More trainees to combat skills shortage
The intralogistics provider is doubling the training capacity at its branches across Germany at the start of 2018: 40 new apprentices will start their training in mechatronics every year.
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The intralogistics provider is doubling the training capacity at its branches across Germany at the start of 2018: 40 new apprentices will start their training in mechatronics every year.
Power supply for electric forklift trucks. Conventional lead-acid batteries in large electric forklift trucks often reach their temperature limits. Still has developed a solution with self-cooling Power Plus Life batteries.

I.D. Systems has introduced the KT 106, a management solution for small and medium-sized industrial truck fleets.

Hubtex is once again investing in the expansion of its company headquarters in Fulda and is constructing another production building and a new customer center by September 2018. In this way, the forklift manufacturer aims to meet the increasing demand for special vehicles and Industry 4.0 solutions.

Still can celebrate the production of the 200,000th forklift truck from the orange and silver RX series. A new RX 20, the quintessence of the powerful series that was only presented in January, was handed over to the Ulm-based Seifert Logistics Group.
High-performance traction batteries

Enersys has expanded its range of high-performance two-volt traction batteries from the Nexsys series with six higher cells. These are suitable for applications where high performance and large capacities are required. The new range thus covers a wider range of electric vehicles.
At the Giggijoch restaurant, you can order fresh cake, yeast dumplings and strawberries at an altitude of 2,283 meters at minus 12 degrees in the Ötztal Alps. A logistical feat made possible by a tugger train from Linde Material Handling.

At Logimat, Jungheinrich presented the ETV 216i, the world's first reach truck with a permanently installed lithium-ion battery as standard.
Remote operation Easypilot Follow

Jungheinrich has introduced a new remote control for its ECE family of horizontal order pickers. The Easypilot Follow is a semi-automated control system that allows the ECE to follow its operator independently.

Crown has been honored with the iF Design Award by the iF International Forum Design. The 63-member jury of experts awarded the seal of approval in the "Automobiles/Vehicles" category for the product design of the compact Crown WP 3010 lift truck.