Katharina Ganslmaier and Sergej Andert are joining the management team at Auer Packaging, a specialist provider of plastic storage, logistics and transportation solutions. The two new managing directors can look back on a career of around ten years at Auer and have been members of the management team since 2019.

With the aim of optimizing route planning and making processes between the warehouses and on the road more efficient, EF Logistik decided to implement the Greenplan Execution transportation management system from EPG (Ehrhardt Partner Group) back in summer 2021.

With the introduction of the EPAL Euro Pallet QR in 2024, the European Pallet Association (EPAL) aims to set a new standard for the classic Euro pallet, which has been used successfully for over 60 years, and pave the way for ecologically sustainable load carriers in the IoT

The express service trans-o-flex has entered into a partnership with PostNL Pharma & Care Benelux. By adding each other's temperature-controlled logistics solutions to their portfolios, both trans-o-flex and PostNL are expanding their geographical reach for temperature-controlled shipments.

The 3M Peltor WS Alert XPV headset, which is now available on the Conrad Sourcing Platform, offers hearing protection, enables clear communication without background noise even in noisy environments and eliminates the need for disposable batteries.

On August 1, Martin Engelberg Solander was appointed Chief Sales Officer (CSO) of Agilox. As a member of the management team, he will be responsible for global sales and marketing activities.

With Amy, DS Automotion has launched a compact and maneuverable autonomous mobile robot (AMR) for transporting loads of up to 25 kg. The smallest vehicle in the Linz-based manufacturer's fleet is designed to offer full flexibility with predictable autonomy and can be easily integrated into larger fleets

Telematics specialist Trendfire will be showcasing its modular solutions for digitizing, analysing and automating transport processes at the IAA Transportation in Hanover.

More and more people prefer online shopping to local retail. Studies on sustainability in e-commerce by the Descartes Systems Group in collaboration with Sapio Research show what sustainable practices customers expect and what measures online retailers and shipping service providers can take.

Paul Vahle GmbH & Co KG welcomes 15 trainees in ten different apprenticeships. Due to the increased need within the company and the growing demand among career starters, the system provider for mobile industrial applications is offering apprenticeships in electronics for industrial engineering, industrial electronics for industrial engineering and machining mechanics for the first time.

Many online retailers still rely on conventional packaging methods and use standardized box sizes. This means that goods are often shipped in packages that are far too large or in plastic bags. Automated packaging solutions from Sparck Technologies can provide a remedy.

LIS Logistische Informationssysteme GmbH welcomed six new trainees to its Greven headquarters on August 1. The welcome program included an introduction to the company, a tour of the headquarters and lunch together before the new recruits got to know their departments.

The topic of green logistics has been on the agenda of intralogistics provider Stöcklin Logistik, based in Switzerland, since 2010. During the planning and construction of a sustainable technology center in Laufen, the company saw the opportunity to approach and implement the topic holistically for production, buildings, infrastructure and employees.

Michael Löckener has been appointed Managing Director Operations at trans-o-flex Verwaltungs GmbH as of August 1, 2024. The company manages the various trans-o-flex companies in Germany and Austria, which specialize in transport and logistics for the pharmaceutical & healthcare industry, cosmetics, household and consumer electronics and other sensitive goods.

More and more operators are equipping their storage and retrieval machines (SRMs) in automated small parts warehouses with energy-saving capacitors as a storage medium. For SRMs in refrigerated warehouses, capacitor storage pays for itself quickly, as the energy is not converted into thermal energy as is usual with braking resistors and has to be compensated for with additional energy input from the refrigeration system.

Purus Plastics has developed a new retail range that is designed to attract the interest of retailers in particular. The company operates a modern plastics processing plant in Arzberg, Bavaria; new products are created from secondary raw materials through recycling, including pallets.

Dematic offers solutions that are tailored to different cloud environments and reduce environmental impact through reduced material consumption and improved energy efficiency. The portfolio also includes solutions for noise reduction in the workplace.

When packing outgoing goods, things usually have to happen quickly. This process step is often not implemented optimally due to time constraints. The software company TUP sees the inclusion of AI solutions as an effective lever for improving packing processes.

Digital maps that record and display the locations of objects and areas via a digital twin provide transparency in warehouses and production halls - in real time.

In recent years, environmental protection has become a fundamental concern of society. Sustainable logistics focuses on minimizing the environmental impact of logistics activities without compromising the economic efficiency of companies.

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