
An O instead of a U: saving space in flow production
Production cells are traditionally designed in a U-shape. The Landshut-based lean manufacturing experts from NeoLog have now turned the tables and present the O-cell

Production cells are traditionally designed in a U-shape. The Landshut-based lean manufacturing experts from NeoLog have now turned the tables and present the O-cell

Swisslog automates the material and spare parts warehouse of Siemens Mobility AG in Zurich Wallisellen with a container storage system.

The medium-sized company Bähren Pharma-Packaging produces secondary packaging. Since 2016, the company has been using foldable plastic load carriers from pallet manufacturer Smart-Flow to design its intralogistics processes.

The logistics table professional Hüdig + Rocholz GmbH & Co KG changed its name to Rocholz GmbH on June 1, 2021 and will merge with the metal contract manufacturer and table frame producer BLECHmanufaktur GmbH as the next step.

"Like an artist who performs at dizzying heights on a tightrope, our focus is on excellence at great heights," says voestalpine Krems Finaltechnik in its communication to materialfluss.

In order to be able to handle the increasing business growth of Vereinigte Verlagsauslieferung (VVA) as part of Arvato Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) at the Gütersloh site in the long term, the solution provider and long-standing partner SSI Schaefer modernized and expanded the distribution center in 2019 during ongoing operations.

As a system provider of door and gate solutions as well as loading systems for private, commercial and industrial use, Novoferm is continuing on its path towards digitalization. Augmented reality, or AR for short, is one of the magic words here.

DIN EN 15512 "Fixed steel shelving systems - Adjustable pallet racking - Principles of static design" is one of the most important standards for the safe design and construction of shelving systems.

In 1921, the brothers Franz and Josef Schulte founded the company Gebrüder Schulte in the 1920s, which today also includes Schulte Lagertechnik GmbH, based in the Zum Dümpel industrial estate in Sunden.

With an extensive portfolio of shelving and storage technology as well as the appropriate steel construction, META offers what is probably the most important basis for all warehouses.

DSV, a Danish transport and logistics company, is expanding its position in the contract logistics/3PL market by implementing AutoStore technology.

According to Dambach, it has succeeded in reducing the requirements for automated storage systems to a minimum. The resulting storage and retrieval machine (SRM) is called Compact.

This year, Sievi, the leading manufacturer of safety footwear in Northern Europe, commissioned SSI Schaefer to expand its existing warehouse in the eponymous town of Sievi in Finland.

Dematic presents Dematic Micro-Fulfillment, the omnichannel solution for urban areas.

Fast response times due to shorter product life cycles and a wealth of variants with small batch sizes are changing the demands on the manufacturing industry in the long term.

With new products, KBS Industrieelektronik GmbH is expanding the possibilities for control, acceleration and error prevention in manual order picking processes.

Arvato Supply Chain Solutions is expanding its collaboration with the cosmetics company Sephora: In Pruszków, Poland, the supply chain management and e-commerce service provider has opened a new distribution center to support Sephora's e-commerce and B2B business.

Dematic is hosting the next Customer Day in its Virtual Events series on June 23 and 24. At the online event, international managers from well-known companies and industry experts will discuss the future of the food & beverage industry.

Access technology specialist publishes new...
New look, new products and a few classics: The Hymer main catalog 2021 will be published in spring and presents the current complete range for industry and trade on around 200 pages.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML and logistics service provider DB Schenker are continuing their research collaboration until the end of 2023.