The winning project at the German Logistics Award 2023 is called "Dachser Future Terminal - innovative digital twin @ILO for high-performance general cargo logistics".

Vanderlande and airport operator Avinor have entered into an innovation partnership to explore ways to fully automate the last mile of the baggage handling process.

Until Friday, over 2,000 supply chain and logistics experts are meeting at the InterContinental Berlin and Schweizerhof hotels for one of Germany's largest business congresses.

The automatic or manual storage variant - which is more economical can only be decided on a case-by-case basis; individual requirements make a general answer impossible.

The company, which operates in the heating, air conditioning and pharmaceutical technology sectors, uses the systems to automate its entire material flow, including the dispatch of spare parts, thus ensuring the best possible supply for production.

With its modular safety and loading technology system of the same name, Expresso, the manufacturer implements individual complete solutions for goods handling.

Rheinberg, around 60 kilometers from Düsseldorf, is home to the Borth rock salt mine and salt works. Between 7,000 and 8,000 tons of salt are mined and processed there every day.

Peter Edelmann has been appointed as the new CEO of intralogistics company SSI Schaefer with effect from October 15, 2023. In this role, Peter Edelmann succeeds Steffen Bersch, who has led the company for the past three and a half years.

At the AI conference on January 24, 2024 in Frankfurt, experts will explain in three sessions using use cases how AI will change the industry and what steps are required to remain competitive.

Euchner's new CKS2 key system promises significantly simplified handling to safely start or stop dangerous machine movements.

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Industrial engineer Carsten Schmidt works at SEH Engineering as Managing Director Conveyor Systems. During a visit to the Ostrhauderfehn site, he spoke to materialfluss editor-in-chief Daniel Schilling about the differences between overhead and floor conveyor technology, new perspectives and the advantages of East Frisia.

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Thousands of videos on Tiktok and YouTube prove that warehouses are no place for unqualified personnel: Dreamy vehicle drivers cause rows of shelves to topple like dominoes or otherwise get into trouble with incorrectly loaded industrial trucks.

Everything is in crisis in Germany this fall: the climate, the economy, politics and German soccer - male and female - to boot.

Deutsche Telekom is equipping port terminals in Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven with local 5G networks by spring 2024.

The Wangen-based access technology specialist Hymer is expanding its portfolio with the new ProTect C 8383 platform ladder.

The L.I.T. Group has acquired the Gübau Group, based in Wolfsburg and Velbert, with retroactive effect from January 1, 2023. In addition to the two companies Gübau Logistics and Gübau Service GmbH, the subsidiary Vetra Spedition GmbH is now also part of the Brake-based group of companies.

Are cellular driverless transport vehicles more economical than forklift trucks? The Institute for Integrated Production Hanover (IPH) is investigating this in the "ZellFTF" research project.

Electromobility is booming and the demand for batteries is greater than ever. In order to serve this market, more and more battery plants are currently being built in Europe. Mobile systems from SEW-Eurodrive are being used in the new plant of a northern European battery manufacturer.

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The trend towards nearshoring is continuing even after the coronavirus pandemic, according to Munich-based international freight forwarder Robert Kukla. The intermodal service provider is seeing continued growth in transport from Turkey and the Maghreb states, particularly for the textile, automotive, chemicals and furniture product groups.

Polar Semiconductor, a renowned manufacturer of semiconductor chips for the automotive and household appliance industries, is pursuing ambitious growth plans.