
40 years of transport robotics at EK Automation
The development of the first automated series industrial trucks to intelligent transport robotics solutions is closely linked to the company history of E&K Automation GmbH from Rosengarten.
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The development of the first automated series industrial trucks to intelligent transport robotics solutions is closely linked to the company history of E&K Automation GmbH from Rosengarten.

Trumpf and Jungheinrich will be working together in future on intralogistics solutions for networked sheet metal production. The two companies have announced an agreement to this effect.

Intralogistics provider and battery...
KION Battery Systems (KBS), a joint venture between the KION Group and BMZ Holding, has started producing lithium-ion batteries for industrial trucks. In summer 2019, the intralogistics provider and the battery manufacturer announced a strategic partnership and the establishment of their own production facility in Karlstein am Main, the headquarters of the BMZ Group.
Loading bays pose a high risk of accidents, especially when they are open. The DOK-GUARDIAN from Rite-Hite reduces the risk of falling at the open ramp for personnel and equipment and protects against serious injuries and costly damage.

Productivity, ergonomics and safety are the key criteria for winning over the market for industrial trucks. Crown's philosophy of "Human Centered Design" is always aimed at operator safety and optimized ergonomics.

Extreme temperatures often make everyday work in logistics more difficult. To cope with this, Fronius Perfect Charging has developed a Cold Logistics option for its Selectiva battery chargers.

With effect from September, Hubtex Maschinenbau from Fulda takes over 100 percent of the shares of the previous licensee Hubtex Australia.
The company SW-Paratus from Halle (Westphalia) has set itself the task of uncovering obstacles in intralogistics and eliminating them with innovative solutions. The clever logistics modules from SW-Paratus have been developed with great expertise: Significant time savings and gains in ergonomics and productivity are guaranteed!

Hubtex supplies all sites of the Austrian company J. u. A. Frischeis GmbH with special solutions in the field of industrial trucks. These are optimized for the respective logistics processes and premises.

Brothers Carl H. Dicke and Allen A. Dicke founded the Crown Equipment Corporation in 1945 in New Bremen, Ohio. Today, 75 years later, Crown is an international manufacturer of industrial trucks and supplier of technologies for internal material flow.