Hall: 1, Stand number: K58
MiTek can provide the robust and precise steelwork required to support intralogistics automation, such as automated stores, conveyor technology, AGVs and robotic handling systems. Whether it’s a single steel platform or multi-tier solution, and whether it’s installed in a brand-new facility or an existing warehouse, the MiTek team designs and delivers mezzanine solutions that enable automated logistics systems to achieve the highest possible efficiency and space utilisation.
MiTek Industries GmbH, based in Cologne, will exhibit on stand K58 in hall 1 at the LogiMAT exhibition in Stuttgart from 11 to 13 March. With the theme ‘Empowering Automation’, the company will focus on mezzanine systems and associated steel solutions for intralogistics automation. These structures usually need to be designed and built in a slightly different way, in order to bear the heavy loads typical in automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), conveyor systems and robotic cells.
“The future of intralogistics is digital,” says Bart Pulles, Operations & Sales Manager and responsible for MiTek’s mezzanine business in continental Europe. “Increasingly, warehouse operators are turning to autonomous and intelligent technologies to meet their current and future demands for performance and cost efficiency. Our bespoke steel platforms enable the realisation of automation solutions in both greenfield and brownfield environments, as well as the optimisation of available space.”
The perfect partner for cube storage systems
MiTek specialises in the internal construction of distribution centres, using hot-rolled and cold-formed steel structures. A core aspect of this is the design and installation of mezzanine floors that maximise a warehouse's productive space while minimising its overall footprint.
Bart Pulles highlights the synergy between MiTek’s steel platforms and automated storage systems, such as the AutoStore cube storage system: “As modular solutions that can be integrated almost anywhere, automated storage systems are ideally suited to being implemented not only at ground level but also on a platform. With sufficient ceiling height, multiple storeys can be considered.”
In addition, MiTek can install maintenance platforms on top of the grid, or intermediate platforms for workstations. Beneath the automated system, mezzanine tunnels can accommodate additional workstations, conveyor routes or replenishment areas. Walkways spanning ASRS systems can also serve as escape routes.
Regardless of the specific design of the automated storage system – whether it is spread across floors, around columns and corners or goes right up to the roof – Pulles states, “Our steel platforms ensure the necessary structural stability and accessibility.”
High load capacity and flexibility
MiTek’s mezzanines are tailored to meet the specific requirements of automated handling equipment in terms of load-bearing capacity, deflection and vibration. The company has delivered projects in partnership with 9 of the world’s top 10 material handling system suppliers. “Our in-house team of experts works closely with system integrators,” explains Pulles, “to ensure seamless integration with their automation drawings. For example, our designers may need to create voids for conveyors; meet certain column spacing to facilitate machinery on ground level and ensure conveyor void positions; and design the floors to meet the specified load capacity.”
Robust solutions at competitive prices
Drawing on almost 40 years of experience and around 20,000 completed mezzanine projects worldwide, MiTek develops robust solutions at affordable prices.
“Every MiTek steel platform is essentially a bespoke solution that delivers excellent value for money,” says Pulles. “We place great emphasis on avoiding both over-engineering and under-engineering, to ensure the right balance of competitiveness and strength. We look forward to presenting our solutions at LogiMAT 2025 and welcoming visitors onto our stand.”