Hardly any other event has presented European road freight transport with such enormous challenges as Brexit. But there are solutions.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Automated packaging processes require innovative safety technology. Euchner develops safety switches and safety systems for all common fieldbus systems and for communication via IO-Link and AS-i Safety at Work.

The costs per square meter in warehouses are not cheap. For companies that store frozen and chilled products, they are considerably higher still. Maximizing storage capacity should therefore be a priority for both existing and new facilities, and this is exactly what Jordan International Transport aimed to achieve with the design of its new storage facility in Northern Ireland.

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At Interpack, Fanuc demonstrated how safe and easy it is to implement automation solutions for the packaging industry using numerous applications from the areas of pick & place, sorting, packaging and palletizing.

Alfred Schuon presented its portfolio of transport and contract logistics services at Transport Logistic. The focus was also on the company's expertise in battery logistics.

Expresso recently exhibited three flexible systems for optimizing intralogistics processes at Logimat.

Fronius Perfect Charging showcased its autonomous, flexible and sustainable charging systems for autonomous transport systems at LogiMAT 2023. The focus of the trade fair presentation is on complete concepts that you can touch and feel, which extend the limits of analog systems.

Faubel has launched battery-free smart labels that work via a cloud application.

Itoh Denki has unveiled its new high-performance Multi-Angle Ball Sorter (MABS), whose patented rotating ball transfer technology enables discharge to outlets at any angle, both left and right, achieving throughputs of up to 4,300 units per hour.

ebm-papst presented the ArgoDrive drive and steering system at the LogiMAT stand. It combines the propulsion and steering functions in one drive unit and consists of a motor, gearbox, steering system, sensors and all the necessary connections.

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) performed successfully in the 2022 financial year despite challenging conditions.

Combilift used LogiMAT to unveil the first of several new products to be launched this year as part of the company's 25th anniversary celebrations.

The Nosta Group will be represented at Transport Logistic for the first time with its own stand. The main focus of the family-run full-service logistics provider's trade fair debut is on its planned internationalization and sustainability.