optimized holistic customer care with improved on-site service.
• Production Reality GroupregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 31 August 2020Exclusive distribution partner for Australia and New Zealand, handling sales of entire GEBHARDT product range, installation, and service support in the region.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell Intelligrated: Honeywell's warehouse automation division offering conveyor, sortation, ASRS, robotics, and WMS as part of a broader industrial automation portfolio, competing for the same large enterprise RFPs.

Direct peers

• Dematic: One of the world's largest intralogistics automation suppliers, offering comparable automated storage, conveying, sorting, and WMS solutions for warehouses and distribution centers across industrial, retail, and e-commerce verticals.
• Swisslog: KUKA-owned intralogistics specialist delivering automated warehouses, shuttle/ASRS systems, AGVs, and warehouse management software to similar enterprise customers in manufacturing, retail, and healthcare.
• Vanderlande: Toyota-owned warehouse and parcel automation competitor with comparable shuttle storage, sortation, conveyor, and WCS/WMS offerings for airports, warehousing, and parcel distribution.
• TGW Logistics Group: Austrian-headquartered mid-sized intralogistics integrator with overlapping shuttle, conveyor, picking, and WMS capabilities, competing head-to-head with GEBHARDT in European enterprise warehouse projects.
• KNAPP: Austrian family-owned intralogistics specialist with strong overlap in shuttle-based storage systems, order picking, and warehouse software for retail, healthcare, and industrial customers.
• SSI Schaefer: German family-owned competitor offering a similarly broad portfolio of storage, conveying, sorting, and WMS solutions for industrial and retail intralogistics customers.

Emerging players

• Symbotic: AI-driven warehouse robotics platform using autonomous mobile robots for pallet storage and retrieval, representing a software-defined architectural alternative to GEBHARDT's shuttle-based systems.
• AutoStore: Cube-based automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) vendor offering an alternative goods-to-person storage architecture to shuttle and pallet warehouse automation incumbents like GEBHARDT.

Regional players

• Murata Machinery (Muratec): Japanese intralogistics and material handling manufacturer with ASRS, conveying, and AGV systems competing with GEBHARDT primarily in Asia and serving overlapping industrial customer segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GebhardtGroup

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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