
Forklift trucks: electric fleet for mineral springs
Duisburg-based Rheinfelsquellen has switched from diesel to electric forklift trucks. One of the aims was to significantly reduce CO2 emissions and energy consumption.
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Duisburg-based Rheinfelsquellen has switched from diesel to electric forklift trucks. One of the aims was to significantly reduce CO2 emissions and energy consumption.

The KION Group has inaugurated its new plant - India's largest production facility for intralogistics equipment - at the Pune site in the state of Maharashtra. The plant, which covers an area of around 25 hectares, manufactures diesel and electric forklift trucks as well as battery-powered pallet trucks and reach trucks.

Still is relaunching its RX 60-25/35 series. The industrial truck manufacturer presented it in Hamburg in mid-September. In terms of acceleration and with a travel speed of up to 21 kilometers per hour as well as improved lifting speeds, the RX 60 is set to set new standards in the 2.5 to 3.5 tonne weight class.

Partial completion at the end of 2019
On an area the size of 25 soccer pitches, a company headquarters of superlatives is being built for Woolworth GmbH in the Unna/Kamen industrial estate. The new building consists of a central logistics complex and an administration building.

According to the DGUV accident statistics for 2018, an average of over 145 accidents per working day occurred in Germany last year when handling forklift trucks, pallet trucks and transport trolleys.

From materialfluss SPEKTRUM 2019
Transporting industrial pallets, special pallets or pallet cages from A to B as fully automatically as possible - this is a requirement that often needs to be met in the field of intelligent material flow. But where to put the goods that are not currently needed? Where can a large number of empty pallets be stored in a small space until they are needed again?

The automated reach truck Rocla ART, which was presented at LogiMAT, is the latest
is Rocla's latest contribution to intralogistics automation solutions. The actual innovation process was initiated by customer requirements.

Kamag Transporttechnik from Ulm will be exhibiting at transport logistic. The specialist for heavy-duty and special vehicles will be presenting the new generation of the Wiesel swap body lift truck.

Flexible automation, digital applications, tailor-made drive systems - Linde Material Handling says it is using these topics to make its customers' internal goods handling more successful.

Loading, transporting, assembling - many activities in logistics, industry and trade deserve more attention when it comes to the comfort and health of employees. This is where the xetto, the mobile transport system from Hoerbiger, scores highly.