Swisslog Warehouse and Distribution has acquired Power Automation Systems (PAS), a worldwide supplier of pallet shuttle automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS).
Swisslog CEO of Warehouse and Distribution Christian Baur said: “The acquisition of PAS allows Swisslog to expand our product portfolio with a focus on the Asia Pacific and North American markets. As the leader in logistics automation, our goal was to offer our clients a new dimension of speed and storage density for pallet warehouses that handle a confined number of SKU with high volume, not only in the greenfield, but also for existing buildings.”
“The combination of Swisslog and PAS will deliver benefits to our customers greater than the sum of our parts,” said Markus Schmidt, senior vice president, Swisslog Warehouse and Distribution Americas. “Furthermore, Swisslog offers its world class service with our customer support team consisting of a 24/7 help desk, remote system monitoring, on-site support, spare parts and system retrofit expansions, and modernisations, which will be of great benefit to PAS’s existing customers.”
Headquartered in Lathrop, CA, the PAS office will immediately serve as the Swisslog Americas West Coast location. In addition, the acquisition is designed to further develop and expand Swisslog’s reach in the Asia Pacific region, where PAS has already been implemented for Swisslog customers, as well as in North and South America. “Swisslog and PAS have partnered in the past to provide top-notch automation for clients such as Coca-Cola and Sutter Home (Trinchero Family Estates).
“I am proud that we have attracted Swisslog, a company with a great reputation and global size, so that the PAS solutions can grow to its full potential and expand on the leadership we’ve created,” said Pat Mitchell, inventor, founder, and previous owner of PAS.
