Langhammer Maschinenbau

What Langhammer Maschinenbau does

Langhammer Maschinenbau is a German supplier of transport and palletizing systems, founded in 1971 and headquartered in Eisenberg, Germany. The company operates as a specialized entity within the broader Körber AG technology group, whose Körber Supply Chain Solutions business area encompasses an end-to-end supply chain automation portfolio spanning manufacturing logistics, warehouse automation, parcel and postal automation, software and digital solutions, and system integration services. The integrated platform combines proprietary industrial hardware — including layer, robot, and stack palletizers, conveyors, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), automated and rail-guided vehicles, stacker cranes, shuttle-based storage, crossbelt sorters, and parcel handling equipment such as VarioSort, VarioPick, VarioRoute, Visicon, and RUBUS — with proprietary software including the K.OneX Warehouse Control System, STEPLogic Warehouse, STEPLogic TRACE Serialization, and the AI-powered K.optimize Supply Chain Booster, alongside a Parcel Data Hub and digital boosters for network and hub optimization.

The business model relies on enterprise direct field sales of capital equipment, software licensing and subscriptions for the WCS and STEPLogic suites, professional services for system integration and SAP consulting (covering SAP EWM, TM, Yard Logistics, HANA, and Fiori), and recurring maintenance and modernization contracts via Smart Maintenance, Full Service, and Mobile-PRO. Revenue mechanics are dominated by large, customized enterprise deployments with significant after-sales service annuities. Go-to-market is event- and reference-driven, supported by trade fair presence (FACHPACK, Interpack), a virtual 3D experience (Körber World), webinars, and published case studies from blue-chip customers including Heinz, Scania, Johnson & Johnson, JYSK, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, BSH, PostNord, Viessmann, and Schenker across food and beverage, automotive, healthcare, retail, consumer electronics, logistics, postal, and industrial verticals.

Name

Langhammer Maschinenbau

Legal name

Körber AG

Website

https://langhammer.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Langhammer Maschinenbau is a German palletizing and transport systems supplier founded in 1971, operating as a specialized entity within Körber AG's Supply Chain Solutions business area, serving enterprise manufacturing, logistics, and postal customers globally with integrated hardware, software, and AI-enabled automation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Eisenberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Systems: Sale of physical automation equipment including palletizers (layer, robot, stack), conveyors, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), automated guided vehicles, stacker cranes, shuttle systems, sorters (crossbelt), and parcel handling equipment.
2. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Licensing of proprietary software including K.OneX WCS, STEPLogic Warehouse, STEPLogic TRACE, and SAP add-ons. Includes software deployment, updates, and support services.
3. System Integration Services: Professional services for system design, testing, implementation, and integration of automation solutions. End-to-end customization services for supply chain complexity.
4. SAP Consulting and Implementation: SAP supply chain consulting including SAP Supply Chain Logistics, SAP Extended Warehouse Management, SAP Transportation Management, SAP Yard Logistics, SAP HANA and SAP Fiori implementation and support.
5. Maintenance and Support Services: Ongoing services including Smart Maintenance, Full Service, modernization, product support, spare parts logistics, Mobile-PRO field services, retrofitting, and digital services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Langhammer Maschinenbau is a German-based supplier of transport and palletizing systems for manufacturing logistics, operating as part of the Körber Supply Chain Solutions ecosystem. The company delivers palletizers, conveyors, automated guided vehicles, autonomous mobile robots, sorters, and warehouse control software for industrial and logistics customers across manufacturing, warehouse automation, and parcel and postal automation segments.

Product overview

Körber Supply Chain Solutions provides an end-to-end supply chain management platform with integrated hardware and software solutions. The core platform consists of the K.OneX WCS (Warehouse Control System) which coordinates warehouse operations, supplemented by AI-powered optimization through K.optimize. The software portfolio includes STEPLogic Warehouse (digital warehouse management), STEPLogic TRACE Serialization (track and trace), and Parcel Logistics Digital Solutions (Parcel Data Hub, Network Booster, Hub Booster). Hardware offerings span palletizing systems (Layer Palletizers, Robot Palletizers, Stack Palletizers), material handling equipment (AMRs, AGVs, RGVs, Conveyors, Stacker Cranes, Shuttle Systems), parcel automation (Visicon, VarioPick, VarioSort, VarioRoute), and sorting solutions (Crossbelt Sorter). The company also provides SAP consulting services and comprehensive lifecycle support through Smart Maintenance, Full Service, Modernization, and Spare Parts Logistics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Robot Palletizers Robotic palletizing systems for automated palletizing of goods onto pallets for transfer and delivery, serving manufacturing production lines.
• Layer Palletizers Automated systems for layer-by-layer pallet building used in manufacturing production line optimization.
• Stack Palletizers Automated stacking palletizers used in manufacturing logistics to stack goods onto pallets.
• Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) Self-navigating robots for autonomous material transport within warehouses and distribution centers.
• Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) Driverless vehicles for automated material transport along fixed or flexible paths in manufacturing and warehouse environments.
• Rail Guided Vehicles (RGV) Rail-mounted vehicles for precise material handling in manufacturing and warehouse environments.
• Stacker Cranes Automated storage and retrieval equipment for high-density pallet storage systems.
• Shuttle Based Pallet Storage Automated shuttle system for high-density pallet storage and retrieval operations.
• Crossbelt Sorter High-speed sorting system for order fulfillment and distribution in warehouses and distribution centers.
• VarioSort Flexible Sorting Flexible and efficient parcel sorting system for high-volume distribution centers, designed for parcel and postal logistics.
• Visicon Intelligent Singulation Computer vision-based intelligent parcel singulation system that identifies and separates parcels for processing in parcel logistics operations.
• VarioPick Dynamic Picking Dynamic picking robot technology for automated parcel sorting and processing, combining vision and robotic manipulation.
• VarioRoute Fast Diversion and Induction High-speed diversion and induction system for parcel routing in parcel logistics operations.
• K.OneX Warehouse Control System (WCS) Warehouse Control System software that manages and coordinates warehouse operations, equipment, and processes in real-time, serving as a unifying platform for warehouse automation hardware.
• K.optimize AI Supply Chain Booster AI-powered digital solution that optimizes supply chain operations using advanced analytics and machine learning for increased efficiency and scalability.
• STEPLogic Warehouse Digital warehouse management solution for operational optimization.
• STEPLogic TRACE Serialization Track and trace solution for product serialization throughout the supply chain.
• Parcel Data Hub Centralized data platform for parcel logistics providing network-wide visibility and analytics.
• SAP Extended Warehouse Management Consulting Consulting and implementation services for SAP Extended Warehouse Management deployments in enterprise supply chain operations.
• SAP Transportation Management Consulting Consulting and implementation services for SAP Transportation Management for transportation planning and execution.
• Smart Maintenance Predictive maintenance services using IoT and analytics to monitor equipment health and detect anomalies for parcel logistics equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• JYSK increased picking capacity to 10,000+ picks per day
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability11 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NVIDIAcoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic collaboration with NVIDIA for AI technology integration to optimize supply chain operations. This partnership enables advanced AI-powered solutions for predictive analytics, efficiency optimization, and real-time decision making in warehouse and logistics operations.
• SAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationSAP consulting and implementation partner offering SAP Supply Chain Logistics, SAP Extended Warehouse Management, SAP Transportation Management, SAP Yard Logistics, SAP HANA and SAP Fiori implementations and support services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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