The VDMA Robotics Executive Board has appointed three new board members: Andrea Alboni, Martin Kullmann and Alexander Mühlens.

"We want to offer CO2-free rail logistics for all customers," declared the Management Board of DB Cargo AG at its meeting in Mainz.

The internationally active Bricklog Group in Germany has appointed a specialist in land transportation as a new partner.

With the new Smart Pallet Mover (SPM), Interroll has launched a solution that has already won two awards and can be adapted to the material flow in industrial companies as a flexible and modular pallet management system.

Schmalz has redesigned the VacuMaster Comfort vacuum lifting device for loads up to 750 kg.

Telogs and Servus Intralogistics are intensifying their partnership. As part of the intensified partnership, a new development from Servus, the Servus Cube, will become part of Telogs' manufacturer-independent product portfolio.

Transport robotics manufacturer E&K Automation GmbH has been modifying selected Linde and Jungheinrich trucks for 25 years now. Now the Smart Move series has been updated.

Together with the Honold Logistik Group, Garbe Industrial Real Estate is developing a distribution center for Amazon in Giengen an der Brenz (Heidenheim district) with a hall area of around 5,800 square meters.

Nestlé's flagship distribution center in the UK and its technology hub went into full operation at the end of March: With technology partner Swisslog Logistics Automation, XPO Logistics and Nestlé successfully realized the project, which began in 2018.

Large working area, optimum use of space and, above all, high throughput and short cycle times - these are the core characteristics of the Motoman palletizing robots in the PL series, with which Yaskawa aims to "once again become the industry leader".

Universal Robots (UR), the global market leader in collaborative robotics, has appointed Benjamin Völzke as Head of Field Application Engineering Western Europe.

TKS and Franz Binder GmbH & Co. Elektrische Bauelemente KG have enjoyed a partnership for over 15 years. The greatest success of this partnership is now binder's new logistics center in Neckarsulm.

According to the Timocom Transport Barometer, which is based on freight data from 46 European countries, the first quarter exceeded the previous year's figure by a total of 58 percent after a quiet start

Crown has received the Good Design Award for its reach trucks in the ESR 1000 series. The jury was particularly impressed by the technological innovations, including the newly developed Gena operating system and the Xpress Lower mast lowering function.

Nikola Corporation, Iveco and OGE have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding.

The strategy consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Miebach Consulting, which specializes in supply chain consulting, have entered into an exclusive partnership.

Following the growth of recent years, the European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) also recorded an increase in the production of EPAL pallets in 2020.

The logistics platform from start-up Codept simplifies data exchange between e-commerce retailers and fulfillment service providers. Beumer has now acquired a majority stake in the start-up.

The new Volvo FM from Volvo Trucks has won the Red Dot Award 2021 in the Product Design for Commercial Vehicles category.