Entry into automated intralogistics

The medical technology company Ziehm Imaging relocated its headquarters in 2020 and at the same time reorganized its intralogistics processes together with the Gebhardt Intralogistics Group.
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The medical technology company Ziehm Imaging relocated its headquarters in 2020 and at the same time reorganized its intralogistics processes together with the Gebhardt Intralogistics Group.

Lech-Stahl Veredelung (LSV) transports bright steel with electrically driven platform wagons.

The new Safelog AGV L1 lifts loads of up to 1500 kilograms and pulls up to 3000 kilograms.

After several postponements, the date of June 2021 has now also been dropped. However, a digital platform is planned. In 2022, the trade fair will once again take place regularly in March.
Detailed preliminary planning enables the pump and submersible motor specialist KSB to expand and modernize its storage facilities without interrupting production.
Challenges for production logistics
In 2020, the warehouse is proving to be in need of modernization in many manufacturing companies. A shortage of skilled workers and integration into the company's digital processes are particular challenges. We interviewed Daniel Dombach, Director EMEA Industry Solutions at Zebra Technologies, about this.
At Vacom, five transport robots and an autonomously navigating pallet vehicle from Asti Insystems transport the components to the 45 workstations. The vehicles are embedded in the production logistics, which enables transparent monitoring and documentation or just-in-time transport deliveries.

Production logistics with Karakuri bridge
Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile (TPCA) in Kolín, Czech Republic, relies on the concept of Low Cost Automation (LCA). In production, air conditioning systems for small cars are transported via a Karakuri bridge from Item.
Autonomous transport robots move freely through factories or warehouses. They are equipped with safety features to ensure that they do not collide with people, forklift trucks or shelves.