Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

ONO Lean Logistics has partnered with the METALSISTEM Group. ONO Logistics was established to design and develop Scalable Automated Warehouse Systems. These solutions mesh perfectly with METALSISTEM’s wide range of pallet racking, shelving and shopfitting systems as well as its automation and material handling solutions.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 19, 2023

BEUMER Group, a leading global supplier of intralogistics and materials handling systems and solutions, opened a new UK head office in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, today. BEUMER Group has served the UK with clever material handling solutions since the early 1980s. The Heathrow premises will remain active as a satellite office.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The way to sustainable warehousing is through automation, says Craig Whitehouse, Managing Director of Invar Group. The warehouse is the beating heart of the supply chain, but it may not be immediately obvious that investment in warehouse automation can significantly contribute to sustainability goals.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 30, 2023

Service robots for commercial and industrial activities are a major trend. The many possible applications encompass everything from the hotel and restaurant industry to medical technology, agriculture, and industrial cleaning. The functional quality of mobile robots is largely determined by the automation software.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 28, 2023

Ground was recently broken for a new distribution centre where Dematic is set to supply the latest warehouse automation technology to parent company KION Group at its site in Kahl am Main near Aschaffenburg, Germany. Fellow KION Group brand, Linde Material Handling, will supply several autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Following on from the previously announced lamb automation system, Scott has been awarded a second large contract by Alliance Group, this one to design and build a carton handling, sortation and palletising system in frozen environment (-28°C). Scott Automation nv (formerly Alvey) is based in Deerlijk, Belgium.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 23, 2023

The leading automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler engages German software scale-up SYNAOS as a global digitalization partner in the field of intralogistics. The software solution by SYNAOS monitors, controls, and optimizes intralogistics processes such as transportation with Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) from various manufacturers.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 20, 2021

Big Box Group has teamed up with ProGlove to make automation a more attractive, affordable and accessible proposition for small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), helping them identify better ways to save costs and improve efficiencies. At Big Box Automation we use data to identify cost-saving opportunities. “The

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2023

ek robotics has announced an automation and logistics deal with Chemco Group. The company will realize the automation of the central warehouse in Dublin with three different types of transport robots. We decided that automation was the way to go, and we had discussions with ek robotics.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 15, 2024

Descartes Systems Group has released findings from its study What Are Companies Doing to Survive the Supply Chain and Logistics Workforce Challenge? read more Industry View: How to Mitigate Risk in a Changing Landscape The post Prioritising Automation to Mitigate Workforce Shortages appeared first on Logistics Business.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 29, 2021

BÖWE SYSTEC, headquartered in Augsburg (Germany), has made a global name for itself with process automation solutions built around inserting, letter and parcel sorting as well as intralogistics. BÖWE SYSTEC has now become the BOWE GROUP. We are able to provide them with solutions that perfectly match their business segments.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2023

A pilot project for highly automated lorry and electric container logistics is being launched at the HHLA TK Estonia terminal in Tallinn in partnership with HHLA International. The goal of the project is to develop solutions for the gradual automation of trucks within live operations.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 31, 2022

Warehouse Automation: Future-Proofing the Global Economy , authored by Futurum Research, examines the importance of automation as an increasingly critical component in helping warehouse and distribution centre (DC) operators meet new escalation points in consumer demand. Constantly challenge assumptions and technologies.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Dematra is a pioneering logistics services company renowned for its commitment to excellence in the industry. Its state-of-the-art, highly advanced 46-meter-tall stow Silo is the result of a highly successful project with the stow Group and demonstrates the future of warehousing and distribution.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The founders of WEMO Automation – Sven, Olof and Bengt Ståhl – are handing over the management of the company to Johannes Kjellgren (CEO) and Håkan Larsson (COO). After more than 30 years of building, developing and managing WEMO Automation , the Ståhl brothers are handing over the management of the company to new hands.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 18, 2021

Developed by Alstef Group through knowledge and experience gained over 40 years of intralogistics management and controls, OPAL is an innovative, unified software suite, which ensures the overall control of automated storage, AGV fleets, order picking, and the associated flows for all logistics solutions offered by the group.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 21, 2022

Lödige Industries , a leader in air cargo terminals, has installed a new fully automated air cargo terminal at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, China. In addition to the international cargo terminal, Lödige Industries also supplied Sichuan Airport Group Co., million tonnes of cargo and mail per year.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2022

OPEX Corporation , a global leader in automation for almost 50 years, is introducing leading-edge warehouse automation technology to attendees of IMHX on 5-9 September at the NEC Birmingham. The post OPEX to exhibit automation solutions at IMHX appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Automated internal logistic platforms, such as AGV and AMR, as well as other industrial autonomous robots, are becoming more widespread due to lithium-ion batteries, as their apparent advantages make them more attractive than the various alternatives. What’s more, it is already up to 4x higher than that of lead-acid.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

With the acquisition of Opheo Solutions GmbH, Solvares Group is expanding its portfolio to include solutions for truck dispatching and route optimisation in the transport sector and is continuing its course of strategic growth. This industry focus is on logistics for building materials and food & beverage, among others.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Nick Hughes, Sales Manager at independent systems integrator, Invar Group , shares his insights into the key influences and technologies shaping the modern warehouse. And a key enabler will be automation. A new approach to automation from 3PLS. What’s driving warehousing strategies? Ultimately, it’s customer service levels.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The world is evolving, and along with it, so are the needs in industry, logistics and e-commerce. That is the reason given for B2A Technology becoming the Alstef Group. Alstef Group has increased the global scope and scale of skills between its different entities to better support its customers in their challenges.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 11, 2022

Since mid 2021, it’s been prominently noted that the global logistics industry is experiencing great labour shortages, across all sectors, writes Johan Jardevall, CEO of Smart Robotics. For example, picking automation relieves warehouse employees from time consuming and physically demanding tasks.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 19, 2021

Leicester-based 3T Logistics and Technology Group has recently been selected by one of the UK’s leading food packaging manufacturers to streamline its customer deliveries and help reduce the company’s carbon footprint. The post 3T wraps up new contract with PFF Group appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2024

Dematic has announced that KION Group AG (KGX.DE) has appointed Michael Larsson (pictured) as President of Dematic Corp. and Member of the Executive Board of KION Group AG. He will expand our integrated solutions strategy on lighthouse projects with top customers,” said Rob Smith, CEO of KION GROUP AG.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 27, 2023

and the stow Group’s North American automation business unit, stow Robotics US. Jos De Vuyst, CEO of stow Group , said, “stow Group is quickly emerging as a leading warehouse racking and automation provider and is growing at an astonishing rate, both in Europe and the US.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 8, 2022

Randex is claiming an industry first for its new rental and leasing schemes. Randex Ltd is the sole UK distributor for Compact Vertical Storage Lifts, manufactured in Sweden by Weland Solutions, a member of the privately owned, global group Weland AB.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 3, 2023

Global materials handling specialist Alstef Group has finalized the acquisition of Solution Net Systems LLC (SNS), a USA-based supplier of automated parcel handling systems and a trusted name in warehouse automation solutions. The group generated revenue over €160 million in 2022.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 25, 2022

The Utz Group , a global market leader for returnable packaging, is marking its 75th anniversary this year. At this major milestone, the Utz group continues to demonstrate the spirit of innovation instilled by its founder. The post Utz Group celebrates diamond anniversary appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

When lockdown triggered a huge surge in ecommerce orders, Pets at Home recognised the importance of upgrading the maintenance and support of its automated warehouse systems by outsourcing to Invar Integration. It was really fortuitous that we had made the decision to invest in automation when we did,” he says.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Craemer Group , a world leader in plastic logistics solutions, has developed a new generation of sturdy, hygienic, non-slip beverage pallets. Also interesting for the beverage industry are pallet boxes from Craemer. The innovative industry solutions are pool-compatible and can be used universally along the entire logistics chain.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The SSI Schaefer Group, a German family-owned company established more than 85 years ago and a leading international solution provider for all segments of the intralogistics industry, reported an order intake of EUR 1.74 billion (-12.2%) for the fiscal year 2022, according to preliminary figures.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Manitou Group and Effidence Technologies have signed a strategic partnership for the co-development and marketing of a range of logistics robots. Effidence has been developing collaborative and autonomous mobile robotic solutions to improve internal logistics flows in industry and logistics since 2016.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Lödige Industries is providing automated storage and buffer systems for BMW Group’s new automobile manufacturing plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The fully automated central car body storage facility equipped with three stacker cranes can store and retrieve 180 cars an hour with overall space for close to 500 cars.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 2, 2023

subsidiary of Beckum, Germany-based BEUMER Group, today named Markus Schmidt as president and chief executive officer. BEUMER Group is pleased to welcome a seasoned leader with a proven track record of collaborative partnerships. The post Schmidt Named CEO of Beumer USA appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2023

CMC Packaging Automation is pleased to announce the appointment of Domenico Gallozzi as the new Chief Digital and Operations Officer. Domenico Gallozzi has held leadership positions in esteemed organizations including Coesia, Philips-Saeco, Stevanato Group, and Indesit Company.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Henry Puhl’s track record and leadership experience in the automation industry – most recently as CTO of the KION Group – as well as his strong identification with the company’s values stood out and made him the ideal choice to lead TGW Logistics into the next phase. The search for a new CEO was an intense process.

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