Oliver Schopp has been Director Sales Logistic Systems at BEUMER Group since May. The graduate mechanical and industrial engineer can draw on many years of experience in the logistics industry.
Amazon has just announced that it will continue to invest in Germany and create jobs. The company plans to construct eight new logistics buildings in Germany by the first half of 2022.
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The Board of the European Pallet Association (EPAL) has appointed Bernd Dörre as Managing Director of EPAL. He succeeds Christian Kühnhold, who led EPAL until March 31, 2021(read more).
On September 3, system integrator Witron presented its new production plant II North - and inaugurated it at the same time. With the new 120,000 square meter production facility, the company is set for strong growth.
The mobility service provider has restructured its workshop network, which has grown since it was founded in the 1980s, with 180 partners at 800 locations, and is launching the new lighthouse concept.
Practical robotics training for Austria: Since May 2021, the Innsbruck Centre for Production, Robotics & Automation has been an authorized training center of Universal Robots (UR).
Now fresh produce logistics too
Together with Witron Logistik + Informatik GmbH, the Dutch food retailer Jumbo Supermarkten is building one of the most modern automated fresh food logistics centers in Europe.
Mediaform has added another product area to its portfolio. A range of handheld MDE terminals with Android operating systems from manufacturers Datalogic, Honeywell, Unitech and Zebra has been online in the webshop since September 2021.
A process crane with a record span of 106 meters will be used in Hamburg-Finkenwerder for the assembly of the new Airbus long-haul jet A 321 XLR. The crane is being designed and built by Demag.
Record container traffic by rail
Overall, seaborne cargo throughput in the Port of Hamburg developed positively in the first half of 2021. General cargo and bulk cargo handling accelerated significantly in the second quarter.
The round now fits even better into the square
Stacking and storing tires of different sizes sensibly, efficiently and gently: The tire palletizing system with the tire gripper from Extor GmbH was developed as part of a future-proof Automatic Warehouse System.
Transporting large-volume packaged goods safely and efficiently. The new MegaPack ALPHA 1500 x 800 and BETA 1800 x 800 from Söhner Kunststofftechnik are designed to achieve this.
Hörmann logistics and robominds
Together with its partner robominds, Hörmann Logistik offers an AI-supported pick-by-robot solution for optimizing picking stations with high throughput, a large variety of articles and 24/7 operation.
PSI Logistics GmbH is once again delivering an upgrade for the warehouse management system PSIwms to Weiss Chemie + Technik GmbH & Co KG.
The next major construction site in the Borgholzhausen/Versmold Intermunicipal Industrial Estate (IBV) has officially opened.
Modernization at J. Rettenmaier & Söhne
Record order for viastore: J. Rettenmaier & Söhne GmbH & Co KG, a specialist in plant fibre technologies, has entrusted the intralogistics system integrator with the modernization and expansion of its logistics center.
The Fulda-based food retailer tegut... has commissioned SSI Schäfer with the construction of a new logistics center in Hünfeld-Michelsrombach, Hesse.
Savoye, global warehouse automation integrator and software provider, has announced the appointment of Alain Kaddoum as Managing Director for the Middle East.
Webinars in the second half of the year
The team at materialfluss, the specialist medium for logistics and intralogistics, has published the topics of the webinars in the second half of 2021. The focus is on three core areas of modern intralogistics.
The trans-o-flex Group's revenue grew by 4.6% to EUR 264 million in the reporting period (H1 2020: EUR 252 million). Adjusted EBITDA increased by 4.0% to EUR 31 million compared to H1 2020.
