Type Holding AG Revenue 620.8 Mio. EUR (2015) Founded 1900 Parent organization KUKA | Industry automation Headquarters Buchs, Switzerland Number of employees 2,500 (September 2015) | |
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Key people Till Reuter, (President of Board of Directors)
Daniel Bader, (CFO)
Christian Baur, (COO Swisslog Group & CEO Warehouse & Distribution Solutions)
Stephan Sonderegger, (CEO Healthcare Solutions) Products Logistics automation, Material handling, conveyor and warehouse technology Divisions warehouse automation, healthcare automation Subsidiaries Telelift, Sabal Medical, Swisslog Evomatic GmbH Profiles | ||
Swisslog Holding AG is a globally active Swiss company specializing in integrated automation solutions for warehouses, distribution centers and hospitals. It is headquartered in Buchs/Aarau, Switzerland. Swisslog has 2,500 employees in approximately 20 countries and had revenues of 620.8 million euros in 2015. 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.
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Area of operations
Swisslog is organized into two divisions: Warehouse & Distribution Solutions and Healthcare Solutions.
Warehouse & Distribution Solutions supplies industry-specific solutions for automated warehouses and distribution centers. Its core industries are retail and e-commerce, food and beverages, and pharmaceuticals.
Healthcare Solutions specializes in logistics automation solutions and is focused primarily on hospital logistics. Products and services for automated goods transport include pneumatic tube systems, automated guided vehicle systems, electric track vehicle systems as well as pharmaceutical logistics systems.
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.