Knapp presented robotics for automation and digitalization at LogiMAT 2023. The focus was on the Robotic Warehouse and how customers benefit from innovative zero-touch fulfillment technologies. The aim is to increase the level of automation and minimize the number of manual work steps.
The logistics service provider is planning 60,000 square meters of service and logistics center and an administration building with 5,000 square meters of floor space near Munich Airport.
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Jürgen Schäfer, CSO of the Wago Group for many years, has retired from the operational business of the supplier of electrical connection and automation technology after 24 years.
Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots (AMR), appointed Jean-Pierre Hathout as President of the company with effect from May 1, 2023.
Paper manufacturer Franz Veit has made its intralogistics operations much more efficient with the help of Linde Material Handling and Ernst Müller Fördertechnik.
At a meeting, the Supervisory Board of Schaeffler appointed Sascha Zaps (48) as a member of the Board of Managing Directors of Schaeffler and as the new Chief Industrial Officer with effect from May 1, 2024.
Autonomous mobile robot (AMR) or driverless transport system (AGV) - if you want to automate your intralogistics transport processes, you seem to be faced with a choice between two different technologies.
When Stanley Kubrick brought the monumental science fiction film "2001 - A Space Odyssey" to the big screen in 1968, it was only natural that an artificial intelligence played a leading role: HAL 9000.
Fronius, technology specialist for battery charging technology, welding systems and solar energy, sets a milestone in automated pallet transportation. In a partnership development project with Knapp, the first Open Shuttle Fork goes into operation at the Fronius site in Sattledt.
The Heilbronn-based sports retailer Intersport Deutschland has expanded its central warehouse together with Körber Supply Chain in recent years.
The industrial truck group used the 2023 Annual General Meeting in Frankfurt for a change at the top.
Jungheinrich has presented its new fleet management system. The Jungheinrich FMS is the digital solution for the efficient and cross-location management of material handling equipment fleets.
Hardly any other event has presented European road freight transport with such enormous challenges as Brexit. But there are solutions.
Hubtex has given its FluX electric multidirectional counterbalance truck an update. The new generation for the 3-tonne load capacity class celebrated its premiere at LogiMAT 2023.
Clark has expanded the GEX20-30L and GEX40-50 series to include models with an 80-volt Li-Ion battery.
End-of-line packaging processes
The sports and fashion retailer has almost tripled the number of parcels packed in a 16-hour working day and reduced the risk of theft in the shipping process. With the help of Ranpak, the company also benefits from the advantages of the automatic carton erector and the height reduction of filled cartons.
Omni-channel distribution center
Following the successful completion of a first project in Madrid, Ferag and Fnac have confirmed their collaboration and signed a further project contract.
Panattoni is building a new logistics center for Kühne+Nagel in Wittenburg. The new site in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania will handle global spare parts logistics for a leading company in the renewable energy sector.
The highlight at the R.Weiss Interpack stand was the modular Unirob system. This involves standardized components or modular building blocks that can be configured into an integrated packaging solution depending on requirements.
At Interpack, Kawasaki Robotics EMEA, together with its partners Ecoma Maschinen and CSB-System, presented two intuitive, integrated and effective automation solutions for packaging and palletizing tasks as part of a complete production line.
