Andrea Schulte is Managing Director of Schulte Lagertechnik in Sundern, one of the leading shelving manufacturers in Germany. In this interview, the family business owner talks about sustainability, digitalization, the shortage of skilled workers and gives an outlook on the LogiMAT stand.
In October 2020, Coop, one of Sweden's leading food retailers, and SSI Schaefer, one of the world's leading solution providers of modular storage and logistics systems, announced the start of their long-term collaboration.
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The "Logistics Rent Index", a comprehensive study by the research department of logistics real estate specialist Prologis, shows a significant increase in rental prices worldwide in the past year.
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Ashwin Bhat is to be appointed as the new CEO of Lufthansa Cargo. Subject to the still pending resolution by the Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Cargo, he will assume his new position on April 15, 2023.
Delivery traffic caused by the steady growth in online trade is placing an increasing burden on cities. The last-mile bottleneck is causing headaches for local authorities and logistics providers alike.
Software and identification systems
Volkswagen Autoeuropa is one of the most modern and highly developed Volkswagen factories in Europe. Over 5,000 employees work on the factory premises every day. Almost 200,000 vehicles are produced there every year.
Has traditional warehouse automation had its day? Exotec wants to apply the principle of robotics to all automated warehouse logistics. What are the benefits?
Protina has set an example for the future: A new building has been constructed on the company's premises, providing enough space for steady growth. The new filling and packaging areas are safely shielded with clean room doors from Efaflex.
The Elevate IoT platform is specifically designed to continuously monitor conveyor belts with a holistic monitoring system.
23 nominated solutions and products receive the "Best in Intralogistics" seal for successful participation in the IFOY audit. The organizers of the "International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY) Award" presented the "Best in Intralogistics" certificates for 2023 at the opening of the Test Camp Intralogistics at the end of March.
One of Germany's leading premium car manufacturers is already focusing on energy efficiency in the production of its new SUV model with electric drive. The storage and retrieval machines in a high-bay warehouse at the production site have been equipped with energy storage units that reuse braking energy and reduce peak loads. This solution was the result of the successful cooperation between plant manufacturer Lödige Industries and drive automation specialist SEW-Eurodrive.
Two new surface gripper variants are specially designed for use in confined spaces. The target groups are intralogistics specialists, but also glass and wood processors.
Kardex is presenting an innovative way of order picking at LogiMAT (April 25 to 27). The company will be showing trade fair visitors its latest developments in the area of "Natural User Interface" as part of a live demonstration on the stand and invites all interested parties to informative background discussions.
In Germany, DHL Supply Chain opened its largest, fully automated warehouse with robot picking for Peek & Cloppenburg Düsseldorf.
The symbolic ground-breaking ceremony marked the start of construction of a new office building at SICK. The company is building new office space of around 9,300 square meters for over 500 modern workplaces. The anticipated construction costs amount to around EUR 29 million. Completion is planned for the first quarter of 2025.
Energy supply, motors and drives
ABM Greiffenberger will be presenting complete drive solutions at LogiMAT (April 25 to 27). The system provider adapts these to specific applications and customers - always in close and cooperative partnership with the customer.
As part of Combilift's 25th anniversary celebrations, the Irish materials handling specialist is donating its 75,000th truck - an Aisle Master articulated forklift - to Convoy of Hope, a non-profit organization for humanitarian aid and disaster preparedness.
For decades, the Swiss industrial company Georg Fischer (GF) worked with three different warehouse management systems at its GF Piping Systems division sites in Schaffhausen.
Claus Bischoff will become the new CTO of the global automation specialist Lenze on May 1. He succeeds Dipl.-Ing. Frank Maier, who is leaving the company on April 30 after 14 years on the Executive Board and 18 years with the company.
