On February 1, 2023, ek robotics opens a new location in Hungary. Tamás Zahornitzky is appointed Managing Director of the new branch in Budapest.

Transport equipment manufacturer fetra is once again exhibiting at this year's LogiMAT trade fair in Stuttgart, bringing innovative and proven intralogistics solutions with it. The focus will be on a newly developed directional locking device.

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At this year's LogiMAT, the Faubel Group is presenting battery-free smart labels that work via a cloud application for the first time.

As of January 31, 2023, COO Andreas Krause has left Clark Europe at his own request in order to devote himself to other tasks in the future.

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At LogiMAT, system provider ABM Greiffenberger will be presenting application and customer-specific drive solutions.

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The former CEO of SAP Solutions at Körber Supply Chain is taking over the management of the newly founded 4flow digital business unit. There, 4flow will combine its activities for consulting and implementing the digital transformation of supply chain and logistics for its customers.

Together with its customer Pilsner Urquell, System Logistics celebrates the official opening of a new warehouse in Pilsen, the home of the world-famous Pilsner Urquell beer.

Panattoni, the project developer for industrial and logistics real estate, has sold its fully let Panattoni Park in the north of Hamburg to a joint venture between J.P. Morgan Asset Management and the Sydney-listed Cromwell Property Group.

Tobias Brandt is responsible for the German sea and air freight business of the logistics service provider Sea & Air GmbH.

For the first issue in the new year 2023, I have the pleasure of welcoming you as the new Editor-in-Chief of the specialist medium materialfluss. However, this is not really a new start.

Dematic has opened a new office in Abu Dhabi to better serve its customers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the entire Gulf region.

The company, which specializes in storage systems, has appointed Kai Thiemann as the new Key Account Manager for AR Racking in Germany, based in Rüdesheim.

The publishing house WEKA BUSINESS MEDIEN is focusing on a cluster strategy for its industrial titles INDUSTRIAL Production, KUNSTSTOFF MAGAZIN, materialfluss and AMI - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY: with immediate effect, the editorial teams are cooperating even more closely and working together as the "Industry Cluster".

In cooperation with WEKA Fachmedien, WEKA BUSINESS MEDIEN will publish the official trade fair newspaper "HANNOVER MESSE DAILY" on the occasion of this year's HANNOVER MESSE.

The SSI Schaefer Group and DS Automotion, headquartered in Linz, have signed an agreement for SSI Schaefer to acquire all shares in DS Automotion.

Crown is launching electric, diesel and LPG counterbalance trucks with load capacities of up to 5.5 tons.

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The AutoLoadBaler baler simplifies the disposal of cardboard packaging in all areas of application, from retail to logistics and manufacturing.

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For the fourth time, materialfluss is exclusively publishing the ranking of the top-selling system integrators. The ranking has a new frontrunner: after Jungheinrich's victories in 2019 and 2020, Jungheinrich has taken the place in the sun for the third time in 2022. Last year's winner Daifuku is in second place, and Dematic is once again strong in third place.

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On January 12, Thomas Strobl, Minister of the Interior of Baden-Württemberg, honored Kardex Mlog as a volunteer-friendly employer in civil protection during a ceremony in Untergruppenbach.

Logistics service provider DB Schenker moved into a new Shared Logistics Center with 21,000 m² and around 28,000 rack spaces in Radeberg on January 1, thereby expanding its logistics capacities in the Dresden area to 80,000 m².

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