Never before have there been so many new start-ups in the sector recorded in the commercial register as in 2021, while insolvencies are at their lowest level for ten years. An observation that deserves a closer look.
Dematic expands its service portfolio
Dematic is offering its customers a visual inspection service for intralogistics systems: In future, the intralogistics specialist will enable them to carry out regular safety checks and visual inspections with the help of drones.
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ek robotics, manufacturer and system integrator of automated guided vehicles (AGVs), announced its global technology partnership with OTTO Motors, a developer of autonomous mobile robots (AMR), at Logimat.
"After the fair is before the fair"
On June 9 from 10 a.m., Jungheinrich will be taking Logimat virtual into a new round. The company will be presenting its trade fair highlights as part of a digital event.
Thomann has been working with logistics solutions provider TGW since 2009. Now the music store has once again expanded its existing logistics center during ongoing operations. The order throughput time has been reduced to 20 minutes with an increase in articles to 90,000.
Volvo is the first truck manufacturer to introduce fossil-free steel in its trucks. The steel is produced by Swedish steel company SSAB and Volvo's heavy-duty electric trucks will be the first to use it.
Unitechnik implements logistics center for...
The fresh poultry specialist Borgmeier is building a modern logistics center at its Delbrück-Schöning site with Unitechnik. In future, automated intralogistics with a conveyor system and two large warehouses will take over handling between production and dispatch.
Pilz is looking forward to a record year in 2021: The group of companies achieved an increase in turnover of almost 22 percent, exceeding the turnover level of the pre-crisis year 2018. Growth is also planned for 2022, with more employees and a new business unit for railroad technology.
Change of leadership in the family business
On June 1, 2022, there will be a change in management at the family-owned company Beumer Group, Beckum. Rudolf Hausladen is the new CEO and succeeds Dr. Christoph Beumer.
Automatic pallet and container transport
Dematic has received an order for warehouse automation for the omnichannel retailer Radial, a member of the bpost Group. A total of 299 autonomous mobile robots (AMR) will then take over pallet and container handling at the logistics center in Groningen, the Netherlands.
Innovations for the future of logistics
In the Enterprise Lab, SSI Schaefer and Fraunhofer IML want to research sustainable, technologically innovative solutions for logistics. The collaboration, which will initially run for three years, will start on June 1, 2022.
New dimension of efficiency in the warehouse
World premiere at LogiMAT 2022: Jungheinrich presents the Powercube automated compact container warehouse. It offers efficient use of space, flexibility, strong performance and simple physical and digital integration into existing warehouses.
Hyster introduces the new Hyster A series to the market. The H2.0-3.5A models are immediately available with combustion engine.
At Logimat in Stuttgart, the VDI presented the VDI Logistics Innovation Award 2020 to TGW Logistics Group GmbH from Marchtrenk in Austria.
Interroll and Viastore have agreed to work more closely together in the field of conveyor technology in the future. The managing directors signed the cooperation agreement with a handshake at Logimat.
Geek+ AMR have enabled Bergler to fully automate the picking processes in their eagerly awaited logistics center.
What does sustainability mean in the plastics industry? Utz wants to answer this question, for example with storage and transport containers made from recyclable plastic. The company shows how climate-neutral reusable packaging can work.
The intralogistics system integrator Viastore Systems will be presenting its expertise in consulting, planning and building automated storage and material flow systems as well as in modernizing existing systems.
The challenges in logistics continue to increase. Components are in short supply and prices for transportation are rising. It is currently difficult to predict long-term developments. This makes it all the more important to find solutions in line with the motto "intelligent, sustainable and safe".
Delivery of foldable large load carriers
Cabka, a supplier of reusable transport packaging made from recycled plastic, has signed a long-term supply contract with Target, a retailer with almost 2,000 stores in the USA.
