
Geek+: Financing round of over 200 million dollars completed
Geek+, a global provider of advanced robotics for logistics, announces that it has closed its Series C funding round of over $200 million in early 2020.

Geek+, a global provider of advanced robotics for logistics, announces that it has closed its Series C funding round of over $200 million in early 2020.

Brothers Carl H. Dicke and Allen A. Dicke founded the Crown Equipment Corporation in 1945 in New Bremen, Ohio. Today, 75 years later, Crown is an international manufacturer of industrial trucks and supplier of technologies for internal material flow.

The newly redesigned DQ 45-X four-way sideloader from Hubtex operates quietly and with low emissions. At its heart is the low-emission, low-noise turbo engine. It is designed to impress with intelligent vehicle control and low energy consumption.
Nicola Magrone is the new Chief Sales Officer at Wiferion. His task is the strategic further development of the business areas relating to wireless charging technology, combined with the expansion of sales activities.

Hyster Europe has resumed production at its forklift truck, warehouse technology products and large forklift truck plants.

Automated stacking of non-rigid goods in a block storage system is still a challenge. E&K Automation, a provider of automated guided vehicle systems, has used 3D cameras in conjunction with image analysis software for the first time and successfully tested them in a pilot project at a customer's site.

Through uncertain times with reliable partners
To recognize the work of all those who have ensured that food, medicines, protective equipment and much more got to where they were needed, especially in recent weeks, industrial truck manufacturer Still is supporting the "No day without logistics" campaign.

Branch of the Commerzbibliothek
The Commerzbibliothek branch on the new campus of the Hamburg School of Business Administration has a well-known supporter: EK Automation.

The three new tow tractor models P40 C, P40 C B and P60 C from Linde Material Handling have a narrow chassis and aim to score points with maneuverability, equipment and safety systems.

The machines at Erfurter Teigwaren GmbH run around the clock. In the newly opened finished goods warehouse, logistics service provider Maintrans relies on automation solutions from Jungheinrich.

At EMS, a rental wholesaler for the event industry, two Aisle Master articulated forklifts from the Irish manufacturer Combilift ensure efficient handling and space-saving storage of various products across 5,000 square meters.

With hydraulic telescopic forks, palletized loads can be stacked double-deep on the opposite side of a truck, wagon or in a rack. No more time-consuming maneuvering.

Every cent counts! This is the motto under which Jungheinrich employees donate the cents after the decimal point of their monthly pay slip to the German medical aid organization action medeor e. V. every year.

Around 100 electric industrial trucks at the SPAR Group's Swiss central warehouse in St. Gallen ensure that the approximately 8,800 items in the range can be dispatched to stores and partners throughout the country. To increase the availability and efficiency of the fleet, the retail chain relies on battery charging technology from Fronius.

Management position newly filled
Jonathan M. Dawley took over as President & CEO of KION North America on May 18. He succeeds Vincent Halma, who has left the company.

Jungheinrich performed well in a difficult market environment and achieved a decent quarterly result in the first three months of the 2020 financial year, according to the company.
The new hydrostats from Linde Material Handling in the 2.0 to 3.5 tonne payload range are networked and designed for various Industry 4.0 applications.

Two KUKA omniMoves automate the transportation of goods at Austria Metall AG (AMAG). The autonomous transport platforms are responsible for transporting heavy aluminum plates and contribute significantly to making intralogistics more flexible.
With the LiTex, Stöcklin Logistik has developed what it claims is the world's first lithium-ion battery for use in explosion-protected areas.

The coronavirus is currently making it difficult to communicate with customers and interested parties in person. InSystems Automation is therefore facilitating the specification and planning of automated guided vehicle systems (AGVs) and is increasingly relying on online exchange.