Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2021

Crown, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, has refined the design of its GPC and MPC Series order pickers and TC Series tow tractor as part of the company’s continuous product improvement efforts. This includes, for example, the ergonomic full-suspension operator platform.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The two material handling specialists will be on stand B5 304 exhibiting a range of attachments designed specially to improve material handing in the construction industry. Together, their shared knowledge and expertise continue to advance the material handling industry.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 20, 2023

With the launch of OTTO 600, OTTO Motors now offers the most comprehensive autonomous material handling fleet on the market. mph (2 m/s) maximum speed o 1050/700/320 mm footprint o IP54 rating OTTO 600 is available through the existing global network of OTTO Motors system integrators and material handling solution providers. . •

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Toyota Material Handling UK has helped the award-winning premium snack producer, Burts Snacks, to reduce intralogistics costs and achieve significant handling efficiency gains across its business. For example, if a lead acid battery is opportunity charged, this can cause significant implications to the battery.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 30, 2024

Itoh Denki, a leading international specialist in motorised drive roller (MDR) based material handling technologies, has announced the launch of a highly innovative new diverting and sorting module designed specifically for heavier individual loads.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 28, 2023

Larger DC system integrations can take two years to complete as materials handling suppliers are very busy.” Offering flexibility is important in ecommerce, for example in being able to reduce the number of cartons.” ” Pretin says that shared user warehouse facilities are very challenging.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 21, 2022

Toyota Material Handling is the sponsor of a brand new feature at the Health & Safety Event 2022 – this year’s largest gathering of professionals responsible for running safe and efficient workplaces (NEC, Birmingham, 5-7 April 2022). For example, as long ago as 1999 we launched our iconic SAS – System of Active Stability.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Intermediate charging, for example during breaks, can extend the vehicle’s operating time and avoid downtimes without limiting its service life. Since the forklift was invented by Eugene Clark in Buchanan, Michigan (USA) in 1917, CLARK has been one of the worldwide market leaders in the materials handling vehicles business.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Since their introduction in 2021, the latest electric counterbalance trucks from Linde Material Handling (MH) have been setting new standards with regard to ergonomics, visibility, safety and energy efficiency. The post Linde offers explosion protection at highest level appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

With our innovative digital service solutions, we boost the performance of material handling systems and extend the service life of system components,” says Michael Reichle, CEO of Siemens Logistics. “In Sorter 360 provides customers with valuable data indicating, for example, the degree of wear and tear on sorter carrier rollers.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2022

Toyota Material Handling UK has launched a new range of electric counterbalance forklifts. For example, a new Traigo80 equipped with a small lithium-ion battery can work a full 8-hour shift, with just two 15-minute charging breaks during the main operating periods, and 45 minutes of additional charging during the mid-shift meal break.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

For example, parametric interfaces are offered for the Olympus goods lift, which reduce the need for cables and communicate directly with the fleet management system. The new system is already being used in industrial production areas, for example in the automotive industry.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 6, 2021

The honours were given out by laudators Thomas Westphal (Lord Mayor of Dortmund), Gordon Riske (Chairman of the Board of the VDMA Materials Handling and Intralogistics Sector Association and CEO of KION Group), Prof. The IFOY Award is sponsored by the Association for Materials Handling and Intralogistics within the VDMA.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

However, when business circumstances change, it soon becomes apparent how rooted to the floor this type of materials handling equipment can be. Today, thanks to Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), warehouses can benefit from the advantages of automation without the need to bolt materials handling equipment to the floor.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Irish materials handling manufacturer Combilift has launched its first autonomous vehicle at the annual Fabtech trade show. Irish materials handling manufacturer Combilift has launched its first autonomous vehicle at the annual Fabtech trade show.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 18, 2022

These facilities are often demanding environments for materials handling equipment. The combination of these factors is why, like any item of materials handling equipment, quality build and robustness are vital characteristics for an AMR – not only to ensure a longer lifespan for the unit, but also to minimise downtime due to repairs.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2023

Recommendations, advice and solutions with regard to upcoming investments – this is what visitors to the LogiMAT trade show can expect to find at a total of three exhibition areas of Linde Material Handling (MH). For example, the control panel of the V modular can be mounted on the mast side, load side or on both sides as required.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 16, 2024

Forklift telematics systems deliver the vital statistics data that every warehouse or distribution centre manager needs to get the most from their materials handling equipment budget. For example, how busy are they during their working day? Are more drivers needed to run the operation smoothly or is the opposite the case?

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 29, 2023

With the switch to lithium batteries, the efficiency and safety of materials-handling equipment and other off-highway and industrial electric vehicles are improving. For example, the charger and forklift can be on separate CAN networks to reduce interference from other components.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 28, 2023

Increasing numbers of technical innovations first saw the light of day here – for example, the first double-portal excavators for coal mining, which were developed and built by the company. The post Successful Through Tradition for Beumer appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine. The Group has subsidiaries around the globe.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2024

In its latest report, Toyota Material Handling emphasizes that energy storage will become a critical concern as electrification gains momentum. There is no doubt that high-capacity batteries will become a part of the overall energy landscape,” said Gary Ison, product development manager at Toyota Material Handling.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

Examples include if the operator lifts a load above recommended heights or where there is increased pedestrian traffic, obstacles or other hazards. The post Premiere for Yale Reliant Lift Truck appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine. The system combines location-based and event-based functionality.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 6, 2022

For example, because older ‘guided’ VNA stacking aisles are only slightly wider than the materials handling equipment that serves them, a guidance system – wire or rail – will usually be required to ensure that lift trucks do not collide with the racking.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 3, 2022

Wherever high-speed doors are installed in production and goods distribution centres, customers will benefit from the new Door Control module offered as part of Linde Material Handling ’s (MH) innovative Safety Guard assistance system. Yet another advantage of this technology is that the doors are only open for as long as necessary.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 6, 2022

For example, as part Combilift’s drive to help customers achieve their aims of more sustainable operations, over 60% of the company’s output is now electric. The post ‘Business as usual’ is no longer an option appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine. IMHX 2022 takes place from 6 – 8 September at the NEC, Birmingham.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 14, 2024

And, following a competitive tender process, Toyota Material Handling was awarded the contract to oversee the design and build of the new unit’s racking and storage scheme from start to finish. For example, having one point of contact allowed us to reduce the amount of management time we had to dedicate to the project considerably.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Growth within a business is a positive change, but one consequence is that it can lead to inefficient and poorly thought-out materials handling operations,” Ron explains. “If The post Visualisation adds Value to Warehouse Scenario Planning appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 4, 2022

In addition, reduced use of terminal MHE (material handling equipment) via the semi-automation of goods handling has been achieved, waste management has been improved at offices, and charging stations have been installed for electric bikes and vehicles. The site employs a total of 350 people.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This recognition validates our unwavering commitment to innovation, safety, and training in the material handling industry. The CB70E is a perfect example of our dedication to providing our customers with efficient, eco-friendly, and safe solutions.”

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 28, 2023

SICK has launched an industry-first safety light curtain system for Smart Box Detection, designed to enable the continuous safe material flow of cartons or cuboid goods at the entry or exit points of protected areas, while safeguarding people from dangerous materials-handling, conveying or packaging machinery.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

For example, many SKU’s can be stored in multiple pick locations at multiple height locations across the warehouse and the picking efficiency is optimised with a fewer number of line visits required. But to achieve optimum wave picking performance it is important to deploy the most suitable materials handling equipment.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

For example, attendees had a chance to get up close with the Hyster® J10-18XD electric lift truck series, engineered for ICE-like performance in heavy-duty applications and lifts up to 18 tonnes.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2022

They are looking at fresh thinking on how these facilities are best served by materials handling equipment. Automated materials handling solutions without the need for dedicated infrastructure, such as AMRs, are in prime position on the flexibility spectrum. Will I gain a solution rather than a product?

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

“Peak demands in energy are among the main causes of skyrocketing costs when it comes to operating electric industrial trucks,” says Stefan Roth, Product Manager Energy Systems at Linde Material Handling. The post Charge Management Controls Energy Costs appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 19, 2022

New powerful electric tow tractors and platform trucks from Linde Material Handling are now flexing their muscles. The post New Linde trucks offer state-of-the-art performance appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine. Here, too, there are options regarding the length of the wheelbase.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The Yale MRO16-20 will reliably support warehousing and distribution applications which incorporate both indoor and outdoor storage and handling areas. An example is the optional air suspended seat, where operators can enjoy high levels of comfort that could increase overall productivity.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 10, 2023

In the process, the materials handling vehicles specialist has not only improved the ergonomics and user-friendliness of the truck, but also the performance: for particularly intensive operations, the low-lift trucks are now also available with lithium-ion technology. Recharging the battery is possible at any 230-volt socket.

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