The award-winning Fraunhofer Enterprise Labs are heading for new shores: In "Open Enterprise Labs", several companies can now work on their future together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML.
4am Robotics has completed its new generation of the ATi. Based on the Linde P60(C), the successor to the tried-and-tested tugger train has been created and is now available.
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Jungheinrich's EFG 4 electric counterbalanced truck series is honored with the Red Dot Design Award as "Best of the Best". This is the highest distinction awarded by the jury of the award for product and industrial design.
Cooperation between Arvato and Microsoft
The "Moonshot" research project aims to implement self-improving processes in the warehouse environment through the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and cloud computing.
The energy drink manufacturer Red Bull can transport its raw materials more sustainably with Cabka, a specialist in reusable transport packaging made from recycled plastic.
From around 10,800 submissions from 72 countries, the iF Design Award jury honored 75 designs with gold. Toyota's BT Staxio SSI200D electric pallet truck is one of the winners. The Urban Runner concept study also received an iF Design Award 2024.
The topic of sustainability remains important: according to a survey conducted by the Logistics Hall of Fame in cooperation with the Schunck Group, more than 50 percent of companies rate the risk of suffering financial losses due to the effects of climate change as medium to high.
Fortna presents Opti-Sweep: the robotic solution takes over the onward transport of consignments on sorter systems designed for high throughput in e-commerce and sorting centers.
project44, a platform for supply chain visibility, is updating its Movement platform with two new features: Firstly, there is an update for transparency and real-time tracking in crisis situations. The other new feature is Detention & Demurrage (D&D) optimization. This allows risks and D&D costs to be tracked in real time and costs to be reduced through rapid adjustments within the supply chain.
The new CS Random HS case sealer combines flexibility with speed and is also suitable for applications where several packaging lines are brought together for sealing.
ZG Raiffeisen, a renowned trading and service company with a cooperative tradition, is modernizing its warehouse management system at its Kehl site.
On May 29, the Annual General Meeting of the Kion Group took place at the Palmengarten in Frankfurt am Main. There, the company took stock of the financial year and resolved, among other things, to distribute a dividend.
Repetitive tasks, low productivity, a shortage of skilled workers - many factors speak in favor of automation. The scales and systems specialist Bizerba is also aware of this and has therefore installed a smart picking solution at a Spanish meat processor. Thanks to the powerful vacuum technology from Schmalz, up to 96 picks per minute are now possible.
Multi-temperature logistics center
The expansion of a highly dynamic multi-temperature logistics center for around 1,200 stores during ongoing operations with an increase in picking performance from 480,000 retail units to almost 625,000 retail units is a real challenge. Witron and the Norwegian food retailer Coop have shown the way.
Order picking beverages is a daily challenge and puts enormous strain on employees' backs. The Riegele brewery uses the Bionic Back exoskeleton from Htrius to relieve its employees and improve working conditions.
IGZ Move-by-Robots was awarded the German Innovation Award 2024 on 14.05.2024. The expert jury evaluates the submissions according to the criteria of degree of innovation, user benefit and cost-effectiveness.
In the distribution center of the production and trading company Hisert, the implementation of the PSIwms warehouse management system has halved the throughput times for picking and shipping processes.
According to the Open Logistics Foundation, it has published the world's first collection of open source projects in logistics.
The Beumer Group presents its view of the dark warehouse. The company is already developing the innovative systems and services that will support the transition to "lights-out" operations.
The Bluhm Weber Group will be exhibiting with a mobile showroom at all about automation in Straubing: From 26 to 27 June 2024, the coding and marking specialist will be showcasing the latest technology with labels, ink and lasers specifically for industrial automation.
