# KNAPP awarded automation contract for Digi-Key's 2.2 million sq ft expansion

KNAPP Inc. was awarded a contract to provide automated order fulfillment, value-added manufacturing and warehousing systems for Digi-Key Electronics' new 2.2 million square foot expansion facility in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. The facility is under construction and will begin operations in 2021.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-04-09
- Where: Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 2.2 million square feet
- Products: automated order fulfillment systems, warehousing systems
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [KNAPP AG](https://endata.com/companies/18034.md) (supplier)
- [Digi-Key Electronics](https://endata.com/companies/24653.md) (customer)
- [McShane Construction Company](https://endata.com/companies/38615.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [financialpost.com](https://financialpost.com/pmn/press-releases-pmn/business-wire-news-releases-pmn/digi-key-electronics-and-knapp-partner-to-support-digi-keys-massive-2-2-million-square-foot-expansion-in-thief-river-falls-minnesota), 2019-04-09: "The new 2.2 million square foot Digi-Key expansion facility, presently under construction, will begin warehousing and shipping customer orders, utilizing the new automated KNAPP system, beginning in 2021."

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