Manufactures palletizing, pick-and-place and conveying systems as well as autonomous intralogistics systems with in-house stainless steel and gripper production.
TRAPO GmbH
Gescher-Hochmoor (DE) · Breukelen (NL) · Cordignano (IT) · Suwanee, GA (US)New on Amplifa
About TRAPO
TRAPO GmbH is an automation specialist for production and intralogistics based in Gescher-Hochmoor. The company develops and manufactures partial and complete systems for pick and place, (de-)palletizing, packing, conveying, warehouse management, sorting and distribution technology, and the autonomous loading and unloading of trucks. The portfolio includes layer palletizers, gantry palletizers, articulated-arm robot cells, cobots, kinematics pickers, warehouse shuttles and automated guided vehicle systems, complemented by the TIM management system. Manufacturing, programming and service are performed 100% in-house; the company operates its own stainless steel production for hygienic-design and Care areas as well as its own gripper development with over 200 gripper variations. Customers come in particular from the food and beverage industry, pet food, pharma and medical technology, logistics, chemicals, and the automotive and packaging industries. With around 200 employees on 11,250 m² of production space, TRAPO has been part of the Swiss group holding Moovimenta since 2019.
- Site
- Gescher-Hochmoor
- Processes
- Palletizing (layer palletizer), Palletizing (articulated-arm robot), Palletizing/depalletizing (gantry robot), Depalletizing (high-performance layer depalletizer), Depalletizing with articulated-arm robot, Pick and place (kinematics picker), Pick and place with delta or articulated-arm robot, Conveying technology
- Materials
- Stainless steel, Tinplate, Aluminium, ferromagnetic materials, Ferromagnetic materials
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, DIN EN ISO 14001:2015, DIN EN ISO 50001:2011
- Founded
- 1957
- Employees
- 200
- Industries
- Food and beverage industry, Pet food, Pharmaceutical industry and medical technology, Logistics/intralogistics, Chemicals and petrochemicals, Automotive and wheel industry
- 01
Conceptual design and engineering
- 02
Design
- 03
In-house production (stainless steel/cleanroom)
- 04
Software and gripper development
- 05
In-house test runs in the technical center
- 06
Commissioning
- 07
Maintenance and after-sales service
Materials & Processes
Stainless steel
In-house stainless steel production for system components in hygienic design, in particular for Care and cleanroom areas of the food and pharmaceutical industries.
Aluminium
Material for empty cans in high-performance depalletizing.
Tinplate
Material for empty tin cans that are depalletized using magnetic or vacuum grippers.
Ferromagnetic materials
Basis for magnetic grippers with integrated pneumatic-magnetic plate for picking up complete layers.
Locations
Gescher-Hochmoor
DEHeadquarters, production, technical center
- Part weight / size
- Systems for pallets up to 1,250 × 1,150 mm
- Lot size
- Single systems up to complete lines
- Materials
- Stainless steel, aluminium, tinplate
- Layer palletizer HLP 6000
- High-performance depalletizer HLDP
- Parallel-kinematics picker HPPS 200
- Articulated-arm robot palletizing cells HRS
- Gantry palletizers HPS 100/250/500
- Cobot palletizer TCP
- Transport Shuttle TTS
- Warehouse Shuttle TWS 35/1200
- Truck loading system TLS 3600
Breukelen
NLRepresentative office Netherlands/Belgium (TRAPO NEDERLAND B.V.)
Cordignano (TV)
ITSubsidiary TRAPO Italiana S.r.l.
Suwanee, GA
USSubsidiary TRAPO America, Inc.
Systems & Equipment
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palletizing (layer palletizer)Assembly | – | – | Layer weight up to 200 kg | – | Cartons, Sacks, Containers, E2 and C2 crates |
| Palletizing (articulated-arm robot)Assembly | – | Cartons max. 500x400x400 mm | – | – | Cartons, Intermediate layers (suction-capable) |
| Palletizing/depalletizing (gantry robot)Assembly | – | – | – | – | stackable workpieces, packaged goods, load carriers |
| Depalletizing (high-performance layer depalletizer)Assembly | – | Tallpacks up to 3,000 mm × Pallets up to 1,250 x 1,150 mm | – | – | Empty cans (tinplate, aluminium), Empty glass jars |
| Depalletizing with articulated-arm robotAssembly | – | – | – | – | Trays, Aerosol cans |
| Pick and place (kinematics picker)Assembly | – | Lift 200 mm (up to 240 mm per brochure) | Payload up to 5-6 kg (incl. gripper) | max. 200 picks/min. per kinematics | Food (wet, dry, irregularly shaped), Primary and secondary packaging |
| Pick and place with delta or articulated-arm robotAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Conveying technologyAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Warehouse management (automated warehouse logistics)Assembly | – | – | 35 kg/pallet – up to 1,200 kg | Travel speed 3 m/s | – |
| Sorting and distribution technologyAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Carton fillingAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Load securingAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Autonomous loading and unloading of trucks and containersAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Automated guided vehicle systems (AGV/AMR)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gripper development and manufacturingEngineering | – | – | – | 211 gripper variations | ferromagnetic materials (magnetic grippers), textiles, rock wool, rubber sheets (needle grippers) |
| Stainless steel production (hygienic design/Care area)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Conceptual design, engineering and commissioning of partial and complete systemsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maintenance, support, commissioning, training, remote serviceEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| PackingAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mixed tray formation with pickerAssembly | – | – | – | – | Trays, Cans |
14 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-performance layer palletizer | TRAPO HLP 6000 (HLP series) | – | Own weight 1,950 kg; radius 180° (rotating module) | – | Gescher-Hochmoor |
| High-performance layer depalletizer | TRAPO HLDP (magnetic or vacuum gripper) | – | Pallet magazine up to 1,250 x 1,150 mm | – | Gescher-Hochmoor |
| Parallel-kinematics picker (4 axes) | TRAPO HPPS 200 | – | Action radius 800 mm, lift 200 mm, 360° action angle; picker cell min. 2x2x2 m; own weight 105 kg | – | Gescher-Hochmoor |
| Articulated-arm robot palletizing cell | KUKA or ABB HRS series (U-Line / Inline) | – | U-Line: 10133x5816x4100 mm; Inline: 11760x5800x4100 mm | – | Gescher-Hochmoor |
| Gantry palletizer | TRAPO HPS 100 / HPS 250 / HPS 500 | – | customer-specific adaptation; 2-3 linear axes | – | Gescher-Hochmoor |
| Cobot palletizer (MRK) | TRAPO TCP (TRAPO Cobot Palletizer) | – | 2750 x 2620 x 2200 mm | – | Gescher-Hochmoor |
| Automated guided vehicle system (AGV) | TRAPO TTS (TRAPO Transport Shuttle) | – | – | – | Gescher-Hochmoor |
| Warehouse Shuttle | TRAPO TWS 35 / TWS 1200 | – | TWS 35: 1200x635 mm (with 400x600 containers), own weight 200 kg; TWS 1200: 800 kg; 3 m/s | – | Gescher-Hochmoor |
| Warehouse Lift (high-bay lift) | TRAPO TWL | – | – | – | Gescher-Hochmoor |
| Autonomous truck loading and unloading system | TRAPO TLS 3600 (TLS series) | – | – | – | Gescher-Hochmoor |
| Moving System (mobile platform) | TRAPO TMS series | – | – | – | Gescher-Hochmoor |
| Omni Sorter (sorting system) | TRAPO TOS series | – | – | – | Gescher-Hochmoor |
| Sphere Sorter (sorting system) | TRAPO TSS series | – | – | – | Gescher-Hochmoor |
| High-performance kinematics system (layer formation) | TRAPO HKS series | – | – | – | Gescher-Hochmoor |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
The quality management system has been in place since 1996 and is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015; in addition, certificates exist for environmental management (DIN EN ISO 14001:2015) and energy management (DIN EN ISO 50001:2011). TIM evaluations provide real-time evidence of production and quality targets.
| Evidence | Gescher-Hochmoor |
|---|---|
| DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 | |
| DIN EN ISO 14001:2015 | |
| DIN EN ISO 50001:2011 |
History
- 1957
Foundation of Karl Stumpf KG by Karl Stumpf in Hochmoor; invention of the all-direction roller
- 1959
Production in Hochmoor
- 1968
Construction of the office building in Hochmoor
- 1971
Expansion to 4,000 m² of production space
- 1986
Foundation of the sister company TRAPOROL GmbH
- 1995
Renaming to TRAPO GmbH
- 2000
Expansion to 8,250 m² of production space
- 2006
Expansion to 9,750 m² of production space
- 2008
Expansion of gripper development
- 2010
Development of the Omni ejector
- 2012
New construction of the production hall, expansion to 11,250 m²
- 2015
Development of the 24-volt technology
- 2017
60th company anniversary; development of MRK systems
- 2018
Development and installation of TIM (TRAPO Intelligent Managementsystem)
- 2019
TRAPO becomes part of the Moovimenta group holding; introduction of the Transport Shuttle TTS
- 2020
High-performance sorter systems TOS/TSS as well as autonomous truck loading and unloading with TLS 3600
- 2021
TRAPO Digital Hub; high-performance depalletizer HLDP; Top 100 Innovator award
- 2025
New dual leadership: Enrico Pes and Hubertus Rensing take over the management