Amazon is investing hundreds of millions in the logistics center in Bad Hersfeld!

Amazon is investing hundreds of millions in the logistics center in Bad Hersfeld!

Amazon has big plans for the future of the Bad Hersfeld logistics location: The online giant is investing a three-digit million sum in a comprehensive modernization of its FRA3 shipping center. This massive investment is intended to optimize workflows and increase efficiency through the integration of transport robots. In the future, employees will be supported by robots, which means that they will have to travel less in the huge warehouse, which is 110,000 square meters in size and employs 1,850 people. Amazon sees the step as a major step forward in making the location fit for the future. According to Amazon, no job cuts are planned, which brings great relief for the workforce krone.at reported.

Technological innovations in Bad Hersfeld

The introduction of the technology also includes modern control systems through artificial intelligence, cameras and QR codes that will navigate the robots through the warehouse. These media are intended to help transport products more efficiently by allowing them to be weighted evenly. Amazon plans to complete the implementation of these new systems by late summer 2025 to make the most of the holiday shopping momentum. In the last few weeks it has already been shown that Amazon delivers an average of a mid-five-digit number of packages every day, which, with around 11 million items in the FRA3 warehouse, represents a considerable amount hessenschau.de reported.

The deputy chairman of the works council, Benjamin Arendt, pointed out that the introduction of robotics was not only in the interests of efficiency, but also fair for the employees. The modernization is welcomed by the Verdi union, which is calling for a reduction in physically demanding work carried out by robots. During a visit to the site, Prime Minister Boris Rhein emphasized the importance of the new technologies, which do not necessarily have to lead to job losses, but rather could contribute to a positive working environment.