Photo: SSI Schäfer

SSI Schäfer announces the successful installation of the largest mobile racking system for deep-freeze warehouses in the United Arab Emirates – a follow-up project after the provision of critical vaccine infrastructure during the Covid-19 pandemic. The system increases storage capacity there by 90%.

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With its vacuum technology, handling specialist Schmalz has already covered a broad portfolio. Now, the finger grippers from the US company Soft Robotics (SRI) are being added, which the Glatten-based company has acquired along with patents and the associated know-how for the automated handling of food.

Vacuum expert Schmalz is preparing for this year's FachPack trade fair in Nuremberg from September 24th to 26th, showcasing new gripper solutions such as the PSPF bellows suction cup. With its high-strength, two-component connection between the bellows and sealing lip, it securely grips extremely thin and flexible bags.

Beumer is equipping itself with a maintenance-friendly machine design in which all components can be accessed at ground level, the «stretch hood A», advanced data diagnostics and films with a high recycled content for this year's Fachpack, which takes place from September 24th to 26th in Nuremberg.

 Fig.: fetra

Since1954, fetra (Fechtel Transportgeräte) has been manufacturing hand-operated transport equipment used worldwide. The company is now expanding its production and logistics facilities. Viastore is supplying a two-aisle pallet warehouse for the project, complete with stacker cranes, conveyor technology, and the WMS "viadat".

Schmalz offers the FMG matrix gripper, a sophisticated surface gripper for the automated handling of various workpieces in manufacturing and logistics processes. This allows users to adapt more easily to processes and machines.

Pen-Beam

Some people are just a bit dense. But with its Pen-Beam locking bar system and Twist-Beam for vans and small delivery vehicles, the safety systems manufacturer Wistra Cargo Control offers asolution. The CEP (courier, express, and parcel) industry and fleet operators appreciate it.

It sounds simple, but it has a clever purpose: Nestlé produces nutritional drinks and supplements at its Osthofen plant in the Rhineland-Palatinate region. The powder is automatically dispensed into the can. A measuring scoop is also included. A Sick system with a snapshot camera detects whether it has actually been added. This makes sense on the assembly line. 

At the FachPack trade fair in Nuremberg from September 24th to 26th, Bito is launching a new initiative with crates and boxes that reduce the carbon footprint and simultaneously comply with the EU packaging regulations planned for 2030. Made from recycled material as standard, they are quiet and easy to handle.

Hardinge Kellenberger's requirements weren't simple: save space, increase efficiency, improve ergonomics, and digitize processes! No sooner said than done: SSI Schäfer supplied the Swiss company with six storage lifts and reduced the required space by 35%.

KASTOtec SC 4

With a turnover of €4.5 billion, SEW-Eurodrive is one of the market leaders in drive technology. During a press day, media representatives were given the opportunity to tour a honeycomb warehouse that uses Kasto technology to fully automatically supply semi-finished products for production runs of 1 to 10,000 units.

With around 3,000 pharmacies, an online platform with more than 1 million customers, and over 2 million items sold daily, the Dr. Max Group is one of Europe's leading pharmaceutical chains. Since February, the entire Italian market has been supplied from the new distribution center, thanks to SSI Schäfer and AMR provider Geekplus.

 R. Hoozemans

Kardex Mlog's new sales manager for Switzerland is René Hoozemans. The trained mechanical engineer and Swiss native (56) will be responsible for strengthening the presence of the supplier of integrated material flow systems and high-bay warehouses in this newly created position.

 S. Mahler

Swisslog Switzerland has appointed Stefan Raphael Mahler (44) as its new Managing Director and Head of Sales. He will take over the business in Switzerland in May 2024, succeeding Heinrich Lüthi, who is now focusing on his international role in the EMEA service department.

No time to wait for hot water? Swisslog is celebrating the groundbreaking ceremony in Nieuw Reijerwaard, Netherlands, for a highly automated logistics center at Quooker, the specialist that "no more waiting for boiling water from the tap" Speed ​​is also expected from a logistical perspective.