
SSI Flexi receives German Design Award 2019
For the outstanding design quality of the SSI Flexi Shuttle, SSI Schaefer is honored by the German Design Council as "Winner" in the Industry category with the German Design Award 2019.

For the outstanding design quality of the SSI Flexi Shuttle, SSI Schaefer is honored by the German Design Council as "Winner" in the Industry category with the German Design Award 2019.

On November 20, 2018, Bonfiglioli and Carraro completed the takeover process of O&K Antriebstechnik GmbH. The Italian drive specialist Bonfiglioli acquired the remaining shares for a total of 17 million euros.

Kässbohrer Geländefahrzeug AG's production facility is a prime example of how well KITO chain hoists and Erikkila crane systems work together.

Company growth and the necessary centralization of logistics processes led Miele to invest around 30 million euros - a logistics center was opened near the headquarters in October 2016. Gebhardt Fördertechnik was the general contractor responsible for the automated intralogistics systems.

People who work in hospitals are expected to deliver top performance. These efforts must be sustainably supported by efficient intralogistics.
Plant expansions and conversions as well as refurbishments and modernizations are a key factor in this.

According to the DAK Health Report 2018, 35 million sick days a year in Germany are due to back pain. In addition, 75 percent of all working people suffer from pain, one in seven for at least three months. Aktion Gesunder Rücken (AGR) e.V. advises the use of lifting tables in warehouses and production halls.

What has happened in the last two years in the area of storage and retrieval machines and shuttles? What trends are discernible and what innovations are there on the market? Several manufacturers provide an assessment and present particularly outstanding products in this detailed overview article.

Thorsten Steinle has been responsible for Interroll's service division in the Europe, Middle East, Africa region since the beginning of November.

Dematic has developed new software for warehouse management. Dematic iQ InSights is an onsite or cloud-based asset performance management (APM) system that links order fulfillment and asset performance management data.

Interroll is expanding its modular platform solutions for a particularly efficient material flow with a new infeed conveyor.

New strategy for the warehousing and...
AMI Förder- und Lagertechnik GmbH intends to focus its business activities even more strongly than before on automation in intralogistics and the networking of intralogistics components and subsystems.

Relocation of the head office to Laufen
With the groundbreaking ceremony on October 30, Stöcklin Logistik AG gave the starting signal for the construction of its new technology center in Laufen, which is scheduled to be occupied in spring 2020.

With the modernization of its logistics center, the family-owned company Wenko has not only increased internal efficiency and productivity, but also optimized delivery times and service for its customers. This forward-looking solution is based on the interaction of Interroll's modular platform solutions.

Interroll supplies stainless steel drum motors for the packaging machines of Ing. E. Vezzadini in Reggio Emilia, Italy. These are mainly used in dairies and food processing companies.

At this year's Motek in Stuttgart, Gruse Maschinenbau presented the possibilities of its modular system for conveyor systems for the first time.
It remains an exciting topic: green logistics has been an established term for years, but as a comprehensive solution in intralogistics it is still a goal. In eight short interviews, you can read about the approaches companies are using to turn the traffic light green.

"Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018"
This year's prestigious "Entrepreneur Of The Year" award in the "Digital Transformation" category goes to Marco Gebhardt from the Gebhardt Intralogistics Group.
WERIT Kunststoffwerke will be presenting industrial packaging at BrauBeviale (Nuremberg, November 13-15). One highlight is the newly developed Intermediate Bulk Container COMPACTline - the first 300 l IBC on the market - and the GS1-certified EURO H1 hygiene pallet.

At SPS IPC Drives, steute's Extreme division will be presenting the new ZS 92 SR belt-alignment switch, which is based on the new ZS 92 S emergency pull-wire switch series.

Under tropical conditions or in deep-freeze warehouses - with a throughput of up to 30 double cycles per hour, high availability of the storage and retrieval machines is essential. For many years, intralogistics provider SSI Schäfer has relied on pre-assembled energy chain systems from igus for the vertical movements of its storage and retrieval machines.