Flexible for retail and order picking
The order picking trucks in the SP 1500 series meet the requirements of both traditional order picking and the constantly changing applications in retail and e-commerce.
The order picking trucks in the SP 1500 series meet the requirements of both traditional order picking and the constantly changing applications in retail and e-commerce.

In May, the United Robotics Group (URG) will present its new Cobiot uLink for integrated retail and logistics processes for the first time. uLink is a mobile robot with an adaptable modular platform for the seamless integration and optimization of processes.

Hamburg-based intralogistics provider Still is expanding its service concept and will also be offering fast and flexible on-site service for automated vehicles in future.
AMR pave the way for agile production and logistics networks. Intelligent navigation is crucial here. Remarkable progress is being made here thanks to an advanced combination of AI and image processing, driven by automation experts such as ABB Robotics.

BMW Group Plant Dingolfing has fully integrated the EZ-Tow automated guided vehicle into the local operations team and monitors and maintains the vehicle together with the automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in the plant.

4am Robotics has completed its new generation of the ATi. Based on the Linde P60(C), the successor to the tried-and-tested tugger train has been created and is now available.

Jungheinrich's EFG 4 electric counterbalanced truck series is honored with the Red Dot Design Award as "Best of the Best". This is the highest distinction awarded by the jury of the award for product and industrial design.

From around 10,800 submissions from 72 countries, the iF Design Award jury honored 75 designs with gold. Toyota's BT Staxio SSI200D electric pallet truck is one of the winners. The Urban Runner concept study also received an iF Design Award 2024.

On May 29, the Annual General Meeting of the Kion Group took place at the Palmengarten in Frankfurt am Main. There, the company took stock of the financial year and resolved, among other things, to distribute a dividend.

IGZ Move-by-Robots was awarded the German Innovation Award 2024 on 14.05.2024. The expert jury evaluates the submissions according to the criteria of degree of innovation, user benefit and cost-effectiveness.

The Safelog L2 is specially designed for transporting pallets and pallet cages. Four independently steered and driven wheels enable it to move omnidirectionally. This allows the robot to operate in confined spaces without any problems.

The KMP 3000P mobile robotics platform from Kuka is ready for operation 24/7 thanks to its inductive charging concept and brings a new dimension of flow to intralogistics.

Jungheinrich presented its new electric pallet trucks from the EJC 1i series at Logimat 2024 in Stuttgart. For the first time, the company is also consistently using lithium-ion technology in this truck class.

Mobile robotic systems are being used in more and more areas of work. However, their widespread use on the market is often prohibitively expensive for small and medium-sized companies. Igus wants to change this with new low-cost robotics products and presented a series of affordable mobile plastic robots at the Hannover Messe.

Next fall, the two companies will launch the second generation of their automated logistics platform based on automated guided vehicles (AGVs) for industrial companies with mixed traffic on their premises.

The keys to ek robotics' new company headquarters in Hamburg's Veddel district were handed over in November 2023. With the move into the new innovation and production center, the manufacturer and system integrator of high-tech transport robotics is now one of Hamburg's industrial companies.

Enersys, provider of energy storage solutions for industrial applications, presents the NexSys+ outdoor charger, its latest innovation in the NexSys Power solutions range.
1st place in the materialfluss Product of the Year 2024 in the industrial trucks category: The new Linde X35 - X50 electric forklift models move loads of up to 5 tons in demanding outdoor areas with quiet, low-emission battery operation.

Jungheinrich AG recorded a stable business trend in the first quarter of 2024: incoming orders, which comprise the new truck business, short-term hire and used equipment as well as after-sales services, amounted to EUR 1,363 million in the reporting period, slightly up on the previous year (EUR 1,350 million). Group sales amounted to 1,274 million euros (previous year: 1,291 million euros).

Supplement to holistic AGV integration
At this year's Logimat, K.Hartwall presented its new multi-connective gateway "A-Gate" for its automated guided vehicle systems (AGVs) for the first time.