
New Sales Director Europe at Topsystem
Frank Rissler has been the new Sales Director Europe at voice specialist Topsystem since January 1, 2020.

Frank Rissler has been the new Sales Director Europe at voice specialist Topsystem since January 1, 2020.
Interactive robots. Stationary robotics can reach their limits in intralogistics. Torwegge has therefore further developed its Torsten automated guided vehicle system and equipped it with a picking robot.

Clark has completed the expansion of its production facility in Lexington, Kentucky. With the completion, the company has finalized the realignment of its production line for S-Series IC engine-powered counterbalanced trucks.

The size of the ecological footprint of a warehouse or material flow in a company depends on various factors, including the choice of service partner. The industrial truck manufacturer Unicarriers explains how theCO2 balance can be improved at this point.

A denisort line from Ferag will take over all relevant sorting tasks at Shoebox's new distribution center in Budapest from spring 2020. The system is 190 meters long and has 252 chutes arranged in two rows one above the other.

Dematic installs the Etow (Embedded towline systems) underfloor chain system in the new building in Mainaschaff for Kissel Spedition in Stockstadt. The foundation stone for the warehouse was laid at the end of November.

There will be changes to the Board of Management at Jungheinrich in the new year. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Rosenbach, Member of the Board of Management for Logistics Systems, is leaving the company prematurely at his own request.
Palletizing systems for floor rollers
IEF-Werner no longer only offers its palletizing systems as belt loaders. The automation specialist from the Black Forest is now also designing its systems for use with floor rollers.
Heineken has opened a new production facility in Mexico. Four of the six lines were supplied and commissioned by KHS. The machine program included almost the entire product range: from cleaning machines to fillers, labelers, pasteurizers, packaging machines and palletizers.
The material handling expert Remmert is cooperating with the software manufacturer Wicam. The companies want to jointly implement integrated material flow concepts for fully automatic sorting of individual parts for sheet metal processing. Remmert supplies the machine components, Wcam the software.
This year, Beumer is once again supporting the top gift deliverer - Santa Claus: In Wernberg in Carinthia, for example, Austrian Post operates a distribution center that can process up to 50,000 parcels at peak times, 6,000 parcels per hour. At its heart is a sorting system from Beumer.

Training and further education
Beumer Maschinenfabrik is one of the 445 best training companies according to the study "Best Trainers in Germany" by the business magazine Capital, Ausbildung.de and Territory Embrace.

Together with Jörg Nagel and Tobias Weiß, Jochen Kirchner now forms the new top management of the access technology and automotive specialist Hymer-Leichtmetallbau in Wangen im Allgäu.

Together with its subsidiary Apostore, KHT is supporting the Hansa School in Gelsenkirchen with a donation of EUR 1,500. The special school with a focus on mental development will use the money to purchase new toys for the pupils.

Sauer Polymertechnik has ordered an automated guided vehicle system (AGV) with eleven new ERC 213a automated guided vehicles (AGVs) from Jungheinrich for its production site in Föritztal, which will handle the material flow between production and the high-bay warehouse in two halls.

The G generation of 3/2/1 pallet forks from Meyer enables optimized visibility in the loading situation when picking up pallets, while the synchronous synchronization of the forks and the fast opening and closing speeds also enable efficient and damage-free retraction, the manufacturer promises.

Linde Material Handling is expanding its lithium-ion battery portfolio. In the payload range from two to 3.5 tons (Linde E20 to E35), in addition to the capacity classes with 24.1 and 60.3 kilowatt hours, there is now a larger battery variant with 84.6 kilowatt hours of capacity for energy-intensive three-shift applications, such as those found in the paper or beverage industry.
Electric forklift truck. Still has relaunched the RX 60-25/35 series. The new drive concept with two motors, active cooling and shorter power transmission paths ensures short response times and maximum pulling force.
Almost two years after the start of construction, Torwegge has officially opened its new world of experience. With the expansion of the site, the intralogistics specialist is reaffirming its commitment to its headquarters in Bielefeld and wants to expand the opportunities for direct customer contact.

Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) make an important contribution to optimizing processes in intralogistics. EK Automation has developed a new, flexible automated guided vehicle.