
Siemens with significant profit increase
Strong sales, very good order intake and a profit of €1.8 billion - this is how the first quarter of fiscal year 2022 can be summarized for Siemens.

Strong sales, very good order intake and a profit of €1.8 billion - this is how the first quarter of fiscal year 2022 can be summarized for Siemens.

The logistics platform of the start-up Codept enables the management of the entire life cycle from fulfillment to the last mile to returns after a one-time connection.
At Skygate, the new distribution center in the East Midlands region of England, Knapp is supporting the online retailer The Very Group with automation technology.
Ronlog supplies light alloy rims all over the world. Vacuum lifters and a new rim gripper protect the rims and relieve the strain on employees. As a field test partner, the logistics company has been benefiting from the latest Schmalz development for some time.

VDMA Materials Handling Technology Association
Steffen Bersch, CEO of the SSI Schaefer Group, has just been unanimously elected as the new chairman at the board meeting of the Conveyor Technology and Intralogistics Association.

As part of the site expansion, the supplier of automation technology for the food and non-food retailer is installing a three-aisle Dematic Multishuttle system with around 75,000 container storage locations.

The manufacturer Aero-Lift is heralding the next generation of vacuum tube lifters with the new Force-Lift.
The Vanderlande branch in Mönchengladbach celebrates its 50th anniversary as the first and therefore oldest German location of the globally active Dutch group.

"World leader in terms of speed"
Automation specialist KUKA has redesigned its KR Quantec PA. The robot is specially designed for demanding palletizing tasks.

The intralogistics specialist is in a jubilant mood: sales rose to CHF 640.1 million (+20.6% on the previous year). Incoming orders climbed to CHF 788.4 million (+43.9% on the previous year).
Krones manufactures lines and machines for the production, filling and packaging of beverages and liquid foodstuffs. Speed is an important issue for the industry.

Dr.-Ing. Andreas Werner, 39, was appointed Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Head of Technology Center (TC) at Swisslog with effect from January 1.
FAB Fördertechnik und Anlagenbau from Waldshut-Tiengen has been commissioned by Grieshaber Logistik to implement a cross-building concept with a conveyor bridge that can be dismantled quickly.

By modernizing a crane system, Stahlbau Schauenberg increased the logistics capacities of an extended external warehouse at the Ihringen site in southern Baden.

Element Logic's plans for 2022
"On the one hand, we are entering 2022 with a very high order backlog and, on the other, the project pipeline is very promising...

Klinkhammer Intralogistics expectations
"We are optimistic, as we are currently experiencing very high demand for robot and IT-supported automation projects.

PSB Intralogistics over the year 2022
"I am encouraged by the prospect of positive business development in our industry. Automated intralogistics and e-commerce, in whatever detailed form, will fit together perfectly in the coming years.

Short interview with Oliver Kempkes
How did crane manufacturer KULI Hebezeuge experience the second year of the pandemic? materialfluss spoke to Managing Director Dr. Oliver Kempkes.

Under the direction of Bernard Biolchini
Dematic has responded to what it describes as increased demand with a new company organization for the EMEA region, which has been in place since 1 January. Bernard Biolchini has been appointed EVP.
In order for system integrator Witron to keep pace with its previous growth, company founder and owner Walter Winkler decided at the beginning of 2019 to significantly increase production capacity in Parkstein.