H. Schmitz

Holger Schmitz has been with Clark since 2023 and previously held the position of Business Development Manager. Clark Europe has now appointed him as the successor to Stefan Budweit as Director of Sales & Marketing, who has been promoted to CEO.

Automation provider Dematic is highlighting the central importance of its software at this year's LogiMAT trade fair and inviting visitors on discovery tours through the warehouse. Live demonstrations range from product training and technician workshops to troubleshooting using drones.

Max Studer and Arne Holland bring decades of experience in logistics, automation, and software solutions. Now, they have jointly "Xinapartner," founded

In addition to the «Skyfall» system, which still inevitably evokes memories of the eponymous 007 spy thriller, Ferag from Hinwil will once again be presenting modern technologies for suspended conveyor and sorting systems as well as tailor-made service offerings at LogiMAT (March 11-13).

A patented modular overhead crane system from a supplier called CeiliX, designed to revolutionize the logistics and manufacturing industries, will debut at LogiMAT with an "Infinity Crane." It allows for use in areas that could not be reached by conventional cranes.

Only seemingly a contradiction: Although the group's revenue in 2024 rose to 11.5 billion (previous year: 11.4 billion), and EBIT to 917 million euros (previous year: 791 million), CEO Rob Smith sees the need for cost-cutting measures – not only to maintain the market position, but to expand it further.

Hinged and sliding doors for cold storage rooms down to 0 °C and freezer rooms down to -28 °C are suitable for smaller cold rooms or larger cold storage facilities in supermarkets and food logistics. Specially developed seals and a door leaf insulated with polyurethane foam protect against energy loss.

Current market conditions are challenging worldwide, says Kurt Schmalz, managing partner of the eponymous provider of automation and vacuum handling systems. US demand continues to be a growth driver. 

 S. Budweit, A. Steban, J. Real 

Clark Europe's new sales partner in Spain is the dynamically named "Areca Manutención." The material handling specialist, based in San Fernando de Henares, will handle the sales and service of Clark material handling equipment in the greater Madrid area.

Dachser's automated high-bay warehouse in Herne was 35 years old. The storage and retrieval machines and conveyor technology were outdated, the IT infrastructure inconsistent and obsolete – the risk of failure was high. The company commissioned Viastore to carry out a comprehensive retrofit.

With around 800 employees worldwide, the fire protection experts of the Wagner Group recently competed in Germany in the Top 100 category of large medium-sized companies – and are delighted to receive renewed confirmation that they are among the most innovative medium-sized companies.

LogiMAT visitors will have the opportunity to view new vehicles from Baoli EMEA from March 11th to 13th, including the KBET 15-20 electric forklift and the KBP 14-20 pallet trucks. The KBP 14-20 family comprises two models with load capacities of 1.4t and 2.0t.

The specialist journalists at the competence center in Antwerp followed a first major project with 160 pallets per hour of pharmaceutical articles in Gembloux, Belgium, which Gitte Daelemans outlined as an example of a use case at the internationally active logistics provider Yusen.

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Indeed, under the umbrella of KION, intralogistics provider Still has secured a kind of "jewel" by participating in the new competence center at Antwerp, Belgium, the world's largest trading center for diamonds, which was recently inspected by over 80 European trade journalists.

Stuttgart-based company Sereact has secured €25 million in funding to advance the application of its Vision Language Action Model (VLAM) in robotics. This fundamental model accelerates the deployment of AI-enabled robots in warehousing and manufacturing.