EPAL organizes international anniversary photo competition
To mark the end of its anniversary year (30 years of EPAL - 60 years of the Euro pallet), EPAL is launching an international photo competition.

To mark the end of its anniversary year (30 years of EPAL - 60 years of the Euro pallet), EPAL is launching an international photo competition.

LogiMAT, which was planned to take place in Stuttgart from 8 to 10 March, has been postponed "due to the once again difficult coronavirus situation", reports the organizer. The new date: May 31 to June 2, 2022.

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A few months after the launch of the new generation of high-performance palletizingrobots , Yaskawa is expandingthe MotomanPL seriesin the lower payload range: the new Motoman PL80 palletizes loads of up to 80 kg.

Elvis Teilladungssystem GmbH is expanding its range of services and will also be offering standardized deliveries by truck-mounted forklift at the start of the new year.

Applause and flashes of lightning for Lynn C. Fritz and Gudrun Winner-Athens: On 25 November, the US-American "founder of logistics for humanitarian organizations" and the German family entrepreneur were inducted into the World Logistics Hall of Fame in Berlin.

Extensive pallet racking system
The British supermarket chain Waitrose & Partners has commissioned system provider AR Racking to install an extensive pallet racking system for the expansion of its company warehouse in Milton Keynes.

FAB Fördertechnik und Anlagenbau GmbH, based in Waldshut-Tiengen, has a new owner with effect from October 1. The previous managing director Werner Späth is taking over as owner.

Everyone is talking about Autostore, now AutoSocks are coming to the forklift market. The product from Gebhardt Automotive is an alternative to heavy snow chains, which are difficult and time-consuming to handle and fit.

DHL Express, provider of international express services, is the first division of Deutsche Post DHL Group to test hydrogen-powered trucks for scheduled services.

Berlin's most spectacular Christmas tree has arrived at its place in front of the Brandenburg Gate. Once again this year, the heavy-duty specialists from Universal Transport were responsible for transporting the Christmas tree.

The EX monitoring app from Linde Material Handling informs drivers of explosion-proof forklift trucks about the status of safety-relevant parameters and supports service technicians with diagnostics and repairs.

The Swiss company Ferag AG is equipping the new generation of the Easychain plate chain conveyor with a more robust chain derived from its "big brother" Deniway.

Maximum storage space in a limited area and high flexibility in production supply - these were the primary objectives of supplier Roland Erdrich when building its new automated pallet warehouse. The company relied on viastore for this.

The container hinterland logistics network Contargo founded Contargo Intermodal Poland Sp.z o.o. in November 2021.

The FreightTech company Timocom supplements its customer offering with value-added services from partners.

Logistics service provider DSV relies on automation and commissioned Knapp with an omnichannel fulfillment solution for a new distribution center in Venlo in the Netherlands.

The logistics service provider Hellmann Worldwide Logistics was awarded the Otto Heinemann Prize "For the compatibility of work and care" at the 8th Berlin Care Conference.

Bestseller, an international fashion company, relies on Klinkhammer to build a high-tech logistics center with Exotec shuttle robots and automated carton and pallet handling.

Increased sustainability awareness, performance and efficiency of the electric drive mean that electric forklifts are also being used more frequently in the heavy-duty sector. Patrick Gojer and Andreas Prielinger from Fronius talk about the resulting challenges and how Fronius can help.

Six months ago, work began at the new streetcar and bus depot of the Geneva transport authority. A total of 22 oversized high-speed doors from Efaflex were ordered for the project.
