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30 million spare parts shipped annually

The manufacturer and supplier of automotive spare parts DRiV has put a new automated distribution center for Europe into operation. An automation solution from Knapp forms the heart of the system.

Automated small parts warehouse

400 trees for five projects

Calculations by the Global Footprint Network show that the world's population would need 1.75 Earths to meet its needs. Storojet has therefore developed a sustainable concept: The Storojet automated small parts warehouse is designed to be economical and ecological.

Save energy in AKL with supercaps

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.

Warehouse management software

Autostore and cross-warehouse central WMS

In Freilassing, Bavaria, the railroad construction machinery manufacturer Robel is reorganizing its warehouse and transport processes. Hörmann Intralogistics is implementing a well thought-out overall concept by the end of 2024, which also includes a new building.

Contract logistics

Automated small parts warehouse in a small space

Craiss Generation Logistik has successfully completed the modernization of a warehouse and production site for a well-known technology group.

Airbus extends contract with logistics service provider Honold LTS

Honold LTS Logistik has been the logistics service provider for Airbus subsidiary Premium Aerotec in Augsburg for many years. One of the most modern fully automated container warehouses (AKL) in Germany is operated in the 22,500 square meter building.

From AKL to Autostore

AM Logistic Solutions modernizes warehouse at Siemens Mobility

Siemens Mobility will be using an AutoStore from AM Logistic Solutions for logistics in production supply and dispatch at its site in Braunschweig.

Project in China

SSI Schaefer automates warehouse for ZF Friedrichshafen

ZF has commissioned SSI Schaefer with the automation of its new warehouse area in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China. The scope of supply and services includes an automated small parts warehouse with storage and retrieval machines, container and pallet conveyor technology and the logistics software.

LogiMAT 2019

Galler: Focus on dynamic shelving systems

In addition to classic shelving systems, Galler will be presenting solutions for dynamic storage in particular at a new stand: visitors will be able to see a live flow rack in operation or experience the new pallet shuttle system in action.