The AFB-Miniload is one of the new and lightweight generation of load handling attachments (LAM) for containers. At LogiMAT, the Haiger-based manufacturer AFB will be presenting two new products for single or multiple-deep storage and retrieval in...

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The new range of zero pressure accumulation conveyors up to 1,500 kg launched by Binder Fördertechnik in 2016 has been expanded to include a corner transfer unit. Particularly in "sensitive" areas with special cleanliness requirements, e.g. in the...

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Kito Europe will be presenting lifting and materials handling technology products for hands-on use as well as a small highlight: Kito is launching the CX005, a small manual chain hoist that will be celebrating its European premiere at LogiMAT. It can lift up to 500 kg, is...

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As a specialist for industrial access technology solutions, Hymer-Leichtmetallbau offers not only series products but also completely customized designs, for example a working platform with a lowerable cage for electronics work on a...

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Omron Adept Technologies, manufacturer of intelligent robots and autonomous mobile robot solutions and part of the Japanese Omron Corporation, presents an application with two mobile Adept Lynx robots, a conveyor belt station and two...

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On December 1, the Rollex Group from Werne (North Rhine-Westphalia) acquired a majority stake in Esch Group B.V. from Waalwijk, Netherlands. Esch Group B.V. is one of the leading suppliers of idlers, drums, bearings, bearing blocks and...

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J. Schmalz GmbH is using the trade fair as a platform to present its comprehensive range of efficient vacuum handling solutions to the public. At the stand, Schmalz will be showing a crane system with chain hoist for heavy-duty workstations and a...

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Innovative development ideas from the field of robot technology are the focus of Dematic GmbH's LogiMAT presentation. Dematic will be presenting its A.R.M. (Automatic Robotic Manipulator) Piece Picking System for small packages weighing up to six kilograms. The...

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Energy supply systems can be compared to well-trained butlers: they provide their services reliably and discreetly. They would only become conspicuous if they were to fail. The fact that this is virtually impossible...

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The South Korean food retailer Lotte Mart has expanded its logistics network for online retail and invested in a highly automated distribution center in Gimpo/Seoul. Knapp implemented the E-Grocer system solution for this. With the...

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As general contractor, Hörmann Logistik has realized a new high-bay warehouse in Wisconsin, USA, for the US packaging specialist Green Bay Packaging. The project also included the conveyor and handling technology to be connected...

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The countdown to the last space shuttle launch was almost five years ago. In warehouse technology, however, the trend towards shuttle systems continues unabated. "In most tenders today, single-level shuttle systems are requested in addition to automated small parts warehouses," reports Robert Fankhauser, Product Manager at SSI Schaefer.

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Conveyor technology connects and synchronizes the intralogistics stations and processes in every logistics center. Their precision, reliability and availability are becoming increasingly important, especially in view of the ever-increasing variety of articles and...

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geobra Brandstätter Stiftung & Co KG, manufacturer of Playmobil, is expanding its existing logistics center at the Herrieden site. TGW supplies a new intralogistics solution. In the new Playmobil building section, the order picking...

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Picking chocolate bars in Solo KLTs into mixed trays in ready-to-sell displays presented Ritter Sport with a challenge: the aim was to combine the great flexibility of humans with the efficiency of machines....

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The start-up company Momentum Technologies, a partner company of Rollex, is presenting its new MTS synchronous drum motor. It can be used for all types of conveyor and modular belts as well as in roller conveyors and is energy-efficient. This...

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Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics has been awarded a contract to continue to operate and maintain the cargo handling systems at the Cathay Pacific cargo terminal in Hong Kong. The extension of the service contract for several years is based on...

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Ergonomics in the workplace is becoming increasingly important these days in order to offer older employees and people with disabilities a pleasant and sustainable workplace. Flexlift Hubgeräte GmbH, in collaboration with...

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Jens Kirchhoff has been CEO of Denipro AG in Weinfelden, Switzerland, since June 2014. Previously, the 37-year-old German-Swiss national was Marketing Director at WHR Marketing in Hinwil. Exclusively in Materialfluss, Kirchhoff explains how the strategic...

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The so-called "injection principle" is an innovative material flow technology in which material is delivered in small quantities directly to the required location using autonomous transport robots. This reduces the number of handling processes and...

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