What IX-tech does

iX-tech GmbH is a Saarbrücken, Germany-based private company founded in 2009 that designs, assembles, and installs Pick-by-Light and worker-assistance systems for warehouse and industrial intralogistics. Its core technology uses visual LED displays mounted at shelving locations to guide workers through picking, sorting, packing, and material-provision processes, integrated with mobile data entry (MDE) devices. The product portfolio spans a flagship Pick-by-Light system plus seven solution modules — Kommissionierung, Lagerbewegung, Packtisch, Sortiersystem, Auftragsbezogene Kommissionierung, Materialbereitstellung, and Werkerassistenzsystem — along with LED display hardware variants, all customized via in-house workflow programming. iX-tech serves e-commerce/mail-order businesses, logistics centers, and industrial manufacturers primarily in the DACH region, with an English-language website suggesting intent to address international customers.

The company monetizes through three streams: hardware sales of LED modules and control systems prepared in-house, professional services covering on-site consultation, concept development, installation, and go-live support, and bespoke solution development with individual workflow programming. Go-to-market is a direct enterprise field-sales motion following a six-step process from initial contact through installation and testing, supported by a content-marketing website and customer reference stories. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with multi-year contracts. The business is self-funded with no disclosed funding rounds, partnerships, or acquisitions; it operates with 11–50 employees from a single Saarbrücken headquarters.

Name

IX-tech

Legal name

iX-tech GmbH

Website

https://ix-tech.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

iX-tech GmbH is a Saarbrücken-based German company that designs, assembles, and installs Pick-by-Light and worker-assistance systems using visual LED displays for warehouse intralogistics, serving e-commerce, logistics, and industrial customers primarily in the DACH region via direct enterprise sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Warehouse Automation Systems

NAICS

Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (334118)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ)

Keywords

• Warehouse automation systems
• Pick-by-light technology
• Intr logistics solutions
• Warehouse picking systems
• Worker assistance systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Saarbrücken

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of Pick-by-Light systems including LED displays, signal lights, control modules, and related hardware components. Systems are customized and prepared in-house before installation.
2. Professional Services: On-site consultation, individual concept development, project planning, installation, testing, and go-live support. Services include personal on-site advice and complete project accompaniment.
3. Custom Solution Development: Tailored assistance systems with individual workflow programming, creating customer-specific system and product solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

iX-tech designs, develops, prepares and installs customized Pick-by-Light and worker assistance systems for warehouse and industrial intralogistics. Its core deliverable is visual LED-based picking, packing, sorting and worker guidance hardware with bespoke workflow programming, complemented by mobile data entry (MDE) integration, on-site consultation, installation, and go-live support. The systems reduce warehouse picking error rates to near 0% and reportedly increase commissioning speed by approximately 40%.

Product overview

iX-tech offers a unified Pick-by-Light platform with multiple integrated solution modules for warehouse and logistics optimization. The core Pick-by-Light-System uses visual LED displays to guide workers through picking, packing, and sorting processes. Solution modules include: Kommissionierung (Order Picking), Lagerbewegung (Warehouse Movement), Packtisch (Packing Table), Sortiersystem (Sorting System), auftragsbezogene Kommissionierung (Order-Based Picking), Materialbereitstellung (Material Provision), and Werkerassistenzsystem (Worker Assistance System). These modules are complemented by LED-Anzeige hardware components and MDE (Mobile Data Entry) devices. The portfolio serves both e-commerce/retail and industrial sectors with customizable workflow programming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pick-by-Light System Custom-built LED-based pick-to-light hardware system that guides warehouse workers visually through picking, packing, sorting and order-fulfillment processes, for e-commerce, logistics centers and industrial customers.
• Werkerassistenzsystem (Worker Assistance System) Visual assistance and inspection system that guides industrial and warehouse workers through complex work steps via LED-supported instructions, reducing training time and errors, primarily for industrial manufacturing customers.
• Professional Services (Consultation, Installation & Go-Live Support) End-to-end project services covering on-site consultation, concept development, in-house system preparation, installation, testing, and go-live support delivered alongside Pick-by-Light and Worker Assistance System deployments for business customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% higher speed in commissioning processes
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• KNAPP AG: Austrian-headquartered global intralogistics provider offering Pick-by-Light, OSR, and other warehouse automation technologies as part of full turnkey distribution solutions—directly comparable product category but at vastly greater scale than iX-tech.
• SSI Schäfer: Large German intralogistics specialist offering Pick-by-Light systems, WMS, and integrated warehouse solutions to e-commerce and industrial customers; overlaps heavily with iX-tech's product and customer base.
• Kardex Group: Swiss-listed intralogistics provider offering automated storage, retrieval, and light-directed picking solutions; competes in adjacent warehouse automation niches with European mid-market customers.
• Dematic: Global supply chain solutions provider with a dedicated Pick-by-Light / light-directed picking product line serving retail, e-commerce, and manufacturing—directly comparable technology in a much larger portfolio.
• Swisslog: Swiss-based automation vendor whose Pick-by-Light and light-directed picking solutions compete for the same e-commerce and distribution-center accounts iX-tech targets.
• TGW Logistics Group: Austrian warehouse automation integrator providing pick-to-light, conveyor, and robotic systems to fulfillment centers across Europe—comparable Pick-by-Light offering wrapped in a much larger portfolio.

Emerging players

• AIM Software (Pick-by-Voice / Light vendors): European niche vendor offering light-directed picking and complementary warehouse execution tools; a closer scale match to iX-tech and a plausible direct competitor in DACH mid-market deals.
• Element Logic: European warehouse automation provider specializing in piece-picking and goods-to-person solutions with light-directed picking adjacencies; competes for similar mid-sized e-commerce and 3PL customers.

Direct peers

• Lightning Pick (Matthews Automation): Vendor specializing in Pick-to-Light and Pick-by-Light systems for warehouse order fulfillment—closely aligned product offering to iX-tech's core technology.
• Bastian Solutions: US-based integrator of Pick-by-Light, conveyor, and robotic picking systems for distribution centers—a direct peer in product category and target customer, though primarily serving North America.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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