Swisslog Explained

Swisslog Holding AG
Founded:1900
Hq Location:Buchs AG, Switzerland
Key People:Jens Schmale (CEO)[1]
Industry:Automation
Products:Logistics automation, Material handling, conveyor and warehouse technology
Revenue:771m EUR (2022)
Num Employees:3,000 (March 2024)
Parent:KUKA
Website:www.swisslog.com

Swisslog Holding AG is a globally active Swiss company specializing in automation for warehouses, distribution centers and hospitals. It is headquartered in Buchs/Aargau, Switzerland. Swisslog has 2,500 employees in approximately 20 countries and had revenues of 620.8 million euros in 2015.[2] The company is part of the KUKA Group, a German robotics and automation solutions supplier. Until July 2015, Swisslog was listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

Area of operations

Swisslog is a global company headquartered in Buchs/Aarau (Switzerland) and one of the world's leading logistics automation companies. Swisslog delivers data-driven & robotic solutions for logistics automation alongside service concepts.[3]

Swisslog supplies industry-specific services for automated warehouses and distribution centers. Its core industries are grocery, retail and e-commerce, food and beverages, and industrials.

Since the end of 2019, the Swisslog Healthcare business unit has focused on target customers, such as healthcare facilities and hospitals, with an independent brand. Swisslog is simultaneously expanding its position in the areas of intralogistics, production logistics and supply chain alongside the Swisslog brand.[4]

History

Swisslog traces its roots back to Sprecher + Schuh AG, founded in Aarau in 1900 and split into two separate entities in 1985. After a successful public tender offer by KUKA, Swisslog merged with a KUKA subsidiary at the end of July 2015 and was delisted from the Swiss stock exchange. Swisslog is now part of the KUKA Group.[5]

References

  1. Swisslog.com: https://www.swisslog.com/en-us/about-swisslog/newsroom/news-press-releases-blog-posts/2023/10/swisslog-names-jens-schmale-as-new-chief-executive-officer (EN)
  2. Web site: KUKA.com. Webseite mit elektronischem Jahresbericht. Seite 94, Kennzahlen.. 2016-06-27. German.
  3. Web site: Swisslog.com. Website of Swisslog Holding AG. 2023-06-23.
  4. Web site: Swisslog.com. Website of Swisslog Holding AG. 2023-06-23.
  5. http://www.swisslog.com/en/Corporate/News-Events/News-Releases/2015/July/CORP-Approval-merger Swisslog General Meeting approves merger with cash compensation