Quality, fast delivery and reducing food loss - these are the challenges facing supermarket logistics companies. The key to the solution is automation, as Daifuku will be demonstrating at Logimat 2024.

In a study, the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics compared the Pallet Flow System and the semi-automatic Pallet Shuttle System.

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At this year's Logimat, Galler Lager- und Regaltechnik from Kulmbach is presenting a comprehensive range of solutions based around the Omega shelving system. It can be used in a variety of ways, whether as a manually operated warehouse or as a fully automated high-bay warehouse.

The transparent baking ingredients factory at Stamag Stadlauer Malzfabrik in Vienna enables baking mixes to be put together according to around 400 recipes. Two driverless transport systems from DS Automotion form the backbone of the production facility, which will open in 2023.

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Bobcat, one of the world's leading manufacturers of compact equipment, will unveil its new branding at LogiMAT 2024, showcasing its extensive range of material handling machines.

Around 3.9 million industrial robots are currently in use worldwide. The International Federation of Robotics has investigated which trends will shape robotics and automation in 2024.

Martin Reder has taken over as CEO of the logistics service provider trans-o-flex. He succeeds Wolfgang P. Albeck.

In the fourth quarter of 2023, there was a total of 18% more freight entries than in the previous year. The increase at the end of the year is partly due to the fact that demand rose in particular as a result of seasonal activities such as the Christmas business, restocking and increased consumer activity before the holidays.

MAN Individual established itself as an independent brand within the MAN Group in order to optimize series vehicles according to specific customer requirements and areas of application.

Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited the Schmalz company in Glatten. The head of government was given a tour of the family-run company, spoke to the management and then answered questions from employees.

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At Logimat, Vanderlande is focusing on the warehousing of tomorrow. In Stuttgart, the company will be providing an insight into Fastpick, a goods-to-person order processing system, among other things.

Recession and high financing costs put the brakes on new logistics construction last year. This is according to the surveys on new construction volumes published at the end of January by Logivest, which compiles the logistics real estate seismograph every year.

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Hubtex is bringing the new generation of the Hubtex Load Manager (HLM) to Logimat. The assistance system has been specially optimized to meet the requirements of drivers handling long loads.

Yusen Logistics Deutschland, provider of integrated logistics solutions, and Prologis, developer of logistics real estate, celebrated the start of an ambitious logistics project in Bottrop on January 23 with a combination of Japanese and German tradition.

Norddeutsche Wasserweg Logistik (NWL) and Deutsche Binnenreederei (DBR) Hamburg declare their official merger in the container business.

In a few days, on March 19, Logimat 2024 will start in Stuttgart. We would like to know from our readers: Will you be there?

Many industrial, retail and logistics companies have suffered a major loss at least once in their history, which in the vast majority of cases could have been avoided if more attention had been paid to site security.

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With Frank Wiemer, the company has gained an experienced logistics and IT expert to drive the company's growth and further development.

In its 25th anniversary year 2023, Irish manufacturer Combilift has introduced five new forklift models. Some of them will be on display at Logimat 2024. Visitors to the trade fair will be able to experience a total of ten electrically powered trucks from the Irish manufacturer.

The FF1200S forklift truck was specially developed for the efficient transportation of Euro pallets and similarly sized goods carriers. Grenzebach is particularly keen to score points with its ease of installation, operation and maintenance.