Exotec and E80 Group announce tie up aiming to streamline end-to-end warehouse automation

Warehouse robotics provider Exotec has announced a new partnership with end-to-end intralogistics provider E80 Group. 

The pair will develop a joint offering that combines Exotec’s Skypod AS/RS with E80 Group’s suite of pallet handling systems. This will provide customers with case, pallet, and item handling within a single, scalable automation system.

They claim that the move will allow consumer packaged goods companies and grocery retailers to reduce costs, increase resilience and accelerate fulfilment across all channels.

“Exotec and E80 Group don’t just offer complementary technologies; we share the same philosophy of reducing complexity through intelligent, product first design,” says Romain Moulin, Co-founder and CEO at Exotec. “That’s why we heavily invested into this partnership with E80 Group, to design a joint solution that will set the new standard for end-to-end automation in the grocery and beverage industries and beyond.” 

As pressure on supply chains grows, this partnership promises to consolidate e-commerce, retail, and wholesale operations into fewer facilities, reducing fragmentation and enabling the seamless flow of pallets and cases.

“This partnership marks an important step forward for the intralogistics industry,” says Gabriele Grassi, Deputy Chairman at E80 Group. “Together, we’re not just integrating two systems - we’re rethinking how goods can move seamlessly from production to store shelves or e-commerce. Pairing Exotec’s flexible AS/RS with our end-to-end solutions creates a new model for automation that aligns with the future of retail and consumer demand.”

The partnership followed just weeks after Exotec partnered with Polish logistics company ILS Logistics to install its Skypod robotic system across sites in Central and Eastern Europe. The projects are being carried out in collaboration with Polish integrator A1 Sorter, a long standing partner of Exotec. 

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