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The backbone of automation

Shelving is important in the warehouse. But what else is "in" when it comes to materials, technology and concepts? materialfluss invited industry experts from Jungheinrich, META and viastore Systems as well as an association managing director to the round table.

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Autonomous, fast and accident-proof

Occupational health and safety and autonomy are two of the topics that will keep warehouse logistics busy in the coming years. materialfluss spoke to managers from Elokon, Velodyne and I.D. Systems about trends and provides an outlook on upcoming products.

Modernization

IT landscape harmonized, intermediate transports automated

Stöcklin Logistik in Ostermundigen has reorganized intralogistics and made processes more flexible for Emmi Schweiz AG. In the course of this, the StöcklinWCS (Warehouse Control System) was modified and implemented in additional functional areas. At the same time, the previously manual transportation of goods between the two high-bay warehouses was automated.

Hanover Fair

Smart material flows in production logistics

The requirements of production facilities for the logistics and storage associated with them are complex. SSI Schaefer takes on these challenges - differentiated for the automotive, chemical industry, pulp & paper and mechanical engineering sectors.

Hanover Fair

Radio makes you flexible

At the stand of the it's OWL cluster of excellence at the Hannover Messe, steute will be demonstrating the benefits of radio-based communication in intralogistics.

Cover story materialfluss 3/2019

Partner for SMEs

Daniel Morent is responsible for classic warehouse technology at SSI Schaefer. The Head of Product & Equipment spoke to materialfluss about clever combinations of warehouse technology and AGVs and reveals why he believes the company is the first choice for small and medium-sized companies.

Autonomous transport robots

Less walking - more time for innovation

To keep production processes lean and inventories low, automotive supplier Nidec GPM Group relies on transport robots from Mobile Industrial Robots.

Use of AGVs in block storage

Many sectors, including the beverage industry, are responding to increasing competitive pressure by automating their processes. Warehouse automation can be achieved through the introduction of automated guided vehicles (AGVs).

AGVs at the ICE plant

Spare parts autonomously on the track

The ICE plant at Munich Central Station relies on fully automated intralogistics with driverless transport systems (AGV) from InSystems Automation; the "proANT AGV 576" transports pallet cages and Euro pallets to the maintenance level.