Nowaste puts case handling directly into the Grid, cutting manual steps and extending automation across inbound and fulfillment workflows.
NEDRE VATS, Norway (September 7, 2026) - AutoStore™, the global leader in intelligent fulfillment, today announces the first customer deployment of AutoCase™, now in use at Nowaste Logistics in Sweden. AutoStore partner Swisslog delivered and integrated the solution.
AutoCase enables cases and individual items to be handled within the same AutoStore system. By automating the storage, retrieval and sequencing of cases, AutoCase brings workflows such as inbound case storage, buffering and outbound replenishment into the same system used for each-picking.
"AutoCase expands what customers can handle within a single AutoStore system. By bringing case handling into the Grid, we can reduce manual handoffs and extend automation across more of the fulfillment workflow."
Parth Joshi, Chief Product Officer and President at AutoStore
“AutoCase expands what customers can handle within a single AutoStore system,” said Parth Joshi, Chief Product Officer and President at AutoStore. “By bringing case handling into the Grid, we can reduce manual handoffs and extend automation across more of the fulfillment workflow. Having AutoCase now operating at Nowaste gives us valuable experience from a live customer environment as we continue to expand how customers can use AutoStore across the inventory lifecycle.”
At Nowaste Logistics, AutoCase supports an inbound process for large volumes of apparel arriving in cartons ahead of seasonal demand. Previously, the company stored these cartons on pallets before gradually transferring products into the AutoStore system as needed.
With AutoCase, Nowaste can instead store cases directly within its AutoStore system when they arrive. The cases can later be retrieved either as full cases for onward shipment or routed into the picking process for individual order fulfillment.
“AutoCase is a solution that is as simple as it is ingenious. It eliminates time-consuming manual work and increases efficiency, speed and storage density in one of our highly automated warehouses,” said Patrik Johnfors, Head of Solution Design & Implementation at Nowaste Logistics.
AutoCase extends AutoStore high-density automation across more of the inventory lifecycle. By reducing manual touchpoints and bringing case handling into the Grid, it enables businesses to automate more of the flow between inbound, storage and fulfillment.
Patrik Wallgren, AutoStore, patrik.wallgren@autostoresystem.com
AutoStore™ holds a simple yet powerful vision: to store and move things for everyone, everywhere. Founded in Norway, we've grown into a global technology company. AutoStore uses advanced software to automate and orchestrate order fulfillment. Our goal is to ensure orders arrive faster than ever, with minimal environmental impact. That’s how we help brands exceed customer expectations.
We have approximately 2000 systems across 68 countries, and we grow continuously as a community of employees, partners, customers, suppliers, and connected technologies. Automation should make life easier, and by listening carefully to our community, we innovate to meet the industry’s most complex needs. With AutoStore™, brands gain speed, efficiency, and improved workplaces. And much more floor space.
AutoStore – moving things forward.