
Simple and flexible gripper for cobots
The flexible Schunk EGH co-act gripper promises an easy entry into the world of cobots. With a variably adjustable total stroke of 80 mm, the parallel gripper covers a wide range of workpieces.
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The flexible Schunk EGH co-act gripper promises an easy entry into the world of cobots. With a variably adjustable total stroke of 80 mm, the parallel gripper covers a wide range of workpieces.

At its stand at FachPack in Nuremberg, AMI Förder- und Lagertechnik GmbH will be demonstrating how automation can be used to design efficient and performance-enhancing shipping processes.

Autonomously through the factory
To make the automated guided vehicle systems lower-maintenance, lighter and therefore more energy-efficient, AGV manufacturers can equip their systems with motion plastics components from igus - for example with iglidur Tribo polymer bearings, which are up to 60 percent lighter than metal bearings.

The volume of parcels is increasing. Overcrowded parcel conveyors can lead to items being pushed together roughly or falling off the conveyor belt.

A Torwegge roller conveyor has been transporting goods in Bad Salzuflen in East Westphalia for four decades. At Holztechnik Friedrich Klinkert, the system is used as an outfeed roller conveyor for freshly pressed veneers.
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.
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.

With the Trailer Loader, Wiltsche Fördersysteme offers a convenient solution for loading vehicles.

Jungheinrich and Riwal, a specialist in the rental of aerial work platforms and telescopic handlers, will be working together on an international level to rent out their equipment.

The accumulation of parcels can prevent damage to the goods and ensure smooth processes in the warehouse. Wiltsche infeed conveyors offer an economical solution.