Borgholzhausen/Stuttgart, January 9, 2026 – Whether it's a pioneering in-house warehouse for Austrian wood specialist THEURL, consistent capacity and efficiency expansion for food manufacturers such as Züger Frischkäse AG, or a flagship project for the world's largest heavy corrugated cardboard plant at the TRICOR site in Goch: intralogistics automation specialist Westfalia Technologies GmbH & Co. KG from Borgholzhausen (North Rhine-Westphalia) impresses with its versatility, the consistent further development of its key technologies, and comprehensive overall concepts based on 55 years of experience in the implementation of safe, highly available automated storage systems.
The medium-sized company relies on sustainable technologies and customer partnerships for future-proof, mature, and reliable storage systems that have proven themselves over decades. Westfalia's automated warehouses connect, create, and optimize growth areas. “For us, innovation is closely linked to safety and stability,” emphasizes CEO Andreas Gartemann. “We reduce downtime to a minimum, ensure sustainable warehouse operations, and improve the quality and performance that our customers expect from us.” As a general contractor, system manufacturer, and integrator, Westfalia supplies all the necessary technologies, integrates them organically, and opens up new perspectives: again in 2026, from March 24 to 26 at LogiMAT in Stuttgart.
Existing customers place their trust in Westfalia
“We are recording double-digit percentage growth in sales for the third year in a row,” says Andreas Gartemann. "We are growing in all business units. The strong order intake for the modernization and expansion of existing plants, and for new plants for long-standing existing customers, confirms our self-image as a sustainable, reliable automation partner. Our consistent focus on reliable plant performance and sustainable customer satisfaction is now paying off."
Focus on safe complete systems
As a general contractor and manufacturer, Westfalia implements complete systems with finely tuned, state-of-the-art components in the fields of storage technology, electromechanics, control systems, and software. Its key components are manufactured, aggregated, programmed, and installed at the customer's site in-house: tailor-made solutions for different products, loading devices, and temperature zones, systems, and special designs for industry-specific and special requirements – in terms of both hardware and software.
The focus is on the safety of systems, data, investments, and production. Through consistent system support and robust technologies, Westfalia storage systems achieve high system availability and safety for decades. Westfalia systems reduce interfaces that can be sources of error. Westfalia's automated storage systems are also being prepared for the new EU Machinery Directive, which will come into force in January 2027. “We are already able to provide our customers with expert advice on the new EU Machinery Directive,” says Gartemann.
Westfalia is also optimally positioned in terms of data security within the framework of the EU NIS 2 Directive. With the capabilities of WORTMANN's own terra Cloud, Westfalia offers fast backup strategies to protect and restore critical data. With the strong WORTMANN Group behind it, the company also achieves maximum investment and production security with individual financing options.
Satellite® Storage Systems connect spaces in new ways
Developed in 1981, Satellite® technology is the established benchmark for multi-deep storage: durable, efficient, suitable for many industries, from standard to custom-made. The principle of maximum storage capacity close to production lines, which saves space, operating and maintenance costs, reduces set-up times, storage and production costs, streamlines, decouples and makes processes more flexible with maximum operational reliability. Satellites and special rail profiles in the storage channels ensure fast storage processes that are gentle on materials. Westfalia's powerful Warehouse Execution System (WES) Savanna.NET®, which covers sub-areas or the entire warehouse management and material flow control of manual, semi-automated, and automated warehouse areas as required, ensures punctual and error-free fulfillment.
The bundling of warehouse locations and efficient warehouse management reduce truck mileage, returns, and CO2 emissions; intelligent controls, modern drives, energy recovery and storage systems reduce energy consumption. The space to be cooled per storage location is also reduced. The large wall and roof areas are suitable for self-supply with photovoltaics.
Budget-friendly connection to the future
Westfalia makes existing storage systems future-proof, modernizes them, expands them, and gradually and economically converts them in terms of hardware and software. The new “S” class of storage and retrieval machines, which is already established on the market, enables the efficient replacement of old equipment. Consistent system support, proactive maintenance and spare parts planning, in-house production of key components, safety inspections, training, and education extend the system life cycle with full efficiency and reliability.
“We have further strengthened our portfolio of services,” says Andreas Gartemann, "with additional services such as switch cabinet cleaning, rail grinding, and thermal imaging analyses for seamless condition monitoring. With individual maintenance plans, system monitoring, fast support, short response times, and results-oriented on-site service, we provide our customers with optimal support throughout the entire system life cycle. In cooperation with WORTMANN subsidiary Terra Robotics, we will also be offering AI-supported warehouse cleaning in the future.“ Terra Robotics will be exhibiting for the first time at LogiMAT at booth B57 in hall 8 and will also be in action at the Westfalia booth. ”Companies that automate with Westfalia storage systems are acting in a sustainable and economical manner," summarizes Andreas Gartemann.
Visitors to LogiMAT 2026, the international trade fair for intralogistics solutions and process management, can see this for themselves from March 24 to 26, 2026, at booth C20 in hall 1.
