Förster & Krause GmbH

Name

Förster & Krause GmbH

Legal name

FÖRSTER & KRAUSE GmbH

Website

https://foerster-krause.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intralogistics Systems Integration

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (3332), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Conveyors & Sortation Systems (Warehouse & Parcel) (IMAHABAC)

Keywords

• Conveyor technology systems
• Intralogistics automation
• Warehouse automation solutions
• Order picking systems
• Material handling equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Hückeswagen, North Rhine-Westphalia

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom turnkey intralogistics systems: Design, engineering, manufacturing, installation, and commissioning of bespoke conveyor and intralogistics systems. Revenue is project-based, with individual contracts ranging from 50,000 to 5 million euros. The company acts as general contractor, sourcing and coordinating assembly, electrical installation, and manufacturing from partner firms.
2. After-sales service, maintenance and spare parts: Ongoing after-sales support including mechanical maintenance, service hotline, remote diagnostics, defined SLA-based response and restoration times, spare parts management with recommended inventory lists and critical component stocking.
3. Logistics planning and consulting: Individualised planning services including material flow analysis, concept development, simulation, load specification documents, and technical consulting as part of the full-service offering or as standalone service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Förster & Krause operates as a general contractor (Generalunternehmen) for intralogistics, designing, engineering, installing and commissioning bespoke conveyor and material flow systems for industrial customers. The offering spans pallet and container conveyor technology, vertical conveyors, automated small parts warehouses, Pick-by-Light order picking systems, and SPS-based control systems, delivered as turnkey projects together with logistics planning and after-sales service.

Product overview

FÖRSTER & KRAUSE is a general contractor (Generalunternehmen) for intralogistics solutions, offering a comprehensive portfolio of conveyor technology, order picking systems, warehouse automation, and control systems. The core offerings include: Fördertechnik (conveyor technology) for pallets and containers with products like Palettenfördertechnik, Palettenlift-Vertikalförderer, Palettenwickler, and Karton- und Behälterfördertechnik; Kommissioniertechnik (order picking) including Pick-by-Light systems; Lagerautomatisierung (warehouse automation) with automatic small parts warehouses (AKL); and Steuerungstechnik (control technology) with SPS programming. The company provides complete turnkey solutions from concept development through construction, programming, project management, assembly, commissioning, training, and ongoing service/maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conveyor Technology (Fördertechnik) Turnkey conveyor systems for transporting pallets and containers within intralogistics facilities, including roller conveyors, chain conveyors, turning tables, corner transfer units, lift tables, vertical conveyors, pallet wrapping machines, carton and container conveyors, belt conveyors, switches, curves, lifts and cross-belt setters. Delivered as a complete intralogistics subsystem for industrial customers.
• Order Picking Technology (Kommissioniertechnik) Order picking systems including Pick-by-Light technology with LED-guided displays and integrated weight verification for error detection, multi-stage commissioning concepts, and ergonomic picking stations. Designed for industrial customers requiring error-free, paperless commissioning.
• Warehouse Automation (Lagerautomatisierung) Warehouse automation solutions including automatic small parts warehouses (AKL) using microshuttle technology and storage and retrieval machines (SRM/SRB), AutoStore integration, and storage system connections for industrial customers.
• Control Technology (Steuerungstechnik) SPS/PLC programming using Siemens SIMATIC TIA, visualisation with SIMATIC WinCC, electrical circuit diagram creation with Treesoft CAD, and control system integration including interfaces to superior WMS/ERP systems and standardised telegram definitions.
• Logistics Planning (Logistikplanung) Comprehensive logistics planning services covering requirement analysis, material flow simulation, design specifications, load specification documents, and lifecycle planning, delivered as part of the general contractor package or as a standalone consulting service.
• Service + After-Sales Support Complete after-sales support including maintenance packages, service hotline, spare parts management with recommended inventory lists and critical component stocking, remote diagnostics, defined SLA-based response and restoration times, and on-site service technicians for delivered intralogistics systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced throughput times by 30% for a food industry customer using pallet conveyor technology
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Interroll GroupcoreTechnology or Integration · 3 February 2026FÖRSTER & KRAUSE became an official Rolling on Interroll Approved Partner in February 2026, formalising a long-standing successful partnership. The partnership provides customers with additional planning security, proven integration competence and deep technology know-how in modern conveyor technology and intralogistics. Interroll supplies roller conveyor components used in FÖRSTER & KRAUSE systems.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Swisslog: European-headquartered intralogistics system integrator delivering conveyor, AS/RS, AutoStore and picking solutions. Closely comparable in offering scope — especially AutoStore integration and pick-by-light — and addresses overlapping pharma, food and retail customers.
• Kardex: Swiss-listed provider of automated storage, retrieval and order-picking systems including vertical lift modules and AKL. Direct overlap with F&K's Lagerautomatisierung and Pick-by-Light product lines.
• psb intralogistics: German-based mid-sized intralogistics system integrator delivering conveyor, picking and warehouse automation solutions. Closest direct peer to F&K by geography, scale band and Mittelstand customer focus.
• Hänel: German manufacturer of automated storage and retrieval systems (Lean-Lift, Büro-Fer) and provider of integrated picking solutions. Comparable German Mittelstand positioning with overlap in AKL and order-picking.

Broad incumbents

• BEUMER Group: German family-owned intralogistics and material handling specialist with strong conveyor and packaging systems portfolio. Competes with F&K on conveyor-based turnkey projects, particularly in food and parcel.
• SSI Schaefer: Large German family-owned intralogistics provider covering conveyors, storage, picking and WMS. Direct overlap with F&K's conveyor and AKL portfolio, with greater scale and product breadth.
• Dematic: Global intralogistics integrator and KION Group subsidiary offering conveyor, AS/RS, AMR and software solutions for warehouses. Much larger scale than F&K but competes for the same conveyor/AKL projects across the same Mittelstand and enterprise customer base.
• Vanderlande: Toyota Industries-owned material handling integrator focused on warehousing, parcel and airport logistics. Overlaps with F&K on conveyor and order-picking system projects for large customers.
• TGW Logistics Group: Austrian-headquartered intralogistics specialist offering conveyor, pocket sorter and fulfillment solutions. Competes for the same European Mittelstand and enterprise conveyor/picking RFPs as F&K.

Emerging players

• CIMCORP: Nordic intralogistics integrator specializing in robotic gantry-based order fulfillment and tire/material handling. Adjacent rather than head-to-head, but addresses overlapping automotive and manufacturing customers with warehouse automation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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