System Logistics GmbH (Krones Group)

What System Logistics GmbH (Krones Group) does

System Logistics GmbH is a German system integrator that designs and delivers automated intralogistics solutions as a general contractor for enterprise customers in the food, beverage, and industrial manufacturing sectors. Its portfolio spans high-bay warehouses (up to approximately 45m height, 1,000–50,000 pallet locations, operating from ambient to −28°C deep-freeze), compact pallet warehouses (up to 7.5m, 1,000–20,000 pallet spaces), order picking and case-picking systems, and AGV/FTS fleets (pallet weights up to 4,500 kg, lift heights up to 10m, VDA 5050 compliant). The company combines proprietary software with manufacturer-independent mechanical components, integrating projects directly with customer production lines and SAP-based enterprise systems to deliver end-to-end warehouse automation.

The technology core is the System Logistics Suite, a Warehouse Control System (WCS) comprising a Warehouse Management System (WMS), Material Flow Controller (MFC), HMI visualisation on Zenon/WinCC, and PLC control technology built on Siemens TIA with hardware from Lenze/SEW. A proprietary SLG EWM MFS module provides deep SAP.EWM integration built on more than 10 years of delivery experience, supported by additional modules for KPI dashboards (Cockpit), System Monitoring & Analytics (SMA), AGV fleet management, virtual commissioning and digital twin emulation, and Dijkstra-based route optimisation. The software organisation is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified with NIST 800-53 alignment and GDPR-compliant data processing. Business operations trace to 1987, but the current legal entity was founded in 2019 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Krones AG following a spin-off from Syskron GmbH.

Revenue is generated through large multi-month enterprise project contracts (one-time delivery of hardware and software), software licensing (WCS, WMS, SAP.EWM integration), and ongoing customer service and maintenance over the system lifecycle. The go-to-market is exclusively direct enterprise sales with a "one face to the customer" model, targeting named enterprise buyers in breweries, dairies, fruit producers, and industrial manufacturers across three primary verticals—beverage (Pilsner Urquell, Radegast, Adelholzener), food (Vogtlandmilch, Fruitmasters, Spitz), and industrial (Krones Debrecen). Reference projects demonstrate throughputs of 50 to 390+ pallets/hour and storage facilities holding up to 41,500 pallets. The geographic footprint spans DACH, Netherlands, Czech Republic, USA, the Middle East, and Africa, and is expanding in 2025 with new regional branches in Canada and China.

Name

System Logistics GmbH (Krones Group)

Legal name

System Logistics GmbH

Website

https://systemlogistics.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Short description

System Logistics GmbH designs and implements automated intralogistics systems—including high-bay warehouses, compact warehouses, AGVs, and proprietary WCS/WMS software—for enterprise food, beverage, and industrial manufacturers. Wholly-owned subsidiary of Krones AG, headquartered in Wackersdorf, Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Warehouse Automation and Intralogistics Systems

NAICS

Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing (333924), Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing (333922), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (3333)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Industrial Trucks, Tractors, Trailors & Stackers (3537)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Automated intralogistics systems
• Warehouse automation solutions
• High-bay warehouse systems
• Automated guided vehicles
• Warehouse control software

Headquarters

HQ city

Wackersdorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Intralogistics Systems Delivery: General contractor delivering complete automated intralogistics solutions including design, implementation, and connection of storage and picking systems. Revenue is generated through large-scale project contracts for high-bay warehouses, compact warehouses, AGV systems, and picking solutions. Projects typically involve multi-month implementation timelines with significant contract values.
2. Software & Control Technology: Sale and implementation of proprietary software solutions including WCS, WMS, SAP.EWM integration, and visualisation systems (HMI-Zenon, HMI-WinCC).
3. Customer Service & Maintenance: Ongoing customer service throughout the complete lifecycle of systems from planning through realisation. Includes support, optimisation, and maintenance services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

System Logistics designs, implements and services automated intralogistics systems as a general contractor for enterprise customers in the food, beverage, and industrial manufacturing sectors. The offering spans automated high-bay warehouses (up to ~45m, ~50,000 pallet positions), compact pallet warehouses, case-picking/order picking systems, automated guided vehicles (AGVs/FTS), and a proprietary software & control suite (WCS, WMS, MFC, SAP.EWM-MFS integration, HMI, PLC). Projects are delivered end-to-end, from planning and realization through lifetime customer service.

Product overview

System Logistics GmbH is a leading global provider of automated intralogistics and material flow systems, specializing in the food & beverage and manufacturing industries. The company operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Krones AG. Their product portfolio consists of a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on the System Logistics Suite, which includes the WCS (Warehouse Control System) with WMS and MFC modules, HMI visualization (Zenon/WinCC), and PLC control technology (Siemens TIA). This software platform integrates with SAP.EWM for enterprise warehouse management. Hardware solutions include High-bay Warehouses (HRL) with stacker cranes and shuttles, Compact Warehouses for high-density storage, Order Picking/Case Picking systems, and AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) solutions. The company also provides virtual commissioning and digital twin services, and acquired Vertique for US market expansion. System Logistics offers end-to-end solutions from planning through implementation and customer service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• High-bay Warehouse (HRL) Automated high-bay warehouse solution increasing storage capacity and reducing unit costs for enterprise customers in food, beverage and industrial sectors. Available in silo or in-house construction, single/double/multiple deep, from ambient to deep-freeze (-28°C), with capacities from 1,000 to 50,000 pallet locations and heights up to approximately 45m.
• Compact Warehouse (Pallets)

Quantifiable outcome

• 25% reduction in loading times
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 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

Integration7 records

Feature7 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Dematic: Dematic is a direct peer and global system integrator for automated intralogistics — AS/RS, conveyors, sortation, and WMS/WCS software — serving F&B, retail, and manufacturing customers with end-to-end project execution similar to System Logistics' offering.
• Swisslog (KUKA Group): Swisslog is a direct peer designing and delivering automated warehouse and distribution center solutions, including AS/RS, AGVs, and warehouse software, serving similar F&B, retail, and industrial enterprise customers with comparable general-contractor project models.
• TGW Logistics Group: TGW is a direct peer offering automated warehouse systems, conveying and picking technology, and warehouse control software for retail, grocery, food, and industrial customers — a closely comparable intralogistics integrator profile.
• Bastian Solutions: Bastian Solutions is a direct peer integrator of conveyor, AS/RS, AGV/AMR, and WMS/WCS solutions for distribution, manufacturing, and food customers — comparable to System Logistics' general contractor project model and software-led approach.
• SSI Schäfer: SSI Schäfer is a direct peer designing and building AS/RS, conveyor and picking systems, and WMS/WCS software across F&B, retail, and industrial verticals — closely comparable to System Logistics in both product scope and customer verticals.
• Knapp AG: Knapp is a direct peer providing automated warehousing, order picking, and material flow solutions (including shuttle-based AS/RS and WMS software) to retail, food, and industrial customers with comparable integration of mechanics and software.
• Murata Machinery (Muratec): Muratec is a direct peer manufacturing automated storage and retrieval systems, AGVs/conveyors, and warehouse software for global F&B, manufacturing, and distribution customers, with strong overlap in high-bay warehouse and pallet-handling automation.

Emerging players

• AutoStore: AutoStore is an emerging player in goods-to-person cube-based storage robotics and order picking software; while a different storage architecture, it competes for the same enterprise intralogistics modernization budgets and adjacent WMS/WCS decisions.
• Symbotic: Symbotic is an emerging AI-enabled warehouse robotics and software platform focused on pallet-level automation in grocery, retail, and consumer goods; competes with traditional AS/RS integrators like System Logistics for enterprise modernization RFPs.

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell Intelligrated: Honeywell Intelligrated is a broad incumbent offering warehouse execution, AS/RS, conveyors, sortation, and robotics as part of Honeywell's larger automation portfolio — overlapping with System Logistics in F&B and industrial intralogistics but with broader corporate scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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