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Marina Nehmiz, Strategic Business Unit Management System Solutions, SEW-Eurodrive Germany, in an interview.

Marina Nehmiz, Strategic Business Unit Management System Solutions, SEW-Eurodrive Germany, in an interview.

Nominated as project of the year 2025
The ARC5 system from Servus Intralogistics connects the entire warehouse and production logistics, including a fully automated injection molding connection at Hirschmann Automotive.

China has overtaken Germany in the use of robots in industry: China has moved up to third place in the world rankings with a robot density of 470 units per 10,000 employees. These are the findings of the World Robotics 2024 annual report published by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).
Automotive supplier Magna manufactures exterior mirrors at its Assamstadt site in Germany. Magna relies on an automation solution from Knapp to cope with the changes in logistics and to be able to operate flexibly with a high level of vertical integration.
The Skypod system is now used in more than 100 order picking warehouses worldwide by companies in all kinds of industries. The autonomous Skypod robots are able to overcome height differences of up to 12 meters.

The Spanish pharmaceutical wholesaler Novaltia is once again relying on a complete solution from Knapp: In the new distribution center at its headquarters in Zaragoza, logistics processes are to be streamlined and sequences made more precise by means of an intelligent all-in-one shuttle solution for automated order fulfillment.

Westhof Bio, a company specializing in the freezing of organic vegetables, has opted for easily accessible plug-and-play automation in the form of a rack silo. This is operated by Movu atlas 2D pallet shuttles.

Stein link, a new intralogistics system from Stein Automation, combines material flow and assembly automation. The application's battery-powered shuttles transport even heavy components efficiently and gently, for example between the warehouse and production line. This increases the flexibility of the conveyor line design.

With the Edge Edition, Kassow Robots has launched the world's first 7-axis cobots with a controller integrated into the robot base.

The United Robotics Group is presenting its new service robots from the uLink series for the first time at VivaTech in Paris. These are primarily characterized by simple integration, flexible adaptation and individual extensions. They are suitable for use in retail, warehouse logistics and manufacturing.
The Escala is a 3D shuttle-based goods-to-person warehouse automation system. Compared to conventional shuttle systems, the basic principle is greatly simplified and the entire system is highly standardized.

The robotics companies Universal Robots (UR) and Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) want to use their joint headquarters in Odense (Denmark) to create synergies and accelerate innovation in the field of modern robotics.

A particularly user-friendly cobot application for small and medium-sized companies - usable without programming: a team of researchers from Belgium has won the Kuka robotics competition with this innovative concept.

The RovoFlex from TGW Logistics is a highly automated robot with an intelligent camera system. In a first step, it is used in combination with the PickCenter and forms a hybrid picking station as the PickCenter RovoFlex.

The BMW Group's engine plant in Steyr uses ABB's Gofa collaborative robot to transport components between processing stations.

Logistics companies have already invested heavily in robotics and automation in response to increased demand. However, the shortage of labor threatens to slow down growth. According to the International Federation of Robotics, a new generation of AI-supported robots will help to overcome these challenges.

Automation, sustainability and artificial intelligence are omnipresent topics and have a massive impact on the future viability of supply chains. At Logimat, IGZ will be presenting pioneering solutions at two trade fair stands to make the supply chain fit for the future.

Single-mast storage and retrieval unit
Westfalia Technologies will be exhibiting its latest bestseller for the first time at Logimat - a compact single-mast storage and retrieval machine.
Omron Robotics and Lowpad have entered into a strategic partnership to complement Omron's mobile robots with Lowpad's ultra-low profile solutions.
ABB is expanding its SCARA range. The new IRB 930 enables the handling of more and heavier workpieces.