material flow PRODUCT OF THE YEAR 2024
Category 3: Conductix-Wampfler - ContactCharger
The KontaktCharger is the solution for efficient and economical conductive charging of lithium-ion vehicle batteries in intralogistics.
read more...AGVs and robotics
read more...Reliable robots, cobots and AGVs with embedded AI
Assuming an average machine hourly rate of 2,500 euros, the failure of an industrial robot is associated with high costs. For the first time, local AI makes it possible to reliably implement predictive maintenance from the gearbox to the gripper without expensive industrial PCs, as well as to take the collaboration, safety and intelligence of automated guided vehicles and cobots to the next evolutionary stage.
read more...Nearshoring: Robots facilitate the relocation of logistics
Globalization and relocation are now causing increased criticism in some places. Disrupted supply chains during the pandemic have done the rest to reinforce this trend and promote the topic of "nearshoring" - an option that can be supported and facilitated by robotics.
read more...Autonomous intralogistics solution for Claas Industrietechnik
The agricultural machinery manufacturer from East Westphalia has successfully automated the internal material flow at its plant in Paderborn despite difficult local conditions, thereby achieving considerable efficiency gains.
read more...Safe interaction
During automated material transfer between the robot cell and the automated guided vehicle system, people must not be allowed to enter the danger zone unnoticed. An innovative solution from Leuze safeguards the transfer stations with the aid of dynamic protective field adjustment.
read more...More energy-efficient transportation
As a general contractor, Servus Intralogistics develops and supplies turnkey, automated intralogistics solutions worldwide.
read more...The path to full AGV and AMR interoperability
DS Automotion actively supports the standardization of communication between mobile robots and the master controller with the standardized VDA5050 interface.
read more...Automated guided vehicle system for Sinit plastics plants
The expert for plastic parts and assemblies made of thermoplastics has expanded its production logistics at the Bad Schwalbach site with three new transport robots from EK Robotics.
read more...Better in a swarm - more economical in a swarm?
Are cellular driverless transport vehicles more economical than forklift trucks? The Institute for Integrated Production Hanover (IPH) is investigating this in the "ZellFTF" research project.
read more...Material flow in pure culture
Electromobility is booming and the demand for batteries is greater than ever. In order to serve this market, more and more battery plants are currently being built in Europe. Mobile systems from SEW-Eurodrive are being used in the new plant of a northern European battery manufacturer.
read more...Omron LD series for internal material flow
Polar Semiconductor, a renowned manufacturer of semiconductor chips for the automotive and household appliance industries, is pursuing ambitious growth plans.
read more...Logistics automation for everyone
When it comes to warehouse automation, the focus is usually on large systems and companies. However, materialfluss spoke to Philipp Brünsing, authorized signatory and Head of Project Sales Central Europe for Products & Equipment at SSI Schaefer, about why it can also make sense for small and medium-sized companies to automate their intralogistics.
read more...Smart check-up for AGVs
With the Smart Analytics Reporting Application (SARA), transport robotics specialist EK Robotics has developed a tool for customers and operators of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to comprehensively analyze their own systems in a short space of time.
read more...Stow launches new Movu Robotics brand
Stow Robotics becomes Movu Robotics. The broad-based portfolio ensures simpler automation in the warehouse. It includes automated storage, picking and transportation of pallets, containers and articles.
read more...Huge campus planned in Sweden
ABB today announced an investment of 280 million US dollars for a European robotics campus in Sweden. The facility in Västerås will provide 65,000 square meters of space for automated manufacturing, R&D, customer experience and training centers from 2026.
read more...Flexibility in the warehouse thanks to powerful drive solutions
Knapp's Open Shuttles, autonomous mobile robots (AMR), enable the automation of in-house transportation without having to adapt the existing infrastructure. The built-in drive solutions from Dunkermotoren and gearbox manufacturer Framo Morat allow even bulky and heavy loads to be transported safely.
read more...Automated pallet and KLT transport
Safelog supplies 60 automated guided vehicles to Dresselhaus.
read more...Island to recharge your batteries
Charging forklift batteries gently, reducing the fire load, centralizing first aid - the customized battery charging station from Fronius Perfect Charging meets all of thyssenkrupp Plastics' requirements and saves energy to boot.
read more...Inductive charging for small robots
The demand for small goods-to-person robots is high, but the energy supply for autonomous mobile robots (AMR) and driverless transport systems is not suitable for large-scale scaling of fleets.
read more...Visitor growth at the robotics trade fair
After four days of the trade fair, organizers and exhibitors can draw a positive conclusion of the trade fair, which has almost reached pre-Covid levels again.
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