
Beumer Group supplies sorting technology for Royal Mail
The postal service provider Royal Mail has built a new parcel center in Warrington, England. The Beumer Group is supplying the highly automated sorting technology.

The postal service provider Royal Mail has built a new parcel center in Warrington, England. The Beumer Group is supplying the highly automated sorting technology.

Geek+, one of the world's leading AMR companies, announces the launch of its new S100C sorting robot for bulk packaging.

The KION Group has added a third production hall to its site in Stříbro, near Pilsen in the Czech Republic. The 25,550 square meter hall will be used by the KION subsidiary Dematic. Conveyor belts, pocket sorters and storage and sorting equipment are manufactured at the Czech site.

Austrian intralogistics specialist Knapp has automated the transportation of goods and the supply of workstations at Tucker GmbH's Linden site in Hesse with three Open Shuttles. This was followed by a significant increase in productivity.

At its European headquarters in Maisach, Klinkhammer is equipping the workplace and conveyor technology extension as well as a new third shuttle aisle with control technology and the warehouse management system including material flow computer.

Pooling synergies from two regions
Swisslog has adapted its regional structure. Swisslog's new EMEA region has been operational since September 1 and is headed by Dr. Antonio Trioschi.

New conductor material for conductor rails
Conductix-Wampfler, a manufacturer of systems for energy and data transmission to moving loads, has developed a new conductor rail variant for transmitting high currents during downtimes: CopperECO.

The Remscheid-based family entrepreneur Heinz Helmut Kempkes passed away on August 13, 2020 at the age of 72. He put his great creative energy into the crane manufacturer known for the KULI hoists brand for over five decades.

The Swedish clothing company Newbody relies on a Lifetime Services package with a term of three years.

Metro Inc. and the Witron Group are expanding their business relationship and jointly building another automated distribution center.

The division, which specializes in material flow and intralogistics solutions, will operate on the market as an independent limited company within the pentanova Group.

The transport equipment manufacturer fetra has just launched new variants for the outdoor sector, which are intended to extend the performance spectrum and offer even more comfort.

The e-loop energy chain system from igus has been specially developed for suspended use, such as in deep drilling rigs, and is already replacing service loops worldwide

From materialfluss SPEKTRUM 2020
Even in times of coronavirus, logistics centers and the expectations placed on intralogistics in them are growing. Editor-in-chief Martin Schrüfer asked industry experts about the fundamental considerations that should be made before any new construction or expansion of a logistics center and wanted to know which products are helpful.

The MyToys Group, a member of the Otto Group and, according to the company, the market leader in family shopping, is expanding its logistics capacities. As part of a step-by-step concept to expand storage and shipping capacities, a shuttle warehouse has therefore been realized.

The vacuum specialist Schmalz has received two awards for its innovative strength: The F.A.Z. Institute awarded the company the "Germany's Innovation Leader" certificate. In a study by the business platform Corporate LiveWire, Schmalz received the "Specialist of the Year" seal in the vacuum automation category.

The investment of 11 million US dollars will increase Interroll's production capacity for orders from the Americas region.

Schmalz is launching a new generation of vacuum grippers for its JumboErgo range of vacuum tube lifters. The modular FMP replaces the previous FM gripper.

As a globally active company, SEW-Eurodrive says it stands for the free exchange of ideas, people and goods across national borders.

What to do when an ergonomic lifting aid is required but the room height is too low for conventional crane systems? A modular flat jib made of aluminum from Schmalz enables smooth movements even in low rooms. The innovation came at the right time for Erkodent: the manufacturer of dental thermoforming units wanted to optimize the packaging process at the end of the assembly line and needed a solution that left space for an air conditioning system.