MIAS Group GmbH
MIAS GmbH is the world market leader in stacker cranes and telescopic forks for automated high-bay warehouses, supplying OEM components to integrators.
MIAS Maschinenbau, Industrieanlagen & Service GmbH traces its origins to the 1947 family business Buttner Stahl- und Maschinenbau; the production company in its current form was established in 1985. In 2015, MIAS was acquired by Jungheinrich AG and continues to operate as an independent brand. Headquartered at Dieselstrasse 12, 85386 Eching near Munich, MIAS employs more than 400 staff across four locations in Germany, Hungary, USA, and China.
The company is the world's leading supplier of stacker cranes and telescopic forks for automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) in high-bay warehouses. MIAS invented the telescopic fork in the 1960s and has continuously refined it; annual sales volume exceeds 10,000 telescopic forks and cumulative stacker crane installations exceed 2,000 worldwide. The company serves general contractors and system integrators on an OEM basis, covering design, engineering, manufacturing, and commissioning of load handling attachments and single- or double-mast stacker cranes.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Telescopic Fork
OEM telescopic forks for automated storage and retrieval, invented by MIAS in the 1960s.
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1985
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Manufacturer
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