The plant and racking specialist Stöcklin received the order for an unusual racking system in an unusual location and found an unusual solution for it.

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ferag.doWarehouse is an innovative software that aims to redefine the standards for warehouse management.

The Supervisory Board of the Kion Group has extended the contract of CEO Rob Smith by five years. Smith will thus lead the Kion Group until December 31, 2029.

For the innovative design of the Autostore system, Hörmann Intralogistics combined the different temperature zones "Ambient" and "Chilled" in such a way that it is possible to pick dry and chilled goods from both systems at one workstation for one order.

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Whether automotive or aircraft production - FFT is regarded as the world's leading system provider of turnkey production systems. With the new driverless transport system, the company is expanding its solution expertise in the field of automated material transport.

The Supervisory Board of Jungheinrich AG has appointed Nadine Despineux as the Group's new Chief Sales Officer with effect from July 15, 2024. She succeeds Christian Erlach, who will leave the Jungheinrich Board of Management at the end of July 14 for reasons of age.

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is acquiring a majority stake in Roland Spedition GmbH, one of the largest owner-managed container operators for hinterland transportation in Austria, in order to further implement its strategy of growth and innovation.

The Agilox Omnidirectional Platform Shuttle (OPS) is an Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) for loads of up to 1,500 kilograms. Four omnidirectional drive units and a slim design enable easy and safe navigation in narrow aisles and confined spaces.

More and more companies are realizing this: Exoskeletons make jobs more attractive and help to attract and retain skilled workers.

Kanban systems make everyday production easier - Otto Roth showed what this looks like in concrete terms at Logimat in Stuttgart. The C-parts management expert presented its wide range of products.

Efaflex has introduced a new high-speed roller shutter door: The EFA-SRT EasyFit is packed in just one package on delivery and is already largely pre-assembled.

The Paul Group has delivered the first 25 hydrogen fuel cell trucks from series production in Germany. The PH2P has a permissible total weight of 16 tons and offers a gross train weight of up to 24 tons, with a range of around 450 kilometers.

From around 10,800 submissions from 72 countries, the expert jury honored 75 designs with an iF Design Award in Gold. Toyota's BT Staxio SSI200D electric pallet truck is one of the winners. In addition, the Urban Runner concept study was honored with an iF Design Award 2024.

Until now, pallets have primarily fulfilled one task: as load carriers, they move things from A to B. But what if they could be more than just load carriers? The "Pal2Rec" project, which was launched in February 2024, is investigating how Euro pallets can be independently integrated into logistics processes using sensor-based activity recognition.

The Kion Group has started the 2024 financial year with an increase in revenue and earnings. Profitability improved in both operating segments, with the adjusted EBIT margin at 7.9%, up 2.3 percentage points on the same quarter in 2023.

Sorting systems have become an integral part of distribution and distribution centers. Their variety is just as great as the variety of goods to be transported.

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With effect from April 1, 2024, Karen Klement has taken over the position of Head of Sales and will be responsible for acquiring and developing new customers for the contract and transport logistics business of the full-service supply chain service provider.

Tönnjes and Kathrein develop the ID e-reader Inroad with integrated RFID technology.

Lapp has been given the green light for the expansion of its logistics and service center in Ludwigsburg and construction work can now begin. The ground-breaking ceremony for the largest single investment in the company's history took place today, April 30.

The robot-guided depalletizing systems for small load carriers (SLC) from Polyplan in Strasslach enable reliable and fast automated unloading of pallets - even with a large variety of SLC types - as well as precise positioning of the removed crates on storage locations or conveyor systems.