
With special efficiency
Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks is pushing ahead with the further development of its warehouse technology and electric forklift trucks and will once again be taking part in this year's LogiMAT.

Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks is pushing ahead with the further development of its warehouse technology and electric forklift trucks and will once again be taking part in this year's LogiMAT.

Combilift presents industrial truck models for space-saving handling. The Irish manufacturer is presenting a new addition to its growing range of pedestrian stackers. Two of the exhibits - the Combi-CBE4 and the Combi-CS - are finalists at this year's IFOY Awards.

EK Automation has created its own standard with Vario Move and is coming to Stuttgart with the new industrial truck.

Andrea Alboni is the new Regional Sales Manager D/A/CH at Universal Robots (Germany) GmbH.

One of Still's highlights will be the new RX 60, which will be presented to the general public for the first time at Logimat. The electric forklift truck offers travel speeds of up to 21 kilometers per hour and improved lifting speeds in the 2.5 to 3.5 tonne weight class.

Arvato Supply Chain Solutions is driving forward the automation of its sites: an AGV has recently taken over all floor-level pallet transports in the healthcare sector at the Harsewinkel distribution center.

Hubtex is launching two new vehicle series with Industry 4.0 features at Logimat. The Fulda-based company has revised its modular system for electric multidirectional sideloaders and developed the Phoenix development platform.

4logistic, manufacturer of forklift terminals, industrial computers and mobile data collection solutions, announces the release of another product from the MS5 MK3 series.

Combilift is once again a finalist at this year's IFOY Awards. The Irish company is the only manufacturer to achieve nominations in two categories in 2020.

Logistics fulfillment company grows
The American logistics fulfillment company 6 River Systems continues to drive its growth and opens its European headquarters in Frankfurt am Main.

Susanna Schneeberger (46), member of the Executive Board of KION GROUP AG responsible for the Supply Chain Solutions segment (Dematic) and Chief Digital Officer for digital transformation, is leaving the company.

Finalists have been determined
The finalists for this year's IFOY Award have been announced: from a field of 32 companies, the jury nominated 17 devices and solutions from 16 manufacturers in the eighth round of the world-renowned award.

Jungheinrich announces changes to the Board of Management: Dr. Klaus-Dieter Rosenbach, member of the Board of Management responsible for Logistics Systems, is leaving the company prematurely at his own request.

Helmut Schmid, Head of Western Europe at Universal Robots, is now also in charge of the Northern Europe region for Universal Robots. In addition to the DACH and Benelux countries, he is now also responsible for all UR activities in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland.

Following the recently completed acquisitions of CarrierWeb and Pointer/Cellocator, the American company I.D. Systems now operates under the name PowerFleet, Inc.

The British logistics company Great Bear secures its narrow aisles with the ELOprotect mobile personnel protection system and thus avoids collisions.

The KION Group has inaugurated its new plant - India's largest production facility for intralogistics equipment - at the Pune site in the state of Maharashtra. The plant, which covers an area of around 25 hectares, manufactures diesel and electric forklift trucks as well as battery-powered pallet trucks and reach trucks.

According to an international study, the share of electric forklift trucks is expected to grow by 5.4% worldwide over the next five years and reach a market volume of 19.6 billion dollars by 2024.

For customers from all over the world, Hyster is now offering large forklift trucks that meet three different emission standards.

UniCarriers is strengthening its sales network in Germany: the industrial truck manufacturer and D. Berndsen GmbH, based in Emmerich am Rhein, have strengthened their long-standing cooperation with a dealer agreement.