More than 200 TGW robots will be , starting in mid-2028 at the highly automated fulfillment center of the drugstorehandling the efficient storage and retrieval of goods will be assembled at 16 manual and two robot-assisted pick center workstations.
Following its launch in summer 2028, the central location will supply all of the drugstore chain's stores in Austria, Italy, and Slovenia – for the first time across national borders. This flagship project – the largest single investment in the efficiency sustainably increase
381 markets in Austria
The drugstore chain was founded in Karlsruhe in 1973 by Götz W. Werner and is now represented in 14 European countries. The company has been active in the Austrian market since 1976 and with the most successful drugstore chain in Central and Southeastern Europe,
RovoFlex: Up to 1000 picks/hour
“TGW Logistics has developed a tailor-made solution that is perfectly suited to our needs and impresses with its performance, innovation, flexibility, and quality,” emphasizes Patrick Aichinger, Head of International Logistics at dm. “This also means we are optimally prepared for future adjustments to our product range or changes in quantities.”
For the first time across national borders
“We are delighted that we were able to convince dm drogerie markt with our experience, our robotics innovations, and our software expertise,” says Martin Waldenberger, Chief Sales Officer of the Customer Unit Central Europe at TGW Logistics. The project in Kronstorf is intended to be the start of a close collaboration between the two companies.
By summer 2028, TGW specialists plan to install the fulfillment center, the centerpiece of which will be a shuttle warehouse with approximately 260,000 storage locations. The RovoFlex picking robot, based on machine learning principles, will play a key role and can seamlessly switch between manual and automated picking. It essentially learns with every picking operation.
Learn something new with every move
A fleet of 80 mobile robots handles the transport of goods – completely autonomously thanks to intelligent software. The material flow computer and the warehouse control system (WCS) also come from TGW Logistics. Measures to increase energy efficiency are an integral part of the project. The Eco mode automatically adjusts the system's speed to the current demand, while the standby function temporarily switches off unused modules. When utilization is lower, the entire system can be shut down at the touch of a button.
