Insystems has been on a growth trajectory for many years. The company has become a market leader over its existing competitors, primarily by specializing in the customized development and manufacture of autonomously navigating transport robots under the Proant brand. With the growth financing from Investitionsbank Berlin-Brandenburg, the company intends to expand its market position and invest in areas such as research and development of transport robot technology, the recruitment of new employees and the expansion of new local partnerships in other European countries. Over the next two years, Insystems expects to increase its workforce by up to 25 percent and double its turnover.

According to forecasts, demand for transport robots is expected to grow by 18 percent annually until 2020. Insystems is well equipped to benefit from this opportunity, according to the company. Last year alone, the machine manufacturer sold 60 customized transport robots and increased the number of employees from 45 to 65. Henry Stubert, Managing Director of Insystems: "Robotics is a megatrend. While driverless cars are the focus of public interest, more everyday applications for industrial logistics offer more immediate prospects."

The use of transport robots allows non-value-adding activities in internal logistics to be optimized. In addition, self-driving vehicles have now reached a level of performance that makes them a viable alternative to traditional, operator-guided means of transportation. The increased speed of product innovation, supply chains and production processes shortens life cycles and makes traditional, cost-intensive automation systems (conveyor belts, assembly lines) obsolete before they can be amortized.

To date, Insystems has implemented more than 200 projects in Europe and North America for well-known international companies such as Continental, Deutsche Bahn, Procter & Gamble, BMW, Daimler and Siemens and recorded a turnover of 5.2 million euros in the 2017 financial year. as