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New opportunities with «GreyMatter»
" Fifty Shades of Grey " is a moderately boring movie about teen fantasies concerning first sexual experiences with the opposite sex. " Grey Orange " be more exciting for some: a global provider of AI-powered software for warehouse control and inventory management, whose " GreyMatter " software Dematic now wants to profit from.
Implemented step by step
" Iterative " is the magic word that the southern German supermarket chain V-Markt used to implement the Wamas Core WMS warehouse management system from SSI Schäfer for the smooth supply of its southern German branches. This minimized risks during ongoing operations.
Pallet market under pressure
Circulating in the millions, Euro pallets are an integral part of everyday life in industry, trade, and logistics. However, A and B grade pallets are becoming increasingly scarce, warns the logistics provider Dachser. This has repercussions for costs, planning reliability, and delivery capacity along the entire supply chain.
Air traffic control in the dark
Even after a malfunction was resolved on Wednesday, the screens at Swiss air traffic control remained fixed the technical problem at the
The true cost of fulfilling the order
Materials handling specialist Ferag focuses on a holistic approach to warehousing and the targeted use of technologies to automate defined fulfillment processes in order to improve order processing efficiency. The concept developed by Ferag Solutions is based on a new key performance indicator, " CoOF " (Cost of Order Fulfillment).
Federal Councillor Beat Jans in Rupperswil
The Swiss Logistics by ASFL SVBL training center in Rupperswil recently hosted visits from Federal Councillor Beat Jans, head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police, Jérôme Cosandey, head of the Directorate of Labour at SECO, and Aargau government councillor Dieter Egli.
Even better than lithium-ion
At the world's largest industrial trade fair in Hanover, with 3,000 exhibitors, a young company called BTRY from Dübendorf won a startup award sponsored by the logistics provider Hermes. The founders impressed the judges with an ultra-thin, fully flexible energy storage system that is intended to enable numerous new applications.
Large containers for the «Jaguar»
At Claas in Bad Saulgau, machines for forage harvesting and headers for the forage harvester, which proudly bears the name " Jaguar ," are developed, tested, and manufactured. More staging area was needed at the assembly lines. Bito assisted with the switch to the large SL 86 hoppers.
System change at the drying tower
Automation, as mentioned, doesn't have to be complicated. Even simple, repetitive logistical processes can be carried out automatically with high-lift pallet trucks like the EXV iGo. Forklift manufacturer Still successfully implemented this at DP-Supply, a subsidiary of Deutsche Milchkontor DMK.
«Logistics Townhouse» for the city
It was just one of the numerous presentations at the German Material Flow Congress, which took place in Dortmund these days in parallel with the IFOY Test Camp: It was dedicated to a concept by Carl-Friedrich Rico zu Knyphausen, Managing Director & Co-Founder of Logivalue GmbH in Berlin: A « Retail Town House » for the city center.
Dematic with input at the Rhine Falls
Dematic with input at the Rhine Falls
The automation provider invites customers to its customer day on September 25th at the logistics center of medical device manufacturer IVF Hartmann at the Rhine Falls in Neuhausen, focusing on goods-to-person solutions, adaptive storage and transport technology, and the software and service offerings of Dematic.
Dematic will demonstrate how modern, space-saving solutions enable top performance even in the tightest spaces at this year's Tech & Trends Customer Day near Schaffhausen. Visitors will have the opportunity to experience the medical device manufacturer's automated logistics center live. According to Dematic, the event will focus on compact, integrated automation technology for a wide range of applications.
“Whether it’s storage space, workforce or energy: the challenges are increasing while the available resources are shrinking. Automation is becoming a key technology in this context,” explains Thomas Bleiberger-Kneissel, Head of Sales for the DA-CH region.
High-performance solution installed
A key highlight of the day will be the project report by IVF Logistics Manager Manuel Merk on the construction of the warehouse and the implementation of the logistics concept there. The event offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the logistics center – located directly at the Rhine Falls.
Dematic has implemented a highly automated multi-shuttle system with an underlying put-to-light picking area in an area of just 400 square meters.
Photos: Dematic
“The biggest challenge was to implement a high-performance solution in a very limited space,” explains Bleiberger-Kneissel, adding: “Through optimized logistics processes, shorter internal transport routes, modern automation and the introduction of SAP EWM, IVF Hartmann saves time and resources, which benefits the fulfillment of customer orders.”
Overall, the event aims to provide a comprehensive insight into current trends and technologies surrounding compact, automated storage solutions.
Participation in the event is free, but the number of people is limited.
Those interested are asked to here .
www.dematic.com
