Overcome three levels autonomously
InSystems Automation has developed a material flow system with autonomously navigating transport robots for the Swiss technology company Dyconex. The unusual thing about this is that the robots navigate over three floors using the...

More productive sawing and automation
Automation and robotics are rapidly gaining ground in metal processing - including in sawing technology. Robot-assisted systems are taking over more and more work steps after the sawing process - from removing the cut-offs to...

This is what winners look like - the IFOY...
Flexible and award-winning
Five categories, five winning companies with great products and solutions: The presentation of the IFOY Awards 2018 was the highlight of this year's CeMAT in Hanover. materialfluss invited the winners to a round table the following day. In conversation...

AGV in full swing
Experts see a trend towards automated production processes and the networking of components in intralogistics. In this environment, automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are steering a stable course: the autonomy movement has picked up speed....

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materialfluss Issue 5/2018
The table of contents of issue 5/2018 News Editorial: Let's be honest IFOY Award 2018: All winners, all categories Exclusive - materialfluss Round Table: Jubel5! All IFOY 2018 winners at one table CeMAT / Hannover Messe...

This keeps production flowing
The complex material flows in production-related warehouses require more and more holistic solutions that can be mapped using manual, semi-automated or fully automated processes. SSI Schaefer, as one of the world's leading...

Tünkers: Reliable autonomous transportation
In line with the trend towards greater flexibility in production, the mechanical engineering specialist Tünkers, in cooperation with the specialist for automated guided vehicle systems (AGV), Sinova from Brazil, will be presenting various automation solutions for...

Targeted optimization of the internal material flow
Where is my material at what time? How can I display my material flow dynamically? What happens if the production volume doubles? Will my resources be sufficient in this case, or do I need new equipment?






