
Jungheinrich lowers forecast for 2019
Jungheinrich has adjusted its forecast for 2019 due to the economic slowdown and the significant decline in the material handling equipment market.
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Jungheinrich has adjusted its forecast for 2019 due to the economic slowdown and the significant decline in the material handling equipment market.
Warehouse technology and industrial trucks
Held is ready for the motorcycle season with a new logistics center in Kempten in the Allgäu region. The manufacturer of motorcycle clothing has equipped its warehouse with solutions from Toyota.
With the EXD-SF 20, Still has developed a pallet truck for loads of up to 2,000 kilograms with a double-decker function, which is suitable for transporting sensitive or non-stackable goods such as fruit, vegetables or fragile goods.
With the increasing automation of intralogistics, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), automated storage and retrieval systems and shuttle systems are becoming the decisive "employees". Igus offers high-performance polymers for their maintenance-free continuous use.
Lithium-ion batteries have long since established themselves in cell phones and tablets. Electric forklift trucks are a different story: the classic lead-acid battery still dominates here. However, the modern alternative has numerous advantages.

Singapore Airport handles more than 65 million passengers a year. The operator relies on a baggage handling system from Beumer and Customer Support to ensure that the system always runs smoothly.
Linde is renewing and expanding its range for order picking applications. It starts with eight new models of the N20 C low-lift order picker for the 1.2 to 2.5 tonne load range.
For a new order, the forwarding company Schmitt set up a new logistics facility in which components for axle and gearbox plants are stored and picked. Schöler Fördertechnik supplied reach trucks with Linde Dynamic Mast Control for this purpose.

Market trends such as omnichannel distribution, batch size 1, ever shorter order throughput times and delivery cycles and the handling of a growing variety of product ranges place high demands on intralogistics.

The goods-to-person robotics solution Butler from Grey Orange optimizes supply chain processes from inventory management to order picking. Among other things, it is used in Zalando's new 30,000 square meter fulfillment center in Brunna, near Stockholm, Sweden.