Systems integrator Vanderlande has appointed Manuel López Garcia as Executive Sales Director Domain Warehouse Germany as of September 1.

An international transportation and logistics company with more than 400 warehouses in the US alone was facing challenging operational tasks. The company decided to equip its entire fleet with ZX10 Android tablets from Getac - for more efficiency and better connectivity.

BVL Supply Chain CX, the successor to the German Logistics Congress, will take place from October 23 to 25 at a new location in the Estrel Berlin and with a new concept.

At the Employers' Day in Berlin, Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised to ease the burden on business by reducing bureaucracy, particularly with regard to the German Supply Chain Act. Scholz promised changes before the end of the year.

DHL and Formula 1 have reached another milestone on the road to greater sustainability with the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF): Formula 1 has been using DHL GlobalForwarding's GoGreen Plus service since the transports for the Australian Grand Prix in March of this year.

The new distribution center of the electronics wholesaler Avnet in Europe was built by the high-bay racking expert Voestalpine Krems Finaltechnik. The warehouse in Bernburg (Saale) in Saxony-Anhalt protects semiconductors and other sensitive technology.

leogistics GmbH has appointed Sascha Winde as its new Head of Yard Management. Winde brings with him extensive expertise in the areas of SAP system architectures and supply chain management.

Kardex Mlog appointed Martin ten Cate as Sales Manager BeNeLux at the beginning of October. With this appointment, the provider of integrated material handling systems and high-bay warehouses aims to give a strong boost to its activities in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Nagel-Group celebrated the start of construction of a sustainable logistics property in Gotha-Emleben with a ground-breaking ceremony - together with OFB Projektentwicklung GmbH, which is implementing the construction project, and Philipp Kalisch, Mayor of the municipality of Emleben.

Images

One of Prismat's largest EWM projects has been in live operation at Phoenix Contact since the end of last year. Since then, the company has benefited from a highly efficient material flow in its distribution center thanks to the standards-based implementation by the SAP professionals.

Together with Ølgod Elektro, Brd. Klee has implemented an autonomous mobile robot solution from Omron to streamline order processing and optimize logistics processes.

How useful is the use of self-driving delivery robots in rural areas? Researchers in Cottbus want to find out.

Mecalux recently installed Pepsico's first automated warehouse in Poland. The international food and beverage company has been based on the Vistula since the 1970s and opened its first plant in Michrów in 1991.

The software service provider Mansio and the insurer Kravag are working together in the area of truck parking space sharing: Kravag Truck Parking can be used to book secure truck parking spaces throughout Germany. In the future, this will also be available for Mansio's encounter traffic.

There is no way around automation. Cobots play a key role in this. However, many SMEs are reluctant to embrace the new technology because they feel overwhelmed by the complex safety aspects.

Images

TGW Logistics can look back on a successful financial year 2023/2024: the company increased its turnover to 1.07 billion euros. With an EBIT of 29.6 million euros, TGW Logistics is clearly back in the profit zone.

The FMB trade fair will take place in Bad Salzuflen from November 5 to 7. The Torwegge company will be presenting its latest conveyor technology innovation there: a highly flexible overhead conveyor.

The company RWD Schlatter has significantly simplified its storage and picking processes. The warehouse built for this purpose has a high storage density thanks to narrow aisles. The compartments are controlled semi-automatically using an MK15 electric multidirectional order picker from Hubtex.

Many companies struggle with inefficient warehouse processes caused by manual intervention and inaccurate inventory data. With Sereact Lens, it is possible to monitor stock levels automatically.

Up to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions are caused by freight transportation and logistics. In order to offer a cross-company solution for the industry, the Open Logistics Foundation has established the Enabling Logistics Decarbonization Working Group under the leadership of LKW Walter.