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2009
viastore is working for two drink manufacturers in France: for Laiterie de Saint de l'Hôtel, viastore builds a 25 meter high automatic warehouse. The Eaux Minérales de St. Alban company has commissioned viastore to retrofit and to extend its high-bay warehouse built in 2005.
For the engineering company J.D. Neuhaus (Germany), viastore implements the complete renovation of a production warehouse built in 1985 by a third-party supplier. This helps to restore the optimum supply of the production with the required components.
viastore hosts User Conferences on the topics Energy-saving in logistics systems, Advantages of a retrofit, or Warehouse management solutions with SAP and viad@t. Approximately 100 customers attend these conferences held by the intralogistics expert to increase their knowledge.
viastore receives a large order for the delivery of 15 storage and retrieval machines which will be used in the new logistics center of the US food producer Cargill Meat Solutions at Schuyler (Nebraska).
In the Netherlands, viastore modernizes a five-aisle automatic pallet warehouse for books with the logistics service provider Centraal Boekhuis. The focus is on an increased availability of the system, lower maintenance costs, the use of new technology, improved user-friendliness, and good spare parts support.
For the sake of an improved distribution of the warehouse management system viad@t in Russia, viastore intensifies the cooperation with Exigen Services. The IT service provider is the exclusive software partner for the distribution of viad@tWMS in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union.
2008
In December, Managing Director Peter W. Hälsig goes into retirement after nearly 45 years with the company. From January 1st 2009, Frank Apel will become responsible Managing Director of the sales department.
In May, viastore acquires Blesco, an American company based in Grand Rapids (Michigan). Blesco provides system integration solutions for distribution centers. Moreover, the company is competent in handling special customer applications. viastore thereby extends it position on the American Market.
CeMAT, the world’s leading fair for internal logistics, is started in May for the second time. Given a considerable increase (20%) of trade visitors, the fair exceeds all expectations.
2007
The projects IKEA Valls (Spain) and IKEA Savannah (U.S.A.) go live. viastore realizes an automated mini-load system as part of the worldwide central spare parts supply for the TRUMPF Group at the Ditzingen headquarters. The warehouse is completed operated under SAP LES.
2006
viastore systems scheduled by Ikea to provide a 13 aisle pallet AS/RS for the southeastern Distribution Center. The system goes live in 2007.
viastore systems sells its subsidiary Provia Software in the U.S.A. in order to increase its strategic focus on its core business, the construction of automated storage and retrieval systems.
Success in Eastern Europe: The warehouse for agricultural machine manufacturer Rostselmash is the first major viastore project in Russia. Soon afterwards Crocus International Estates based in Moscow schedules viastore to provide a five-aisle AS/RS.
2005
Cargill Meat Solutions goes live with the new 20 aisle viastore system mini load system in Friona, Texas.
Frank Apel becomes new member of the viastore management along with Christoph Hahn-Woernle and Peter W. Haelsig.
The major project for kitchen and table culture supplier WMF in Geislingen goes live. Here viastore has completely modernized a warehouse established in the seventies, implemented new logistics processes and replaced existing software with the viad@t standard warehouse management system software. viastore’s high Performance Picking System (HPPS) was also introduced.
The first independent CeMAT, leading trade fair for intralogistics, takes place in Hanover. viastore managing director Christoph Hahn-Woernle is chairman of the CeMAT committee. The fair is a complete success.
2004
Gordon Food Service selected viastore systems to provide the automated inbound material handling system for its new distribution center in Shepardsville, Kentucky.
viastore systems receives order from Ikea for the construction of four AS/RS facilities in Germany, Spain and the United States. The warehouses are equipped with 14 S/R machines each and offer storage locations for more than 80,000 pallets. Step by step, they are complete by 2007.
Foundation of subsidiary in the Czech Republic.
2003
viastore systems introduces its new Stationary Sequence Buffer (SSB) to the North American automated material handling market.
Modern Materials Handling magazine ranks viastore systems as one of “The World’s Top 20 Systems Suppliers” for 2002.
1st viastore systems User Conference in Papenburg/Germany.
2002
Commissioning of SICK, Waldkirch and Eurodis, Haaksbergen/NL projects to customers.
2001
viastore systems Inc. completes a major retrofit of Rittal Corporation’s new Manufacturing and Distribution Center in Urbana, Ohio, including modifications to the rack-supported structure, upgrades of the S/R machine controls and replacement of the existing conveyor system including the installation of a high-speed shuttle car.
viastore generates sales exceeding DEM 200 million.
1999
Sale of the Haushahn Group to Schindler, 100% takeover of C. Haushahn Automationssysteme GmbH & Co. KG by managing director Christoph Hahn-Woernle.
Company name changed to viastore systems GmbH.
Formation of subsidiary viastore systems LTD. in the U.K.
Formation of subsidiary, viastore systems Inc. in the United States.
1998
Acquisition of majority share in Consistem, Spain and formation of subsidiary Haushahn Automationsysteme S.A.
Formation of subsidiary Haushahn Automationsysteme b.v. in The Netherlands.
1991
Conversion of HSE into software company specializing in Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) software with sales and services for AS/RS in North America.
Formation of subsidiary Haushahn Automationssysteme S.A.R.L. in France.
Worldwide cooperation agreements.
1989
Formation of Haushahn Systems & Engineers (HSE) providing a source of company manufactured S/R machines in the United States.
Participation in Consistem Madrid, Spain.
1988
Formation of C. Haushahn Automationssysteme as an independent "systems" company specializing in automated material handling systems, software and operational logistics.
1970
Haushahn purchases S/R manufacturer Weissert & Hieber and provides integrated Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems (AS/RS).
1929
Haushahn starts productions of the first "high-speed" elevators in Germany.
around 1900
Haushahn starts production of electric elevators.
1889
Immanuel Hahn purchases C. Haushahn machine shop and begins the construction of scales and cranes.
