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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.
Combilift promotes new career paths
Combilift promotes new career paths
Shortly before Christmas, Simon Harris awarded the forklift manufacturer the title of Employer of the Year 2020 in the "Large Companies" category for its training programs . The Irish Minister for Education and Science highlighted the company's involvement in new training pathways.
Combilift considers itself the world's largest manufacturer of multi-directional forklifts and the market leader in solutions for handling long loads. Since its founding in 1998, Combilift has sold more than 50,000 units in over 85 countries. Currently, the company employs more than 600 people locally .
Combilift currently has trainees in a number of training programs such as electrical engineering, metalworking and "The Original Engineering Manufacturing Apprenticeship" (OEM).
Not a humorous "Limerick" quip, but a genuine recognition came two days before Christmas with the presentation by Martin O'Brien, CEO of the Limerick Clare Education and Training Board (LMETB) and member of the Apprenticeship Council . O'Brien admitted he was "very impressed with Combilifts' facilities and the environment in which the apprentices are located. I am very impressed with the progress being made in OEM training."
The Consortium Steering Committee (CSG), in collaboration with the Cavan Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB), the LMETB and other vocational training associations, referred to Combilift CEO Martin Mc Vicar 's commitment to the development of the new OEM training program.
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Sinead McKenna, CMETB Training Services Manager: “Combilift demonstrates continuous commitment and leadership in the apprenticeship training program.”
McVicar on the new “ OEM Engineering Apprenticeship”: “The training program was developed in collaboration with Cavan/Monaghan ETB and the OEM Consortium Group. To receive this recognition after four years of dedication to this program is a great achievement. I would especially like to thank the Combilift apprentices, their mentors, tutors, CMETB, LCETB, SOLAS, and other engineering firms across the country for their support and participation.”
OEM training provides modules such as automation, robotics, mechatronics, and technical drawings, which are essential for the constantly evolving requirements of these high-tech manufacturing, installation, and service sectors across Ireland. McVicar says that increasing the availability of skilled workers nationally, and particularly in rural communities, is crucial
Combilift has also found a way – almost as an aside – to support customers in developing solutions directly at the workplace that not only improve productivity and storage , but also facilitate social distancing. This is because it is simultaneously considered warehouse design service
