
New articulated forklifts up to eight tons
The Irish forklift manufacturer Combilift will be at Logimat in Stuttgart with many new products and a larger stand area.
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The Irish forklift manufacturer Combilift will be at Logimat in Stuttgart with many new products and a larger stand area.

The shareholders of Viastore Group, a provider of intralogistics systems, intralogistics software and supporting services, have signed an agreement to sell all shares in the company to Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO).
Faster processes in logistics and production are among the greatest promises associated with the Internet of Things. IoT consultant Timm Huber from Comarch explains how asset tracking can be technically implemented and what legal aspects need to be considered.

Fully automatic mixed palletizing
The challenge of mixed palletizing: In the warehouse of the Pepsi branch in Jordan, a Kuka robot stacks soft drinks of different shapes and sizes onto the same pallet. Until 2016, the task was still performed manually by numerous employees.
A specialist in zinc casting attaches great importance to the highest quality of its die-cast parts. These include components for safety belts in cars, for example, where product quality is absolutely crucial.
To transport heavy components for washing machines to its production lines, household appliance manufacturer BSH relies on a tugger train at its plant in Nauen, Brandenburg - and on the ErgoMove 1000 electric drive system from Blickle.

Ergonomics and an improved workstation layout, the introduction of a safety culture, specific work instructions and the introduction of regular safety checks ensure a safe environment in a warehouse.

Many companies use heavy-duty forklift trucks to transport heavy loads. However, in confined spaces, these trucks quickly reach their limits due to their length.

Syna.OS View combines inexpensive standard components and intelligent software to localize manually controlled intralogistics vehicles in real time.
Mobile robots can be used for various transportation tasks with the help of flexible add-on modules. Depending on requirements, possible applications range from the automation of individual process steps to fully automated applications.