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META speeds up your e-commerce warehouse

E-commerce requires highly dynamic warehouse solutions that are capable of enormous growth: scalable shelving, pick towers & automation with META ensure greater speed, space and availability.
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Ananas Logistics

META speeds up your e-commerce warehouse

E-commerce requires highly dynamic warehouse solutions that are capable of enormous growth: scalable shelving, pick towers & automation with META ensure greater speed, space and availability.
Request a non-binding consultation
E-commerce ramping up

More speed under high pressure. Innovative logistics warehouses through intelligent warehouse logistics

E-commerce is growing faster than space. Product ranges are exploding, peaks are becoming more unpredictable and returns are increasing. To ensure that processes remain stable, short distances, high picking density and layouts that scale at any time are required - without downtime.

Flexible shelf and platform structures that clearly separate replenishment, picking and returns and think vertically are crucial: more levels, better routes, higher performance.

Automation only works if it fits into this system. META combines racking technology with conveyor technology, vertical conveyors and identification systems - so that bottlenecks at transfers, floor changes and in the returns flow disappear.

The result: a warehouse that is fast today and continues to grow tomorrow.

Stable, flexible, capable of growth

From shelves to multi-storey systems

META develops warehouse structures that clearly organize and vertically scale e-commerce processes. Clear levels, routes and zones are created from single to multi-storey layouts - with shelving and platform solutions tailored to product ranges, pick frequencies and returns. Wire mesh shelves ensure sprinkler coverage, light and air circulation, thus improving safety, ergonomics and speed. Additional levels can be added at short notice, even during ongoing operations.

The result: modular, expandable META layouts with short distances, high pick rates and clear material flows. Security and compliance are integrated. The architecture is ready for automation - transfers, floor changes and identification points are already provided for conveyor technology and META-ILS. This means the warehouse can be expanded quickly and flexibly.

META MULTIFLOOR multi storey systems
META MULTIFLOOR multi storey systems

From shelves to multi-storey systems

META develops warehouse structures that clearly organize and vertically scale e-commerce processes. Clear levels, routes and zones are created from single to multi-storey layouts - with shelving and platform solutions tailored to product ranges, pick frequencies and returns. Wire mesh shelves ensure sprinkler coverage, light and air circulation, thus improving safety, ergonomics and speed. Additional levels can be added at short notice, even during ongoing operations.

The result: modular, expandable META layouts with short distances, high pick rates and clear material flows. Security and compliance are integrated. The architecture is ready for automation - transfers, floor changes and identification points are already provided for conveyor technology and META-ILS. This means the warehouse can be expanded quickly and flexibly.

META MULTIFLOOR multi storey systems

From shelves to multi-storey systems

META develops warehouse structures that clearly organize and vertically scale e-commerce processes. Clear levels, routes and zones are created from single to multi-storey layouts - with shelving and platform solutions tailored to product ranges, pick frequencies and returns. Wire mesh shelves ensure sprinkler coverage, light and air circulation, thus improving safety, ergonomics and speed. Additional levels can be added at short notice, even during ongoing operations.

The result: modular, expandable META layouts with short distances, high pick rates and clear material flows. Security and compliance are integrated. The architecture is ready for automation - transfers, floor changes and identification points are already provided for conveyor technology and META-ILS. This means the warehouse can be expanded quickly and flexibly.

META solutions for e-commerce fulfillment

Storage performance that keeps up with drops, peaks and

online pressure

META combines shelving technology, steel construction and META-ILS to create end-to-end material and data flows - precisely tailored to the dynamics of online retail. The systems remain stable even with high variants, returns and seasonal peaks and ensure that routes remain short, level changes reliable and capacities scalable at all times - from the central warehouse to fast e-commerce replenishment.

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Platform and steel construction solutions
  • Application: Additional usable space above the pick, pack/return/VAS zones

  • Effect: Clearly structured material flow with functionally separated zones, short distances and safe transfers. Maximum volume utilization for high performance and improved energy efficiency.

  • Options: Structural design, lighting, railings/stairs, expandable during operation
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Multi-storey shelving systems (META MULTIFLOOR, META CLIP)
  • Application: Spare parts, small parts, C-parts, omnichannel/branch backstock

  • Effect: High space and volume utilization thanks to multi-storey structures with clearly defined zones. Ergonomic picking processes, the separation of picking and replenishment as well as short distances increase efficiency. At the same time, condensed storage reduces the space and energy required per item movement.

  • Options: Lighting, RAL/design, defined load capacities and reach heights, escape routes according to standard
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META-ILS Conveyor technology and automation
  • Application: transfer to conveyor technology, shuttles, sorters

  • Effect: smooth infeed/outfeed, process-clean scaling; can be expanded later without process interruption.

  • Options: Container and pallet conveyor technology, vertical conveyors, identification/measurement, sorter systems, control/IT, scan zones, buffer lanes, docking points
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Safety & Compliance
  • Application: Multi-storey construction, mixed operation, official approvals

  • Effect: Safe installations, legally compliant documentation

  • Options: Stairs/parapets according to standard, fire protection concepts, load certificates, acceptance documents
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Platform and steel construction solutions
  • Application: Additional usable space above the pick, pack/return/VAS zones

  • Effect: Clearly structured material flow with functionally separated zones, short distances and safe transfers. Maximum volume utilization for high performance and improved energy efficiency.

  • Options: Structural design, lighting, railings/stairs, expandable during operation
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Multi-storey shelving systems (META MULTIFLOOR, META CLIP)
  • Application: Spare parts, small parts, C-parts, omnichannel/branch backstock

  • Effect: High space and volume utilization thanks to multi-storey structures with clearly defined zones. Ergonomic picking processes, the separation of picking and replenishment as well as short distances increase efficiency. At the same time, condensed storage reduces the space and energy required per item movement.

  • Options: Lighting, RAL/design, defined load capacities and reach heights, escape routes according to standard
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META-ILS Conveyor technology and automation
  • Application: transfer to conveyor technology, shuttles, sorters

  • Effect: smooth infeed/outfeed, process-clean scaling; can be expanded later without process interruption.

  • Options: Container and pallet conveyor technology, vertical conveyors, identification/measurement, sorter systems, control/IT, scan zones, buffer lanes, docking points
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Safety & Compliance
  • Application: Multi-storey construction, mixed operation, official approvals

  • Effect: Safe installations, legally compliant documentation

  • Options: Stairs/parapets according to standard, fire protection concepts, load certificates, acceptance documents

Real-world examples

Personal instead of standard solutions

Together to your

e-commerce warehouse -

scalable from day 1

Whether pick tower, returns area or store backstock: META develops your warehouse layout precisely according to volume, cycle and SKU width, including safety and fire protection specifications - on request with prepared interfaces for conveyor technology and automation for later expansion without process interruption. During the consultation, we analyze your process flow, drops, peaks and returns logic and derive a clear recommendation for your optimal module mix.

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IDL META
IDL META
Personal instead of standard solutions

Together to your

e-commerce warehouse -

scalable from day 1

Whether pick tower, returns area or store backstock: META develops your warehouse layout precisely according to volume, cycle and SKU width, including safety and fire protection specifications - on request with prepared interfaces for conveyor technology and automation for later expansion without process interruption. During the consultation, we analyze your process flow, drops, peaks and returns logic and derive a clear recommendation for your optimal module mix.

Request a non-binding consultation
IDL META
Personal instead of standard solutions

Together to your

e-commerce warehouse -

scalable from day 1

Whether pick tower, returns area or store backstock: META develops your warehouse layout precisely according to volume, cycle and SKU width, including safety and fire protection specifications - on request with prepared interfaces for conveyor technology and automation for later expansion without process interruption. During the consultation, we analyze your process flow, drops, peaks and returns logic and derive a clear recommendation for your optimal module mix.

Request a non-binding consultation
Everything you need to know about META e-commerce solutions

FAQ - Planning, scaling, automation, operation

Here you will find concise answers to the most important questions about our shelving systems, steel construction solutions and META-ILS automation in e-commerce. Your question is not listed? Please get in touch - we will advise you quickly and specifically on your project.

For which company sizes are META solutions suitable in e-commerce?

META scales from a growing online store to a logistics center. Layouts are designed according to volume, cycle and product range width - from a two-storey area to a six-storey pick tower.

Which shelving systems are suitable for e-commerce small parts warehouses?

Shelf systems based on META CLIP or META MULTIFLOOR. Wide-span versions are available for wide or heavy items. The final design is project-specific.

Can systems be expanded or added to at a later date?

The architecture is modular. Additional levels, zones or transfer points can be retrofitted - depending on the statics, approvals and operating concept.

Does META support sprinkler/fire­protection­requirements?

Yes, META plans storage and shelving systems taking into account the applicable sprinkler and fire protection requirements. Depending on the use and system, different design measures are used - such as open shelf concepts or specific material and design variants. Escape and rescue routes are designed and documented in accordance with standards. Verifiable structural analyses can be provided on request.

Can conveyor technology or automation be integrated?

Yes. META-ILS integrates container and pallet conveyor technology, vertical conveyors, identification/measurement modules, sorter systems and the control system - tailored to your processes and interfaces.

What does "ready for automation" mean in concrete terms?

Floor levels, transfer stations and identification points are provided for in the layout. This means that conveyor technology can be integrated later without interrupting the process. Structural adaptations depend on the individual case.

Does META offer advice and planning on site?

Yes. Analysis of material flows, loads, routes, level changes and interfaces - on request with on-site inspection and inventory.

What services does META offer after commissioning?

Maintenance and inspection, spare parts, adaptations/extensions, training and support for integrated META-ILS components

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How quickly can a system be implemented?

Depending on scope, statics and approval. Standardized modules speed up planning, production and installation. You will receive a rough timeline after the initial consultation and data collection.

Can existing bearings be retrofitted?

Yes. For example, adding levels, adding buffer zones or integrating transfer stations/vertical conveyors. We check the feasibility as part of the project.

Does META support IT integration (WMS/MES/ERP/IIoT)?

Yes. Definition of parking space/barcode standards and interface requirements; coordination of integration with your system partners

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Does META cover security and compliance aspects?

Yes. Project planning of escape/safety routes, railings/stairs, hazardous material segments, labeling and auditable inventory processes - project-related according to specifications.

Any questions? More info?

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Whether you have general questions, detailed information on specific areas or a specific warehouse project - we are happy to take the time to address your concerns. Let's talk about how to make your warehouse mobile and fit for the future.

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