Space and personnel are becoming increasingly scarce in logistics. Processes such as the separation of parcels must therefore be automated. However, there are hardly any suitable automation solutions for singulating in small and medium-sized logistics centers. A new robot cell system is now leading the way.
Vetter Pharma-Fertigung has put its new automated material warehouse for pharmaceutical packaging materials into operation. The intralogistics specialist Still was entrusted with the analysis, consulting and planning of the logistics processes through to the implementation of the warehouse project. The automation significantly increases storage capacity, safety and flexibility in the internal logistics processes.
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Since 1950, Andernacher Bimswerk GmbH & Co. KG, ABI for short, has been creating value from concrete - for the German, family-run company in its third generation, sustainability and resource conservation are just as important as tradition and innovation.
When it comes to warehouse automation, the focus is usually on large systems and companies. However, materialfluss spoke to Philipp Brünsing, authorized signatory and Head of Project Sales Central Europe for Products & Equipment at SSI Schaefer, about why it can also make sense for small and medium-sized companies to automate their intralogistics.
With the Smart Analytics Reporting Application (SARA), transport robotics specialist EK Robotics has developed a tool for customers and operators of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to comprehensively analyze their own systems in a short space of time.
Kalmar has equipped the Dirostahl company in Remscheid with six large forklift trucks from the current DCG series. The 25- and 18-ton trucks unload wagons and trucks, carry out loading operations and supply the production department with raw parts directly on the forks or using roller pallets.
Stow Robotics becomes Movu Robotics. The broad-based portfolio ensures simpler automation in the warehouse. It includes automated storage, picking and transportation of pallets, containers and articles.
Both the tense economic situation in Europe, and in Germany in particular, and the geopolitical conditions continue to have an impact on handling in the Port of Hamburg.
At the northern tip of Lower Saxony, the logistics service provider is preparing for the growing import of cars via Cuxhaven; in Nuremberg, Rhenus is building a new logistics center next to the existing high-bay warehouse; in Dietzenbach, Hesse, the facility is growing massively.
Dr. Stefan Schulte will lead Fraport AG as Chairman of the Executive Board for a further three years. This was decided by the Supervisory Board on September 15, 2023.
The demands on handling capacity in the logistics industry are constantly increasing. To meet these challenges, SEW-Eurodrive offers various scalable solutions for the sorter and its infeed.
Westfalia automated 9,030 pallet storage locations for the food manufacturer Spaichinger Nudelmacher and was thus able to significantly reduce space consumption.
On January 1, 2024, Thomas Hibinger, previously COO of intralogistics specialist Viastore Systems in Stuttgart, will become the new CEO of the Viastore Group.
ABB today announced an investment of 280 million US dollars for a European robotics campus in Sweden. The facility in Västerås will provide 65,000 square meters of space for automated manufacturing, R&D, customer experience and training centers from 2026.
Trumpf Tracking Technologies launched a new solution portfolio for real-time localization for digitally networked production in the summer.
The trading company Bünting has put its new warehouse into operation at its site in Nortmoor, Lower Saxony. As a consultant, ViaLog Logistik Beratung contributed to the successful completion of the logistics project.
Clark has launched a new pallet truck with lithium-ion technology. The SWX16 with a load capacity of 1.6 tons is suitable for transporting goods over short distances in industry, trade and distribution.
Ellermann Ganderkesee is presenting a completely newly developed load securing system for open roll-off containers. With Speed-Top, as the product is called, the container cover can be opened and closed again in a matter of seconds.
Sensor specialist Sick and the CPO container shipping company are cooperating. Since 2020, both companies have been working on digital solutions for the maritime industry, which have now also been technically assessed by the classification society DNV.
