Logistics Equipment
Siemens Acquires New Robotic Warehouse System AeroBot for Karlsruhe Location
Knapp - Siemens AG is expanding their Karlsruhe location in Germany, adding extra storage capacities in the form of an automation solution by KNAPP. The innovative robotic warehouse system AeroBot will increase the location’s degree of automation and optimize internal processes. Siemens will be one of the first companies in Germany to use this innovative storage system, which will go live in 2026.
Einride operates first ever fully autonomous heavy-duty truck on a public road in Belgium at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges
Einride - Einride, a technology company that provides digital, electric and autonomous solutions for road freight, has for the first time operated a fully autonomous heavy-duty vehicle on a public road in Belgium.
End-to-end automation with new forklifts
Linde Material Handling - Intralogistics specialist Linde Material Handling (MH) has expanded its range of automated industrial trucks, thus completing its updated product portfolio. A standout addition to the lineup is the automated Linde K MATIC k VNA turret truck.
DHL Group Signs MOU with Boston Dynamics for additional 1,000-Robot Deployment
Boston Dynamics - DHL Group has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Boston Dynamics. Building on the proven success of Boston Dynamics’ Stretch robot—designed for case handling and initially deployed by DHL to automate container unloading—the agreement paves the way for the global deployment of more than 1,000 additional units. Looking ahead, DHL plans to expand the range of applications for the robots, including case picking.
AI for real-time control of industrial trucks
Linde Material Handling - In the future, warehouse managers will increasingly be able to rely on artificial intelligence (AI) when it comes to optimizing material flow processes. At its tech showcase at the LogiMAT trade fair in Stuttgart, Linde Material Handling (MH) will demonstrate how this product vision works and is gradually becoming reality.
KNAPP and Covariant Extend Their Success Story
Knapp - The automation expert KNAPP and Covariant, the world’s leading AI Robotics company based in California, are a perfect match when it comes to intelligent robotics solutions. Both companies are pleased to announce the extension of their multi-year partnership. Covariant, founded as a start-up in Silicon Valley, is a pioneer in the development of Robotic Foundation Models models that enable robots to operate in complex and dynamic environments.
KNAPP Integrates First Pocket Sorter in Pharma Logistics
Knapp - In a span of 15 months, KNAPP broke new ground in pharmaceutical warehousing by implementing a cutting-edge, fully automatic pocket sorter system from its AutoPocket series in Lithuania. Used widely in fashion and retail solutions and favoured for its high-performance operation, this powerful sorter system is now being used in pharma distribution for the first time.
Honeywell To Drive Distribution Center Efficiency And Enhanced Storage Capacity Through Collaboration With Hai Robotics
Honeywell - Honeywell announced it will team up with Hai Robotics to deliver flexible, high-density storage and retrieval solutions to distribution centers (DCs). The alliance couples Hai’s innovative robotics technology with Honeywell’s Momentum Warehouse Execution Software, enhanced cybersecurity capabilities and experience integrating robotics solutions.
PowerScan 9600 Auto Range Series: extreme scanning flexibility
Datalogic - Designed to cover a multitude of handheld scanning applications in retail, manufacturing, and transportation & logistics, this advanced series of devices offers unparalleled efficiency and precision. The flagship feature of the new Auto Range series is its scan engine, which can effortlessly read barcodes from up close to an incredible 20 meters away, making it a game-changer in warehouse applications where both close-range and long-range scanning is required.
ADLINK Unveils the New Intelligent Autonomous Mobile Robot for Complex Manufacturing Challenges
ADLINK - ADLINK Technology Inc., a global leader in edge computing, has announced the launch of the latest Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) – the SMR250/1000 series with the SWARM CORE software platform, delivering strong hardware and software integration to build an AMR swarm ecosystem to meet the changing needs of various application scenarios in smart manufacturing from production lines, to material handling, warehousing, and shipping.
Without instruction: AGCs navigate independently with the multiScan1xx
SICK - SICK launches the compact and precise multiScan100 3D LiDAR sensor. This is one way the company is supporting the development of autonomous industrial vehicles both in- and outdoors and increasing its focus on digital software solutions to offer customers additional benefits beyond pure measurement data.
Dachser puts its first hydrogen trucks into service
Dachser - Dachser is moving forward with practical tests of zero emission drive technologies for trucks. In 2023, the company plans to put two hydrogen fuel-cell (FCEV) trucks into service in Germany.
Exoskeletons pass practical trial
Dachser - For the first time, DACHSER has tested active exoskeletons produced by German Bionic under everyday work conditions in the warehouse. The results are impressive. Now the technology will be rolled out at additional locations.
DHL Supply Chain accelerates roll out of autonomous forklifts
DHL - DHL Supply Chain has introduced its largest ever single implementation of autonomous forklifts to date, with 15 embedded in its warehouse operations at Tyrefort. The forklifts form part of DHL’s operation for a major customer in the automotive sector, taking over picking, put-away and replenishment of products and empty media in the warehouse. The vehicles reduce the number of manual pallet transfers without requiring significant changes in warehouse infrastructure.
New application areas for wearable robotics
Comau - With the objective of strengthening the use of wearable robotics to facilitate human-machine collaboration, Comau and IUVO have partnered with Heidelberg University, one of Europe’s leading research institutions. The joint project aims to further quantify the degree to which the MATE-XT exoskeleton can reduce physical stress during strenuous tasks involving repetitive shoulder flexion movements within the German industrial context.
VoloDrone visits Berlin for the first time
Volocopter - Innovation for supply chains: Together, the urban air mobility pioneer Volocopter and global logistics service provider DB Schenker are developing solutions for the fast and emission-free transport of goods. Today, Volocopter’s heavy-lift drone was presented to German federal politicians for the first time.
New Smart Pallet Mover provides performance boost for manufacturing logistics
Interroll - It is not the performance of modern production machines but their material supply that promises the greatest potential for further productivity increases in industrial companies today. With the new Smart Pallet Mover (SPM), Interroll has launched a awarded solution that can be adapted as a flexible and modular pallet management system to meet a wide range of application requirements in industrial manufacturing.
IFOY AWARD 2021: "Best in Intralogistics" certificates awarded
IFOY Award - At the end of IFOY TEST DAYS 2021 from March 22 to 26 at the Dortmund Exhibition Centre, the award organisation again presented the "Best in Intralogistics" certificates of the year 2021. Representatives from arculus, Cargotec Engineering, HAI ROBOTICS, Hänel, H+E Produktentwicklung, HHLA Sky, the BMW subsidiary idealworks, Interroll Group, NIMMSTA, OPPIDUM TIC, STILL, SYNAOS, VOLUME Lagersysteme and WAKU Robotics were delighted to receive the seal.
Interroll launches new sorting system
Interroll - Interroll has added a system for a wide range of potential users to its successful range of automated sortation solutions with the launch of a new drop tray sorter, the Split Tray Sorter MT015S. The new product makes it easier for companies to enter the e-commerce market or can be used as a flexible addition to existing sortation solutions, for example in the fashion industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and for parcel service providers.
Stäubli WFT expands production of cleanroom-compatible AGVs
Stäubli - Stäubli WFT, a specialist in the development and production of automated guided vehicles (AGVs), has embarked on a strategic expansion of its cleanroom-compatible vehicle business. The company is already manufacturing heavy-duty AGVs under cleanroom conditions. These will be supplemented with mobile robot systems for deployment in the semiconductor industry in addition to pharmaceutical and medical technology applications.
