The aisles between the high racks in narrow-aisle warehouses are narrow and special requirements apply when handling long loads. Logistics specialists must therefore take specific safety precautions.

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Premiere for the IFOY Award: The world's largest intralogistics award cooperates with the Transfer Festival of the Digital.Hub Logistics and the Fraunhofer Institute for Logistics and Material Flow IML.

Panattoni celebrated the completion of the shell of the City Dock Leonberg near Stuttgart with a topping-out ceremony on March 22, 2023. Trumpf, a high-tech company from Ditzingen near Stuttgart, is moving into the new City Dock, which offers its customers manufacturing solutions in the fields of machine tools, laser technology and electronics.

The German Road Haulage, Logistics and Disposal Association (BGL) and the FreightTech company Timocom are intensifying their long-standing cooperation.

Anyone can now nominate personalities or groups of people for inclusion in the Logistics Hall of Fame or submit an application.

Torwegge will be showcasing various conveyor technology solutions from its product portfolio at this year's LogiMAT. Among other things, the system provider for internal material flow will be showcasing its well-known FlexO rollers.

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The Nosta Solutions service division has been operating as an independent GmbH under the umbrella of the Nosta Group since January of this year. COO (Chief Operating Officer) Jan Steinacker bundles the Supply Chain Consulting and New Business divisions in the new company.

Lifting columns from RK Rose+Krieger are typically used for the electrical height adjustment of (assembly) workstations, medical facilities or complex systems in mechanical engineering.

Fipa has expanded its range to include the highly wear-resistant monoflex bellows suction cups from the SP-BX1 and SP-BX2 series. The cup material combines the elasticity of rubber with the durability of polyurethane.

With the takeover of air and sea freight forwarder ACA International, Dachser is expanding its own Air & Sea Logistics (ASL) network by six locations "down under".

On February 28, 2023, ifm acquired CMS Automatisierungstechnik in Linz, Austria. The company is thus strengthening its activities in the field of cloud-based machine diagnostics.

Craemer presents a closed plastic pallet box. The new HB3 is likely to attract interest wherever hygiene plays a special role - in technical and logistical processes in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, for example, as well as in the food and cosmetics sectors.

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Logistics is movement, one thinks spontaneously. Trucks, conveyor belts, railroad wagons, lifts and picking robots characterize the picture. Of course, you will also find all of this in this issue, but this time we have also focused on logistics real estate - the non-moving part of logistics, so to speak.

At the DHL Innovation Center in Troisdorf near Bonn, everything revolves around visions, trends and new technologies in logistics. Since the end of 2022, the exhibition area has been supplemented by an automated order fulfillment system from AutoStore including WMS and a store solution for retailers implemented for DHL.

As a fast-growing, independent Swiss company with global activities in the business areas of polymer materials and fine chemicals, EMS-CHEMIE AG quickly required an additional high-bay warehouse (HRL 4) for pallet conveying and warehouse logistics at its Domat / Ems site.

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When classic access solutions such as stairs, bridging steps and fixed access points cannot be used due to particularly challenging situations on site, individual solutions are required. The high level of product expertise of access technology manufacturer Krause pays off when planning and implementing these solutions.

At Noerpel in Ulm, 30 compact and maneuverable ERD 220i electric pallet trucks from Jungheinrich are in use. The concept with lithium-ion drive eliminates the need to handle lead-acid batteries.

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Geodis has announced the completion of the acquisition of trans-o-flex, following regulatory approval. The acquisition will enable Geodis to significantly expand its delivery capabilities in Europe and establish itself as a major player in the healthcare market.

Clark has equipped the GTS series with new HMC diesel and LPG engines. The environmentally friendly industrial engines comply with EU emission level 5 and ensure powerful and economical operation.

The Greven-based software manufacturer LIS Logistische Informationssysteme will be presenting a new development at LogiMAT, a further development of its WinSped transport management system (TMS) at the international trade fair from April 25 to 27 in Stuttgart.