
Realize fire protection economically
Storage systems are becoming increasingly automated, but fire protection requirements influence and complicate this development.

Storage systems are becoming increasingly automated, but fire protection requirements influence and complicate this development.

Anyone driving past Komsa's headquarters in Hartmannsdorf, Saxony, would have no idea that modern warehouse technology has found its way into this rural idyll: an AutoStore small parts warehouse has been in operation here for more than a year. The compact design results in a high packing density. This requires new solutions for fire protection. Komsa therefore relies on active fire prevention by means of oxygen reduction.

A leading specialist in hydraulic systems was able to reduce its overall energy consumption by around ten percent - simply by modernizing its lighting to LED technology.

The Novoferm Group is expanding its own market position with the acquisition of Swedish steel door manufacturer Robust AB. The acquisition of 100 percent of the shares in Robust AB was sealed in mid-May.

What goes over the stage - or rather the ramp - at Volkswagen OTLG in Ludwigsburg is logistics in XXL format. Where so much is moved, a lot of dust accumulates, which has recently been cleaned up with a Kärcher scrubber-dryer.

When order picking and warehouses no longer work in a single shift, but in two shifts from now on, not only does productivity increase, but so does electricity consumption - especially for lighting. Not so at BuchPartner. Despite the changeover, the company was able to significantly reduce its lighting costs. The reason for this: a modernization of the lighting in the Deutsche Lichtmiete rental concept.

Hako offers products for the economical cleaning of halls and warehouses. As one of the leading suppliers of cleaning and municipal technology, Hako will be presenting these at LogiMAT.

Very high packing density, intelligent networking, complex processes: Automated warehouses also pose new challenges for fire protection.

As previously announced, the cleaning equipment specialist Nilfisk has now sold its outdoor division to the Danish company Egholm as of January 1. The transaction sees the unit return to its original owners.

The Japanese LED technology group Nichia and the lighting manufacturer and industrial service provider Deutsche Lichtmiete are expanding their cooperation. As part of a capital increase at Deutsche Lichtmiete, Nichia Corporation is acquiring shares, thereby consolidating the strategic partnership.

Clean floors are essential in logistics companies, not only for reasons of hygiene but also for health reasons. The specialist for cleaning machines, IPC Gansow, wants to convince with economical and ecological cleaning as well as improved occupational safety.

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