Interview with Hans-Georg Frey
"We are going our own way"
The recent history of Hamburg-based material handling equipment manufacturer Jungheinrich is a brilliant one. Time to take stock, as CEO Hans-Georg Frey talks to LT-manager.
Interview with Hans-Georg Frey
The recent history of Hamburg-based material handling equipment manufacturer Jungheinrich is a brilliant one. Time to take stock, as CEO Hans-Georg Frey talks to LT-manager.

The custom-made mobile containers from Wanzl perform various intralogistics tasks at Zurich University Hospital - one of the largest hospitals in Switzerland with 43 clinics and institutes, over 980 beds and more than 42,000 inpatients.

The Slovakian company Dokument Logistik specializes in optimizing the process flow and storage process management of documents. The new high-security warehouse was built by AR Racking.

Visible affiliation to the Afag Group
eps, a specialist in handling systems, has been part of the Afag Group for five years. On January 1, this affiliation will also be clearly visible to the outside world: eps GmbH will then become Afag Hardt GmbH.

The building code requirements for the control technology of fire protection closures for rail-bound conveyor systems have increased continuously in recent years. Nevertheless, the legally prescribed further developments offer potential for cost savings.

The Japanese LED technology group Nichia and the lighting manufacturer and industrial service provider Deutsche Lichtmiete are expanding their cooperation. As part of a capital increase at Deutsche Lichtmiete, Nichia Corporation is acquiring shares, thereby consolidating the strategic partnership.

Kemapack has introduced a new pallet wrapper in two versions. Both have a flat turntable and flexible attachment of the drive-on ramps. The focus of the development: optimum space utilization and variable approach with the pallet truck, even in tight spaces.

Clean floors are essential in logistics companies, not only for reasons of hygiene but also for health reasons. The specialist for cleaning machines, IPC Gansow, wants to convince with economical and ecological cleaning as well as improved occupational safety.

Self-administration proceedings...
The self-administration proceedings of Lützenkirchen Lagertechnik GmbH have been lifted by Cologne Local Court. This brings the restructuring of the family business, which began in June 2017, to a successful conclusion.

Utz, producer of load carriers made of recyclable plastic, has developed a new container series for Böllhoff, manufacturer of fasteners and assembly systems, which is used as the basis for the Ecosit delivery system.

Fashion retailer Peter Hahn relies on the inconsoWMS and inconsoSDS systems as part of the modernization of its IT in warehouse and shipping processing. Thanks to the retrofit measures, the logistics system now achieves an order volume of up to 30,000 packages per day.

Management position newly filled
Dematic, a subsidiary of the KION Group, has appointed Gabrial Diab as Executive Vice President and CFO. He succeeds Frank Herzog, who is leaving the company after six successful years.

The proportion of reusable containers is constantly increasing. Regular cleaning is necessary for reasons of hygiene and appearance. Soiled containers look unsightly and, in the worst case, affect the material stored in them.

Wine requires the utmost care, especially when it comes to storage. To guarantee this in a gas-tight high-bay warehouse, the largest private wine merchant in France, known for its J.P. Chenet brand "bent-neck wine bottles", relies on voestalpine Krems Finaltechnik.

PostNord TPL AB and Stadium Sverige AB are automating their e-commerce warehouse in Norrköping, Sweden, with a customized total solution from SSI Schaefer to meet the growing demands on logistics processes.

The start-up MotionMiners was founded in October 2017 and has been cooperating with the Arnsberg-based intralogistics company META-Regalbau ever since. Both sides are now drawing a positive interim conclusion from the collaboration.

The confectionery manufacturer Ferrero is building a new automated logistics center at its Villers-Ecalles site in France. The Ferrero Group has commissioned Jungheinrich with the implementation of the project. As general contractor, Jungheinrich is supplying the entire intralogistics solution from a single source.

Jungheinrich has further developed its EKM 202 small parts order picker. Among other things, the new model has more than twice the load capacity of its predecessor. The truck is particularly suitable for picking all types of small parts without pallets.
The Spanish company AR Racking has been successful in the field of storage and racking technology in Germany for many years. The next step: the company recently established a branch in Düsseldorf. materialfluss spoke to Bart Pulles, Key Account Manager at AR Racking.

AR Racking, a company based in Biscay, Spain, specializes in the design, manufacture, planning and installation of industrial storage systems adaptable to all types of goods.