Clark presents a completely newly developed electric pallet truck with lithium-ion technology (Li-Ion).

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The KontaktCharger is the solution for efficient and economical conductive charging of lithium-ion vehicle batteries in intralogistics.

The installation of SSI Logimat storage lifts at the customer WFL Millturn Technologies in Linz (Austria) has resulted in 110 m2 more storage space and increased picking performance by 50 percent. The solution is controlled from SAP.

The world's first micro-fulfillment solution with two combined AutoStore systems for dry and chilled goods for the online supermarket Flaschenpost.

With the "contecline compact", the manufacturer bekuplast combines the design advantages of a rigid miniload container with the logistical benefits of a volume-reducible container for the first time.

The Kubo, short for plastic box, is the perfect alternative to the DB Europool lattice box (Gibo) often used for heavy goods and components.

Advastore celebrates the move into its first fully automated warehouse in Niederaula, Hesse, with a world record: the world's longest row of packed donation boxes at 427 meters and 1,220 donation boxes.

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In the networked factory, everything has to mesh seamlessly and quickly. This also applies to the transportation and positioning of products and materials. The linear motion system ctrlX Flow HS achieves this through flexibility and high speed with reduced space requirements.

Assuming an average machine hourly rate of 2,500 euros, the failure of an industrial robot is associated with high costs. For the first time, local AI makes it possible to reliably implement predictive maintenance from the gearbox to the gripper without expensive industrial PCs, as well as to take the collaboration, safety and intelligence of automated guided vehicles and cobots to the next evolutionary stage.

Linde MH and the TH Aschaffenburg presented the results of the research project "KAnIS - Cooperative Autonomous Intralogistics Systems" in Aschaffenburg.

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With around 200 employees, AMI Förder- und Lagertechnik produces complete solutions for intralogistics and corresponding components in Luckenbach (Westerwald).

In the northern Italian municipality of Stradella, TGW Logistics has built a highly automated fulfillment center for the book wholesaler Messaggerie Libri in recent months. The solution is one of the most modern intralogistics systems for books in Europe.

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The Logistics Hall of Fame brought together top-class international experts for the first time at the ConnectChains conference at the Federal Ministry of Transport in Berlin for networking and knowledge transfer. The players in humanitarian logistics exchanged views on the greatest challenges and possible solutions.

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Globalization and relocation are now causing increased criticism in some places. Disrupted supply chains during the pandemic have done the rest to reinforce this trend and promote the topic of "nearshoring" - an option that can be supported and facilitated by robotics.

In hardly any other industry has the demand for a flexibly expandable material flow been greater in recent months than in the energy industry: concerns about supply bottlenecks caused the demand for energy to skyrocket within a very short space of time.

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Omron introduces the new V460-H Direct Part Mark (DPM) industrial reader. This rugged handheld reader offers advanced decoding performance and Ethernet network connectivity.

Automated and digital processes in dark warehouses increase productivity and optimize resources.

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Visualization and simulation tools for scenario planning make it easier to cope with unexpected changes. "Logistics is constantly changing," says Ron Farr, Director Warehouse Sales EMEA at Yale Lift Truck Technologies.

Due to the high demand for heat pumps, the manufacturer of heating and air conditioning solutions Hoval is expanding production at its site in Slovakia with a fully automated storage system consisting of a pallet high-bay warehouse, conveyor technology and Autostore small parts warehouse.

Jakob Hatteland and Ingvar Hognaland, pioneers of Norway's first unicorn AutoStore, were inducted into the Logistics Hall of Fame on November 29. The Logistics Leader of the Year Award was also presented at the reception. This year, the trophy goes to Germany.

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