"2021 is already by far the best year for us in terms of incoming orders. The order books for high-bay warehouse and AutoStore projects are full to bursting, ...

The Hannover Messe will take place from May 30 to June 2 in 2022 and not in April as previously planned.

From a total of 29 applicants, the judges selected 14 devices and solutions from 12 manufacturers for the race for the most innovative intralogistics products and solutions.

The Ecovium Group and Mantis join forces as providers of Supply Chain Execution (SCE) solutions on an international level and combine platforms for transportation, shipping, customs and warehouse management.

"In terms of business development, I expect 2022 to be characterized by continued high demand for automation solutions. ...

Batch sizes are getting smaller, product life cycles shorter, assembly lines and production lines are giving way to modular concepts. Fast material flow concepts are necessary for their realization - with freely navigable automated guided vehicles.

Daimler Truck was able to significantly increase its Group sales in the past financial year. At 455,000 units, around 20% more trucks and buses were sold worldwide in 2021 than in the same period of the previous year.

"On the one hand, we are entering 2022 with a very high order backlog and, on the other, the project pipeline is very promising...

Order management presented the family business Reichwald + Co with a challenge: incorrect allocation of the mostly heavy components could quickly become a time factor.

"We are optimistic, as we are currently experiencing very high demand for robot and IT-supported automation projects.

On December 27, 2021, the former editor-in-chief of the trade magazines "Transport" and "materialfluss", Torsten Buchholz, passed away after a serious illness.

With the SFX series, Hubtex develops compact, self-propelled platform transporters for indoor and outdoor use.

Agilox appoints new top management. Helmut Schmid will take over the role of CEO in January 2022, succeeding the previous CEO Franz Humer.

"2021 was a challenging year, not least due to the enormous price increases for our primary products and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But all in all, we ended the year satisfied and remain positive about the coming year 2022.

Applications for the German Logistics Award 2022 are now open. It is awarded annually in October at the German Logistics Congress in Berlin.

Which magazine cover did you like best in 2021? Take part in the vote for the most beautiful cover of materialfluss 2021 and take part in our competition!

AM Logistic Solutions would like to provide more clarity in terms of warehouse planning and system selection with a white paper.

"I am encouraged by the prospect of positive business development in our industry. Automated intralogistics and e-commerce, in whatever detailed form, will fit together perfectly in the coming years.

New in Craemer's range of plastic pallet boxes: the SB3 and the large-volume CB3 High, which the manufacturer claims are extremely robust.

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50 kilometers of cable, 32 charging stations for electric vehicles, 2,800 LED lights: The third car rack ("P3") at the 547,000 square meter BLG AutoTerminal Kelheim has been successfully integrated into ongoing operations.