
Learn how to best implement automated storage and retrieval systems in this free webinar. Credit: AutoStore
Automated storage and retrieval systems, or ASRS, promise high levels of efficiency for facilities that need to increase capacity or throughput without investing in real estate or scarce labor. But the cost and complexity of adoption can be intimidating to warehouse operators new to robotics.
Along with the latest mobile robots, picking systems, and conveyance, ASRS is becoming central to scalable fulfillment that maximizes the value of human associates and robots.
In this free webinar at 12:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, you can learn about how much infrastructure and process change is necessary when adopting automated storage and retrieval systems. Attendees can also learn how the latest ASRS setups can handle items unique to their supply chains.
AutoStore and Kardex, a leading ASRS provider and an integrator, respectively, will also explain how grid-based storage is adapting to new markets, from cold storage for grocery or pharmaceuticals to racks for apparel. In addition, learn how hardware and software can provide real-time data and insights, improve ergonomics, and harmonize product flow across facilities.
In this webinar, you can learn more about:
- Currently available automated storage and retrieval options and configurations
- How ASRS has evolved to increase reliability, flexibility, and throughput.
- Best practices for training staffers and working with other automation.
- The role of data and software integration.
Register now to attend this webinar and get your questions answered live! Registrants will be able to view it on demand after the broadcast date.
Learn more about automated storage and retrieval

Alex Pianykh is a Toronto-based business development manager at AutoStore. He has more than 10 years of experience in industrial automation, automated storage and retrieval systems, robotic packaging, and palletizing.
Before joining AutoStore, Pianykh held various consulting and engineering positions at Honeywell Intelligrated and Orfer Inc., specializing in robotic automation and material handling technologies. With broad expertise in sales engineering, account management, business development, and analytics, he helps customers find right-fit automation solutions.
Pianykh holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer systems, and robotics from Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University in Ukraine and in electrical engineering from Red Deer Polytechnic in Canada.
Brandon Hochstedler is a senior design consultant at Kardex Solutions AutoStore. With more than a decade of experience in engineering and design, he has a background in robotics and automation evaluation and solution implementation.
Prior to Kardex, Hochstedler was a lead application engineer at Nimble Robotics, where he specialized in developing cutting-edge robotics. His career also includes nearly nine years at Bastian Solutions, where he was a field application engineer.
Hochstedler said his expertise and innovative approach make him a valuable asset in the field of engineering and design. He has a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia and is based in Chicago.

Eugene Demaitre, moderator, is the editorial director for robotics at WTWH Media, which produces Automated Warehouse, The Robot Report, the Robotics Summit & Expo, and RoboBusiness. Prior to working for WTWH Media, he was an editor at BNA (now part of Bloomberg), Computerworld, TechTarget, and Robotics Business Review.
Demaitre has participated in conferences worldwide, as well as spoken on numerous webcasts and podcasts. He is always interested in learning more about robotics. Gene has a master’s from the George Washington University and lives in the Boston area.
This webinar is sponsored by Dorner, New England Wire Technologies, NORD Drivesystems, SEW Eurodrive, and Zebra Robotics Automation.

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