Söhner Kunststofftechnik expands in Great Britain
Söhner Kunststofftechnik opened a new sales office in Stansted, UK, at the beginning of the year. The packaging specialist can now offer its British customers local advice and support.
read more...Warehouse-/Picking technology
read more...Flexible and precise packaging system
In logistics centers, no two pallet loads are the same. An MSK stretch hood system has been packing picked goods on pallets for dispatch at Gries Deco Company for five years now.
read more...Dematic automates for SMEs
The focus of the first Dematic Customer Day for small and medium-sized companies was the compact AutoStore piece goods picking system.
read more...Away with the dust
What goes over the stage - or rather the ramp - at Volkswagen OTLG in Ludwigsburg is logistics in XXL format. Where so much is moved, a lot of dust accumulates, which has recently been cleaned up with a Kärcher scrubber-dryer.
read more...AI software for robotics solutions
Vanderlande and Fizyr cooperate
Vanderlande and Fizyr have entered into a strategic partnership. The aim is to further develop AI technology for Vanderlande's automated robotics solutions for picking, storage, unloading and palletizing.
read more...Modernized lighting - in the rental concept
When order picking and warehouses no longer work in a single shift, but in two shifts from now on, not only does productivity increase, but so does electricity consumption - especially for lighting. Not so at BuchPartner. Despite the changeover, the company was able to significantly reduce its lighting costs. The reason for this: a modernization of the lighting in the Deutsche Lichtmiete rental concept.
read more...Close quickly and quietly
Temperature-controlled rooms are considered one of the main components for the manufacture of precision products in toolmaking. For this reason, Werkzeugbau Siegfried Hofmann GmbH has replaced old hall doors in existing buildings with doors from Efaflex.
read more...Certificate: Focus on employees
Vanderlande certified as a Top Employer 2019
The intralogistics company Vanderlande has been recognized as a Top Employer 2019. The Top Employers Institute awards this certification program to employee-friendly companies.
read more...SSI Schaefer expands fashion company's logistics center
From its logistics center in Weil am Rhein, the fashion company Carhartt WIP supplies 70 of its own Carhartt WIP stores (retail) worldwide as well as eleven outlets and the B2C volume via its own online store.
read more...Award ceremony at the Material Flow Congress
VDI Innovation Award 2019 for Motion Miners GmbH
At the 28th German Material Flow Congress in Garching, the VDI presented the 2019 Logistics Innovation Award. The winner is Motion Miners GmbH from Dortmund.
read more...Convenient, ergonomic opening of safety gates
The door handle actuator from E. Dold & Söhne enables convenient and ergonomic opening of doors and safety guards on these machines and systems without compromising on safety.
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VDI Logistics Study Award 2019 for Daniel Nasser
At the "28th German Material Flow Congress" on March 21 and 22 in Garching, the VDI awarded the VDI Logistics Study Prize 2019 to a graduate of Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg.
read more...Sustainable thinking: plastic pallets from Auer
Auer Packaging relies on sustainable, durable and easily recyclable single-material solutions for its products - especially the robust pallets.
read more...Augmented reality in the industry
Data glasses in logistics? Here's how it works in five steps
Body-worn computers, smart watches and data glasses (head-mounted displays, HMD) are now powerful enough to be used for innovative augmented reality applications.
read more...Annual press conference in Frankfurt
3.8 billion turnover: Jungheinrich continues to grow
Hans-Georg Frey, Chairman of the Board of Management of Jungheinrich AG, presented excellent figures at the balance sheet press conference in Frankfurt: Net sales grew by eleven percent to 3.8 billion euros with an EBIT of 275 million (plus six percent).
read more...In-house exhibition in Landsberg
Kemapack: Packaging technology in practice
On April 3, 2019, Kemapack GmbH will be hosting the PackStage in-house exhibition. Trade visitors can expect products and services relating to strapping, stretching, edge protection, stapling, air cushion systems and packing tables.
read more..."Best in Intralogistics" certificates awarded
At the end of the IFOY Test Days 2019 at the exhibition grounds in Hanover, the award organization presented the "Best in Intralogistics" certificates for 2019. Representatives from a total of twelve companies accepted the certificates at the IFOY Test Days Dinner.
read more...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.
read more...TGW builds distribution center for poultry meat specialist
The Italian poultry meat specialist Fileni recently opened an automated distribution center. The high degree of automation enables faster delivery and reduces costs.
read more...EPAL reports plus 5.2 percent in 2018
EPAL once again achieved a positive result in 2018 with 121.8 million EPAL load carriers produced and repaired. Compared to the previous year, this is an increase of 5.2% (2017 total: 115.8 million units).
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