Automha - Company

Since 1979, Automha has developed the experience and know-how necessary to become the leading factory in the automatic warehouses sector. For over 40 years, the company has engineered specific solutions for each storage sector, optimally responding in an optimal way to the different needs that the various applications involve. The company’s philosophy is based on the principle of automatic warehouses. The idea of picking up loading units without the need of the human operator has always been the challenge that fascinated founder Franco Togni and  what led him to create automation systems for warehouses including:
  • Machines for semi-automatic pallet storage;
  • Industrial handling systems;
  • Automatic vertical warehouses.

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Story

1979
Automha was founded.
1981
The design of the first automated machines began.
1986
Automha specialized in the automation of complex systems
1993
Production of the first automated systems such as trolleys, conveyor belts, and drawers
1999
Autosat, designed for the automatic storage of pallets within a traditional drive-in shelf, was patented and presented.
2007
Automha expanded its market in emerging countries like India.
2008
The office in Shanghai and the factory in Taicang, China, were established.
2009
Autosatmover, a modular system, fully automatic for the automation of multi- depth storage of pallets, was founded.
2014
The office in Oakville, Ontario, Canada and the aftermarket service and support unit in Buffalo, New York, USA, were established.
2015
The office in Barcelona, Spain, was established
2015
The largest automated warehouse in the world for storing fabric rolls was designed and built in Antwerp, Belgium.
2017
Rushmover, the fully automatic modular circuit for the transport of any type of pallet, was designed and patented.
2018
Peakmover, a system that was developed to meet the challenges of dynamic e-commerce distribution, was patented and presented.
2018
The biggest warehouse for fabric rolls for Bru Textile, Antwerp, Belgium, was designed and built.
2019
Automha celebrated 40 years.
2020
AWMS - Warehouse Management System, the Automha’s software seamlessly integrates with the company’s management systems.
2021
New Headquarters (15.000 sq m.) of pure innovation was inaugurated.
2021
Automha was nominated Sustainability Award TOP 100 Social.
2022
Spinmover, the RGV system, designed to optimize the efficiency and flexibility of warehouses and logistics systems, was patented and presented.
2022
Pathmover, an omnidirectional AGV designed to increase the efficiency of automated warehouses and optimize logistics operations, was patented and presented
2022
Automha was nominated Amico del Consumatore by Codacons.
2023
Automha was nominated Sustainability Award Top 100 Excellence & Top 100 Performances.
2024
Automha celebrated 45 years.
2024
Presented AutosatGTR, the new generation of Autosat shuttles.
Our future
Automha's future is rooted in digitalization, with a strong focus on advanced software development and innovative automation technologies.

1979 Franco Togni develops new transport and conveying systems for industrial ground handling.

1997 Launch of first automatic stacker crane machine, capable of storing pallets in a rack unit and performing automatic recovery.

2002 Presentation and commercialization of the first Autosat remote control carrier.

2007 Internationalization with the creation of automatic warehouses in Eastern Europe, India and China.

2010 Launch of Supercap, the first battery-free carrier, powered by a super-capacitor, capable of working in temperatures from -30° to +55°.

2015 Design and construction of the largest automatic “rolls” textile warehouse in the world, in Antwerp (Belgium).

2017 Assignment of Mr. Giuseppe Stefanelli as CEO.

2018 Development of increasingly engineered products at the service of pioneering systems and solutions, customized according to client’s needs.

2019 Automha celebrated its first 40 years of activity and designed and created a new machine: PEAKMOVER.

2020 During the Covid-19 health emergency, Automha continued to operate reached a yearly production of 900 Pallet runners, 350 Autosatmovers and 250 Supercap machines.

2021 Automha inaugurates the new headquarters in Azzano San Paolo which hosts the executive offices and the new high-tech production sector.

Structure (230 Employees)

Automha, with two production sites and six commercial sites located around the world, now has 230 employees, of an average age of 40 years old. In addition to the operations sector, the company’s collaborators are employed in the engineering, research and development sectors.

In 2019, the global staff increase compared to 2018 was 51%, and 11% in the first six months of 2020, compared to the same period of the previous year.

230

EMPLOYEES

10%

R&D

17%

ENGINEER

57%

OPERATIONS

16%

STAFF

Board of Directors

The world of tomorrow is built today, looking ahead: since President Franco Togni developed ad hoc handling material systems and solutions in 1979, Automha has continued its search for new goods storage solutions in every sector.

Speed, precision and performance were combined with the new technologies and ideas that came with the managerialization of the company and with the arrival of the second generation: the President and founder Franco Togni was joined by his children Roberta (General Counsel and CSR Officer) and Gianni (Vice President) and by the CEO Giuseppe Stefanelli.

FRANCO TOGNI

PRESIDENT

GIUSEPPE STEFANELLI

CEO

ROBERTA TOGNI

GENERAL COUNSEL AND CSR OFFICER

GIANNI TOGNI

VICE PRESIDENT

Growth

Automha is a continuously growing company that has never stopped expanding, even during times of crisis. The courage to invest has led Automha to record a growth trend of 25% per year, setting itself the goal of reaching a turnover of 100 million euros by 2022.

With the construction of a new headquarters, developed on an area of over 7,000 square meters, and the continuation of the hiring plan, our company continues to look to the future.

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2014
18 ML €
2015
22 ML €
2016
39 ML €
2017
48 ML €
2018
65 ML €
2019
75 ML €
2020
80 ML €
2021
80 ML €
2022
85 ML €
2023
95 ML €

Offices worldwide (5 commercial offices - 2 production and commercial plants)

In addition to the headquarters in Azzano San Paolo, in the province of Bergamo, Automha has 6 international sites; one of the production sites is in China.

An efficient and organized network, thanks to which the Automha values can develop in every part of the world.

4

COMMERCIAL OFFICES

CANADA

SPAIN

CHINA

INDIA

2

PRODUCTION - COMMERCIAL PLANTS

ITALY

CHINA

Sales

Internationalization and serving all foreign markets in the most varied sectors has been the key to the recognition and appreciation for Automha’s technology and design flexibility, satisfying the needs of each client.

Automha has also increased its national market: an important growth in terms of turnover at a group level, which has generated the need to accelerate and engineer processes even more.

1% OCEANIA

5% SOUTH AMERICA

11% AFRICA

18% NORTH AMERICA

19% ASIA

45 % EUROPE

Values

Automha wants to be a worldwide reference point for warehouse automation.

Innovation and efficiency are the driving force of the company which, always with an eye to the future, passionately creates solutions and tools capable of interpreting the clients’ needs and responding to requests by simplifying processes and predicting future needs.

We look to the future. We are proactive people. We predict changes in advance to build the foundations of our future.

We find solutions. We simplify production flows and processes through our expertise and experience.

We talk to the world. We value the relationships and socio-cultural aspects of local realities with an international approach.

We give our best. We strive to achieve perfection. We set no limits in products and relationships. We are people. We believe in the value of people and in their ability to make a difference.

Politica Aziendale

Certificati

ISO 9001
ISO 14001
ISO 45001
SA 8000
Company Policy

Certificates

ISO 9001
ISO 14001
ISO 45001
SA 8000