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Trade magazine for material flow and material management

Intralogistics

www.fh-intralogistics.com in cooperation with

18 New package distribution centre assures high level of service

I N T E R N A T I O N A L E D I T I O N

1February 2013

Andreas Gruchow: „Trade fairs open doors to new markets“ 09 Sorting strategies

for precisely sequenced order filling

Construction materials manufacturer bets on modern technology14 20

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f+h will be monitoring developments in intra-logistics worldwide

With this first e-paper from f+h Intralogistics, our magazine, f+h, takes a further step in the world of global business, in which markets are increasingly interlinked. An indicator of this is the fact that in the last 30 years, the volume of world trade has increased from around 10 to 30 percent. In such a globalised business environment, intralogistics also has an important role to play. The nature and scope of existing projects worldwide demonstrate this strikingly. And intralogistics is only just starting to penetrate numerous highly promising markets. An example is Turkey, with forecast economic growth of 3.5 percent for 2013. This growth is driven by light and heavy industry, the service sector and the growing consumerism of the Turkish people. Our Turkey section (pages 9 to 11) is full of information and reviews about the country, and closes the intralogistics circle with the WIN Automation fair. In order to bring the full

potential of intralogistics for the global economy to the attention of our international reader-

ship, an international intralogistic maga-zine, f+h intralogistics, will be published in English as an e-paper from February on. It presents the range of offerings from

intralogistics suppliers and informs warehouse operators about the

latest developments in the industry worldwide. In doing so, we follow the geographic course of Cemat fairs, from Brazil to Russia and from there to China and India.Don‘t want to miss out on future issues of the e-paper? Just go to www.fh-intralogistics.com/newsletter for our new international newsletter. We‘ll notify you as soon as a

new edition is posted on-line.

Editor in chief:Dipl.-Ing. Reiner Wesselowski (We)Email: [email protected]

Editorial board:Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Winfried Bauer (WB)Dipl.-Ing. Manfred Weber (MW)

Managing Editor:Jon Augestad

Assistant editor:Gisela KettenbachTobias Hanika, Email: [email protected]

Layout:Anna Schätzlein

Publisher:Vereinigte Fachverlage GmbHLise-Meitner-Str. 255129 Mainz, Germany

Managing director:Dr. Olaf Theisen

Publishing director:Dr. Michael WernerEmail: [email protected]

Advertising Sales Director:Beatrice Thomas-MeyerEmail: [email protected]

Advertising Sales Manager:Andreas ZepigEmail: [email protected]

Advertising representatives

AustriaHeinz-Joachim GreinerEmail: [email protected]

BrazilCarlos Frederico Graf SchaffgotschEmail: [email protected]

ChinaAndreas ZepigEmail: [email protected]

FranceMarc JouannyEmail: [email protected]

Great BritainRob BrewerEmail: [email protected]

IndiaAndreas ZepigEmail: [email protected]

Italy, SwitzerlandHermann JordiEmail: [email protected]

PolandDr. Miroslaw BugajskiEmail: [email protected]

Russia, Ukraine, KazakhstanKsenia MikhajlowaEmail: [email protected]

Sweden, Finland, NorwayMalte MezgerEmail: [email protected]

USA, CanadaCorrie de GrootEmail: [email protected]

Advertising Disposition:Annemarie BenthinEmail: [email protected]

In cooperation with:Hannover Fairs International GmbHMessegelände, 30521 Hannover, Germany

Internet: www.fh-intralogistics.com

Fifth year (2013)

Trade magazine for material fl ow and material management

Intralogistics

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EDITORIAL

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Table of conTenT

co l u m n s 03 Editorial

03 Imprint

06 Worldwide New

12 Product News

T r a d e fa i r s a n d m a r k e T s 09 Guest commentary: Trade fairs open doors to new markets ext

10 Business destination Turkey

P r o d u c t i o n l o g i s t i c s

14 Always in the right sequence

i n d u sT r i a l T r u c k s 17 Efficient solutions for handling and transport problems

m aT e r i a l f lo w 18 Performance more than doubled

20 Wrapping bricks efficiently in film

23 Reliable continuous operation

g lo b a l b u s i n e s s 26 The eternal search for favourable business opportunities

c e m aT s o u T h a m e r i c a 27 A word about Brazil

Trade magazine for material fl ow and material management

Intralogistics

The transport racks are loaded automatically and in the correct sequence 14

a diesel lift truck is used to load and unload the giant antonov cargo plane

The sliding shoes move the packets smoothly to their destinations

The hood is drawn down over the entire load to beneath the pallet itself

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18 20 23 in- and outgoing goods areas are connected with the warehouse

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Worldwide News

COLOMBIA

Deutsche Messe organises intralogistics fair in italy – Cooperation with Ipack-Ima S.P.A

With the stipulation of contracts in January 2013, Deutsche Messe has initiated a new cooperation in its foreign business operations. Together with established Italian trade fair organiser Ipack-Ima S.P.A., they will be organising Intralogistica Italia in Milan.The intralogistics fair will be held in parallel with the world-leading packaging industry fair, Ipack-Ima, from 19 to 23 May 2015 in Milan. The exhibits include

warehouse technology and plant, packing and assembly equipment, loading technology, complete logis-tics systems, traffic technology, logis-tics software, transport logistics ser-vices and logistics services.„This strategic collaboration opens up a new market for us and offers our clients a regional trade fair in the Ital-ian important intralogistics market. Intralogistica Italia is the ideal partner event for Ipack-Ima. All participants will benefit from the resulting syner-

gies,“ says Dr. Andreas Gruchow, Member of the Board, Deutsche Messe AG. The picture shows the signatories (right to left): Dr. Andreas Gruchow, member of the board, Deutsche Messe AG, Dr. Guido Corbella, Managing Director, Ipack-Ima S.P.A., Andreas Züge, Director General, Fiera di Hannover, Wolfgang Pech, Division Head, Deutsche Messe AG.

www.cemat.com

Jungheinrich expands its production capacity in ChinaSince 2006, Jungheinrich has had its own manu-facturing plant in Qingpu, in the district of Schang-hai, China. The production facility, primarily an assembly line for diesel-powered industrial trucks, is today also producing battery-powered counter-balanced trucks and has recently expanded to include reach trucks. The trucks are produced here to the requirements of the Asia market. De-pending on the product series, the degree of localisation lies between 60 and 63 percent.In order to satisfy the increasing demand for industrial trucks in Asia, Jungheinrich aims to considerably increase its capacity in Qingpu from the current 2,500 units per year. It is in this context that a new production facility is being built, with more than 60,000 m² of total surface area. „The new factory, which is scheduled to be fully on line by the second quarter of 2013, will enable us to build more product series locally and optimise our logis-tics,“ says Alexander Özbahadir (image), Man-aging Director, Jungheinrich Lift Truck (Shang-hai) Co., Ltd. (WB)

www.jungheinrich.com

Rofa Industrial Automation establishes two new subsidiaries in Eastern Europe

In order to satisfy growing demand in the emerging Eastern European market, Rofa Industrial Automation AG from Kolbermoor, Germany, has established two new subsidiaries as part of its ongoing expansion: Rofa Polska Sp. z o.o. in Rzeszów, Poland, primarily supports the handling technology supplier‘s engineering and project team. Rofa Controls Romania S.R.L. in Timişoara, Romania, concentrate on further development and final assembly of Rofa‘s controllers for electric overhead rail conveyors, among others.

www.rofa-group.com

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Hörmann Logistik acquires GU contract in Belgium

Soenen Golfkarton NV produces corrugated paperboard and processes it into packages with 25 machines in two manufacturing facilities. The company‘s head offices in Hoog-lede, Belgium was previously equipped with a manual bulk warehouse for the finished product. However, the company‘s growing business demanded a redesign of its storage strategy, and Hörmann Logistik GmbH from Munich, Germany, devel-oped a detailed logistics solution to the problem on the basis of their experience in the corrugated paperboard industry. The back-bone of the proposal is a six-aisle high shelf warehouse

with a length of 212 m, width of 71 m and height 37 m, to house 59,000 pallets. The system is designed to handle 240 incoming and 300 outgoing pallets an hour.Hörmann Logistik‘s supply includes the shelving structure, the retrieval equipment, electric overhead rail conveyor, and installation of the WMS.Construction has already started, and handover is scheduled for November 2013.

www.hoermann-logistik.de

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WORLDWIDE NEWS

AGVS Award presented

For outstanding achievement in the area of unmanned transport systems, Egemin Automation, with head offices in Antwerp, Belgium, was presented the AGVS Award last year by the International Logistics Center (ILC). The prize was awarded in recognition of the intralogistics special-ist‘s products, manufacturing and planning innovations in the area of automaded guid-ed vehicle systems. The presentation also recognised Egemin‘s global engagement, reliable and client-oriented project man-agement and high level of integration ex-pertise. With eight branch offices world-wide, the company is an international lead-er in unmanned transport systems. The award was presented during Cemat Asia 2012 in Shanghai, China, at which Egemin was a first-time participant. The photo shows Guido Jansen, Vice President International Egemin Automation, F+H Editor Winfried Bauer and Gunter van Deun, Product Manager E’gv Egemin Automation (left to right), at the presentation of the AGVS Award.

www.egemin.com

Vancouver International Airport orders luggage handling system from Vanderlande Industries

In 2011, the Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR) awarded system integrator Vanderlande Industries, with head offices in Veghel, Netherlands, a design and build contract for a luggage handling system. After a year‘s design and detailed specification work, the partners officially signed the contract in late 2012.

www.vanderlande.com

TGW Mechanics expands its business managementMarkus Sturm (photo) has been promoted to Managing Director of TGW Mechanics with head offices in Wels, Austria. Sturm, originally from Ohlsdorf, is a graduate of the Technical

University of Vienna, and has worked for the ware-house and handling sys-tems supplier since com-pleting his studies in 2005, first as project manager and most re-cently as Sales Director.Sturm will share the responsibilities of run-ning the business with

Peter Knoll and Christoph Wolkerstorfer, who are already members of the board.

www.tgw-group.com

PSI Logistics acquires Milavitsa contractWith its PSIwms warehouse management system, PSI Logistics from Hamburg, Germany, will be managing the distribution centre of Eastern European underwear manufacturer Milavitsa at its new facility in Minsk, Belarus.In the first phase of the project, stock from the three existing warehouses will be entered directly into the PSIwms system at the new facility in Minsk, with its 63,000 shelves and 3,600 pallet locations. The second involves integration of the handling technology and two sorting machines, along with an automatic packing system with bridle line and labelling into the WMS. The software controls the entire acceptance process from production, and PSI has implemented the client‘s special requirements including multi-stage quality controls and automatic packing and labelling of finished goods.

www.psilogistics.com

Demag Cranes appoints new Chief Operating Officer

The Board of Demag Cranes AG has appointed Steve Filipov (image) as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Filipov will also be President of the Material Handling & Port Solutions division of Terex Corpora-tion, the majority shareholder of Demag Cranes AG.

Filipov came to Terex in 1995, primarily with commercial and operational responsibilities. In 2004 he was appointed Presi-dent of Terex Cranes and, in 2008, President of Terex Devel-oping Markets and Strategic Accounts. In this latter position he managed the company‘s worldwide operations in ex-panding sales and local fabrica-

tion in developing markets. Filipov‘s responsibilities also included Sales, Marketing and Fabrication. As soon as the integration of Demag Cranes into Terex has been largely completed and the transition as-sured later this year, Aloysius Rauen will resign his position as Chairman of the Board of Demag Cranes AG. He will be replaced at the helm of Demag Cranes AG by Filipov.

www.demagcranes.com

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guest commentary I traDE fairs anD markEts

These publications tie in perfectly with our trade shows and we look forward to developing our long-standing partnership with this publishing house.In expanding beyond Germany, we have been assisted by the dependable brands that the leading trade fairs have become under the Hannover Messe umbrella. Visitors and exhibitors in many countries are familiar with events such as MDA, Industrial Automation and Cemat, the latter having long existed as a separate entity. The fact that our events are readily accepted in these countries testifies to their quality. In addition, local expertise is indispensable to the work of our local subsidiaries. It allows the exhibitors – from Germany and numerous other countries – to concentrate fully on their attendance at the trade show. Meanwhile, we provide the platform where they can present their company and its products.

Cemat asia and PtC asia in shanghaiIn October 2012 both trade fairs reported a significant rise in visitor numbers of more than 20 percent, this despite an overall slowdown of economic growth in China. These results greatly exceeded the expec-tations of the exhibiting companies. Cemat Asia and the concurrent PTC Asia hosted 68,510 visitors from 80 countries and regions. These figures once again clearly demonstrate the growing importance and strong influence of these two leading events in East Asia. The Asian market continues to offer companies numerous opportunities to ensure the success of their business. A total of 25 high-caliber seminars, conferences and forums tailored to the needs of exhibitors and visitors alike provided an additional attraction. The next Cemat Asia and PTC Asia will take place in Shanghai from 28 to 31 October 2013.

industrial trade fair moscow (itfm)This event unites four industrial shows at one venue: Cemat Russia, Industrial Automation Russia, MDA Russia and Sur-face Russia. As is the case with Hannover Messe, this means that exhibitors and visitors reap the benefits of excellent synergies between the individual trade fairs. The 260 exhibitors last year included important countries such as Germany,

China and Italy with their own national pavilions. In all, 5,000 visitors came

from 35 nations and 59 regions of

Russia. These figures, too, are proof of the widespread acceptance enjoyed by this event. Russia will be the Partner Country to Hannover Messe in 2013, which should lend even more positive momen-tum to the ITFM. This year, it will open its doors from 24 to 27 September in the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center in Moscow.

Cemat south america and mDa south americaCemat South America took place for the first time in 2011 in the Imigrantes Exhibition Center in São Paulo, Brazil. The success of the event, which attracted more than 200 exhibitors on more than 15,000 net square meters and 12,500 visitors, confirmed our decision to launch MDA South America alongside Cemat. Both shows will take place every two years and will be positioned as leading trade fairs for the South American continent. The two events will be held this year from 19 to 22 March.

Cemat india and mDa indiaIn 2013 these trade shows will be held for the first time at the Pragati Maidan Exhibition Complex in the center of Delhi under the new name WIN India. Industrial Automation India, Laser India and Surface Technology India will take place alongside MDA India and Cemat India from 17 to 20 December.

turkey / Win World of industry in istanbul Leading companies from Europe, the Middle East and North Africa will exhibit at the Tüyap Fair Center in Istanbul from 21 to 24 March 2013. Exhibitors and visitors will be able to take advantage of the synergies generated by several concurrent fairs – “Industrial Automation”, “Electrics – Electronics”, “Hydraulic & Pneumatic” and “Materials Handling” – at WIN Automation. Our foreign trade shows all benefit from the outstanding reputation worldwide of our events in Hannover, Germany, and time and again our customer surveys verify this. But the reverse is also true. Sooner or later, exhibitors who are successful in their own countries and wish to expand eventually exhibit at the leading trade fair in their particular sector – and, as in the past, these take place in Hannover. z

those wishing to cite the world’s growth mark ets often turn to the

acronym BRICS, which stands for Brazil, Russia, India, and South Africa. Although growth last year may have been some-what slower than usual in some areas, there is no denying that these five countries and their dynamic national economies play a very important role for an export-focused country such as Germany. In my view, the list should include a sixth nation: Turkey. As a bridge between Asia and Europe, it is of special importance. And with growth of some 3 percent in 2012, its economy is still one of the fastest-growing in Europe.All six countries also play an important role in the strategy pursued by Deutsche Messe AG. In recent years we have exported successful trade shows such as Motion Drive Automation (MDA), Industrial Automation and Cemat from Germany to these countries, adapting the events to regional conditions. In so doing we place our know-how at the disposal of international companies worldwide, assisting them as they establish a presence in growth markets or indeed consolidate existing business relationships. We are delighted that Vereinigte Fachverlage supports our work with its own international publications in these growth markets.

Trade fairs open doors to new markets

Dr. andreas Gruchow, member of the managing Board of Deutsche messe aG, Hanover, Germany

Photo: Deutsche Messe

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Business destination TurkeyWIN Automation relects economic growth

The Turkish economy has experienced constant growth

over the last eight years. A solid macro-economic

structure, combined with farseeing economic policies

and thoroughgoing structural reforms since 2002,

have made Turkey a fully-fledged member of the

global economy, as well as making it the favourite

destination for foreign investment in the region. A

reflection of these positive developments is given

by the WIN Automation trade fair, organised by

Hannover Messe International GmbH ist. WIN

Automation, to be held 21 - 24 March in Istanbul,

will make intralogistics one of its major

focusses.

The structural reforms in Turkey, accelerated by the EU membership process, have prepared the

ground for profound changes in many areas. The main objective of these reforms were to reinforce the role of the private sector in the Turkish economy, increase the efficiency and robustness of the financial sector, and the set a solid foundation for the welfare system. The reforms have greatly increased the country‘s core macro-economic values. Over the nine years from 2002 to 2011, the Turkish economy has grown by an average of 5.2 %.

Facts and outlooks

Public finance in Turkey was also brought under control in this context of steady economic growth, and the public debt

as measured by the EU dropped from 74 % in 2002 to 39.4 % in 2011. This means that Turkey has fulfilled

the requirements of the Treaty of Maastricht, according to which public debt may not be

more than 60 % of GDP, since 2004. The budgetary deficit, another Maastricht criterion for a balanced budget, fell from over 10 % in 2002 to less than 3 % by 2011.

GDP has more than tripled over these nine years: from 231 billion USD in 2002 to 772 billion USD in 2011; per capita GDP rose

from 3,500 to 10,444 USD over the same period.The evident improvements in the Turkish

economy have also driven up foreign trade: exports have grown from 36 billion USD in 2002 to 135 billion USD in 2011. Tourism also experienced strong growth, from around 8.5 billion USD in 2002 to more than 23 billion USD in 2011.

Such enormous improvements in such a short period of time have made Turkey one of the world‘s major emerging economies, with the world‘s 16th largest GDP in 2011 (equivalent purchasing power) and the fifth largest EU economy in 2011.

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importance to internal logistics – in the context of WIN Automation, which is organised in collaboration with ISDER. „This years,“ says Alexander Kühnel (photo), Managing Director, Hannover Messe Bileşim, „we are laying the foundations for a long term collaboration with ISDER, the Turkish Association for Ware-house, Materials and Industrial Equipment. This is an opportunity to cover an even wider spectrum of the industry. Our collaborative agreement with ISDER will make the event even wider-ranging and diverse than the one held in 2012.

Trade delegations from neighbouring countries are invited to the fair, to give them the opportunity to make contact with local and international exhibitors.

The „Industrial Summit“, held in parallel with the fair, offers an outstanding platform for discussing alternative technologies and the current state of the art. The most important Eurasian business forum, it is an exceptional opportunity for business leaders,

researchers, politicians and journalists to exchange ideas.

Literature: *www.invest.gov.tr

www.win-fair.com

While no end to the global financial recession is yet in sight in many economies, the Turkish economy grew by 9.2 % and 8.5 % in 2010 and 2011 respectively. This makes Turkey the fastest growing European economy, and one of the fastest growing economies worldwide. Furthermore, the OECD forecasts that the Turkish economy will grow by 6.7 % on average over the years 2011/2017, thus making it the fastest growing OECD member state.

This positive outlook makes Turkey an interesting destination both for international companies and investors looking for industrial partners, as well as for imports of foreign products from food to non-food and machinery and systems, from lift trucks to highly automated logistics centres.

WIN Automation: A reflection of economic growth

In past years, WIN brought together automation, electrical and electronic technology, hydraulics, pneumatics and intralogistics under one roof. This year, the event will be organised under the name WIN Automation, and will be held from 21 to 24 March 2013 at the Tüyap Fair and Conference Centre, Istanbul. The fair will showcase industrial trucks and other product groups – of great

Kühnel: „The fair will reflect the the positive economic development of Turkey“

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Product News

COLOMBIA

Gangway vehicles

High performance condensers (Powercaps) enable non-stop operationThe Compact Shuttle System DLS gangway vehicle by Dambach is designed for pallet handling. The vehicle, designed to move loads up to 1,500 kg, is powered by Powercaps with a charging time

of 12 s. The Powercaps are charged at the handover station or when it is interacting with the retrieval equipment. This enables 24 hour a day operation without downtime for battery charging or changeovers. The compact DCS is equipped with high performance 400 V three-phase drives.

www.dambach-lagersysteme.de

Intralogistics

Solutions for the Chinese market

The product portfolio of the handling equipment division of Eisenmann AG, Böblingen, Germany, includes electric overhead rail conveyors (image) and electric rail conveyors as well as industrial trucks. Its target markets in China are the beverage, food and tobacco industries, as well as their suppliers. At the present time, the handling technology specialist is working on several overhead rail conveyor projects for well-known Chinese breweries as well as for the tobacco industry.Eisenmann offers not only system solutions for new handing sys-tems, but also efficient upgrade solutions. Along with its standard systems, it also develops custom solutions. For this reason, the company has often been involved in the planning of total logistics systems by potential clients, and develops construction concepts.In China, Eisenmann is represented in Shanghai, Kunshan, Fuzhou and Changchun. Along with turnkey painting lines for the automotive industry and automotive suppliers, it has also constructed oxidation furnaces for carbon fibre manufacture as well as the associated air purification plant. Since 2003, the systems manufacturer has concluded more than 160 contracts in China.

www.eisenmann.com

Internal combustion engine lift trucks

High handling speeds, low consumption

With its new RX 70-60/80 and RX 70-40/50 (image), Still presents the successor models to its R 70 series at WIN 2013 (Hall 6, Stand D 130). The new IC engine lift trucks, with their load capacity of 4 to 8 tons, provide high handling speeds while keeping consumption down. Precise drive engine and handling hydraulics control combined with five configurable transport programs allow the user to exploit their power to the full. Acceleration and braking are done with the single drive pedal – the operating brake is hardly necessary. With a total width of just 1.60 m (RX 70-60), the trucks can also be used for heavy load handling in aisles of under 5 m width. The tilt cylinders are placed low down and the cab roof and vehicle profile are desi-gned to give the operator a good overview of the work area. The service points are easy to access and, in combination with the integrated diagnostics system, which notifies the operator of maintenance requirements and errors on its display, ensure high levels of availability and low maintenance costs.

www.still.co.uk

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SLOVAKIA

Automated Guided Vehicles

With dual cover lifter

The Phoenix TN-0.4 Lr unmanned pallet truck by MLR System GmbH, fitted with a dual cover lifter, accepts two stainless steel containers, which must be transported with covers closed for reasons of hygiene, from one station and moves them to their in-house destinations. Before the containers can be handed over, MLR‘s cover lifter comes into play: the suction caps extend at the same time or both containers, engage the lids – which may weigh as much as 12 kg – and raise them. At the same time, four telescopic forks move out sideways, dock with the station to a positioning tolerance of 2 mm, and hand over the now open containers. The covers are automatically dropped off at the station.The 2,461 mm long, 940 mm wide and 2,400 mm high vehicles have an unloaded weight of 2,400 kg and can handle loads up to 1,200 kg. They can travel at up to 1.5 m/s. They can be fitted with optional barcode or RFID scanners.

www.mlr.de

Headsets for Pick by Voice systems

Designed for freezing temperaturesIn order to permit pick by voice operations even at temperatures as low as -30 °C in deep freeze stores, Imtradex has adap-ted one of its Logi-talk series headsets. The two new models – Logitalk XSpro and Logitalk XSN pro – are the perfect supplement to the Logitalk product series. For use in deep freeze stores, they are fitted with shorter goosenecks as well as a special plastic microphone fitting. This, together with the microphone‘s NC features, ensures excellent reception without icing up - even in very noisy stores. The loudspeakers protect the user against high noise levels with their acoustic shock protection and the supplied ear cushion, available in a rage of sizes, protects him against the cold.In general, with its new mono-aural pick by voice headsets, Imtradex has placed great importance on user compfort.

www.imtradex.de

Transfer systems

A replacement for conventional handling technology

The SSI Autocruiser scalable transfer system consists primarily of an autonomous, self-driven transport carrier. It is designed to handle 600 × 400 mm standard bins, cartons and individual articles. With its straight, curved and deviator components, the material flow system adapts flexibly to the user‘s requirements. The handling system, which connects the various process stations, departments, production, warehouse and sales areas to each other, is designed to handle up to 600 transport units an hour.The standard configuration is designed to handle individual loads of up to 30 kg. Once the system has been connected to a regulatory power socket, no further

connection to IT or other handling system infra-structure is required. The vehicles, which travel at a speed of 1 m/s, have their own drives and batteries.The goods are loaded onto the carriers at universal loading platforms. At the same time, the vehicle is fitted with a barcode which designates its destination. One need only press the enable button to start the vehicle on its way. While the vehicle is moving, its barcode is scanned automati-cally. The deviations are set automatically by the barcodes – there is no need for special program-ming during commissioning. The carrier has a battery which is charged via contacts in the rails.

www.ssi-schaefer.com

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Tugger trains for internal materials transport, for example, with individual small load

carriers for production, are becoming increasingly popular. Transporting a variety of

materials together make this a cost-effective for high frequency materials supply. But

transporting disparate materials together also increases the risk of order filling errors,

with negative consequences for production. To avoid such problems the tugger train

process must be errorproof.

Always in the right sequenceSorting strategies for precisely sequenced order filling with an automatic small parts magazine

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. W. A. Günthner is professor at the Department for Handling Technology, Material Flow and Logistics (fml) of the University of Munich Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. S. Galkaa and T. Atz, M. Sc. are researchers at the same department

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Production logistics

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When supplying goods out of the magazine in the vicinity of produc-

tion (supermarket), errors are always in wait. Operators can pick materials from the wrong position and send them to production. This potential for failure can be reduced by properly designing the layout and processes. A second solution is to implement automated order filling systems, such as automated small parts magazines. Under certain conditions, automation can also increase profitability.

However, errors which are avoided in order filling may occur in production instead. One example is picking the wrong material from the train. A fixed picking sequence with predefined positions reduces the probability of error and also makes the process more efficient, since the operator does not have to look for the goods. The above approaches to error avoidance can be used to draw up the requirements for an automated small parts store. The system must fill the small load carriers in a set order for loading into the tugger train.

Requirements and effects on the automated small parts magazineThere are three fundamental approaches to building up the sequences. In the simplest case, the material is picked in relation to the

route and an operator sets the sequence by hand. However, this approach can itself lead to error.

The second approach is to build up the sequence in the magazine itself using the retrieval equipment. However, this compro-mises efficient routing through the ware-house aisles. If material picking in the ware-house is affected by multiple boundary conditions, this concept is no longer availing.

The most frequently implemented approach is to sort the materials in the front-end of the warehouse. This can be done with sort levels or using a secondary

manual level with loading/unloading in a highly dynamic accumulator. However, this approach generally requires heavy investments and increases the time required for picking and order filling. Consequently the order acceptance for a train trip must be determined further in advance. This itself increases the procure-ment time (maximum time between a material picking request and supply to

production). A lower procurement time ma-kes it possible to reduce stocks in produc-tion without diminishing the rate of supply.

A new concept avoids drops in performanceA new concept, developed and simulated at the Department for Handling Technology, Material Flows and Logistics (fml) at the Technical University of Munich, can reduce technical operations in the warehouse front-end without compromising the per-formance of the automated small parts ma-gazine. This concept provides automated, precisely, sequenced tugger train loading. The critical components of the loading sys-tem are the automated magazine and hand-ling technology to move the small load car-riers from the warehouse to the loading sta-tions. The loading station itself is composed of loading shelves and technical equipment (such as small retrieval equipment or lifting beam retrieval equipment), to sort the small load carriers in the loading shelves. The loa-ding shelves themselves load the racks on the train. Both the loading shelves and the racks are open-sided shelves. The small load carriers are picked, moved to the loa-ding station by the handling equipment, and then sorted in the loading shelves without intermediate storage and loaded

The approach developed here is intended to secure

reliable supplies to production

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onto the tugger train (Image 1). This new concept makes it possible to enormously reduce the time between picking order acceptance and picking itself, thus speeding up procurement.

The loading sequence for the racks is determined at a time t1 (Image 2) immediately before picking from the automated small parts magazine. This is determined by the tugger train’s route, so that the user has a fixed picking order and has no need to search for the materials. The control logic checks the loading sequence and always sets the destination (rack, bay, position in bay). Once this IT procedure has completed, the WMS issues the picking orders for the small load carriers in the individual aisles. Picking strategies can be employed to ensure that the aisles are evenly loaded. The automatic small parts magazine then does the picking. After some time, depending on the cycle time of the retrieval equipment and time required to transport the carriers to the front-end, the first small load carriers arrive at the loading station transfer points. The system loads the small load carriers into the pre-determined bays in the loading shelves. Once all carriers are in the shelf, the racks can be loaded onto the train.

In order to decouple order filling and un-loading, the capacity of the loading shelves can be doubled. Even if there are irregulari-ties in the train’s route, order filling for the next trip can be done regardless.

The performance of the automated small parts magazine and the loading station are matched to each other. Since the loading station sorts in each bay, but cannot change the order of carriers in a given bay, the latter must have already been determined during picking from the magazine. For this reason, all small load carriers which have a given position in a bay as their destination are united in a picking set. The various picking sets are then signed off for picking one after the other (Image 2). Since, for each set, there is at most one carrier per bay, the loading station is able to reliably build the sequences. Furthermore, within a set, there is no sequence requirement for the automated small part magazine.

In order to sign off the next set for a loading station, all small load carriers of the previous set must have passed the control point (c-point) of the warehouse. if the picking sets for a station are processed one immediately after the other, there are delays for the individual retrieval units as they

change over to the next picking set. These delays result from the variable numbers of carriers to be picked in each warehouse aisle, variable retrieval unit cycle times and the times required to move the carriers to the c-point. A further problem with this strategy is the large number of small load carriers arriving at the loading station in a short time, which must be accumulated along the handling route. Maximum supply certainty of the loading station is thus combined with heavy investment in hand-ling equipment and reduced performance of the automated magazine.

To avoid these problems, one can mix the picking sets of different loading stations. Set 1 for loading station A is thus followed immedi-ately by set 1 for loading station B (Image 2). By the picking for set 2 has started, all carriers have certainly passed the c-point. Mixing the sets also enables the arrival times of sets to be distributed over the loading time of the loading stations. This means reduced accumulation points along the stations’ hand-ling routes. However, the control logic must ensure that the last set of an order is signed off in time, for all member carriers to be picked, transported and sorted in the bays.

A compromise between reliable supply to the loading stations, accumulator requi-rements and automated magazine perfor-mance can be achieved with automated accumulator monitoring. In this case, the IT system controls picking sets for various

loading stations in the automated maga-zine, but only signs off as many orders as there are free spaces in the accumulators.

This control system was tested and proved in simulations. It was shown that using these strategies and proper perfor-mance rating of the automatic magazine, loading stations and properly sized hand-ling system accumulators, uniform and error-free operation is possible. There are no significant drops in performance over unsequenced picking from the automated magazine followed by sorting.

Areas still requiring study are the effects of outage of a warehouse aisle or loading station. This requires development of strategies to keep supplies to production going as long as possible and ensure resumption of normal operation once the outage has been resolved.

Conclusion

The described approach is suited above all to systems with moderate performance and high requirements for maximum technical lead time. Not only can errors be reduced by sequential carrier filling, but overstocking teh production hall can be avoided due to the reduced procurement times. A first practical implementation of this concept is planned for the fml’s test hall.

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Before, they were separated by the Iron Curtain – today, they work hand in hand: since January 2012, a

Clark lift truck has been serving the Antonov AN-124-100 at Leipzig/Halle Airport, Germany. This is a

meeting between a company with a long history in industrial trucks and one of the legends of aviation.

Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany serves 58 airports in 34 countries and four

continents with freight flights. And the trend is up – in 2011 the airport operator broke through the 700,000 ton ceiling. These impressive numbers are the work of Ruslan Salis GmbH, a subsidiary of Ukraini-an Antonov Airlines and Russian Volga Dnepr Airlines, which organises and operates flights with the Antonov AN-124-100 air-craft. These flights, with a maximum starting weight of 400 tons, are primarily part of the Strategic Airlift Interim Solutions (Salis)

low emissions and fuel consumption, but also has good acceleration. The powerful drive train of this 3.5 ton truck has its advantages - for instance when handling heavy goods in the roomy interior of the AN-124-100. The simple, easy operation of the truck ensures a high throughput in goods distribution and warehousing duties at the airport. The operator can climb up into the truck on both sides using its large, non-slip steps. All controls are easy to see and reach. The power steering enables effortless handling even in restricted spaces. And the truck's compact form factor and optimal weight distribution ensures that it handles stably and effectively.

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project. This makes Ruslan Salis GmbH as the largest operator of AN-124-100 aircraft after the Russian air force. Worldwide, there are only 37 of these aircraft still in operation – still the biggest series production freight aircraft of all time. Ruslan Salis also services the giant aircraft at what is Germany's

second largest freight hub.For equipping the aircraft,

handling tasks in the warehouse and ground traffic duties, the

company has been using C35D diesel trucks since the start of the year, as a robust, low consumption industrial truck solution. The 2.8L diesel engine with direct

injection not only has

Efficient solutions for handling and transport problemsThe new Clark C35D diesel truck equips the biggest aircraft in the world, the Antonov at Leipzig/Halle Airport

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Performance more than doubledNew package distribution centre assures a high level of service

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DPD is one of the leading international package and express courier services in

Germany, with a workforce of 7,500 and 75 depots for reliable service. To optimise its service to its clients, the company invested in a new package distribution centre in Föhren. System integrator Vanderlande Industries from Mönchengladbach, Germany equipped with hub with handling and sorting technology.

Only six months were available for the de-tailed planning, installation and commissi-oning of the new system. During this time, the system integrator also ran a thorough-going “Total Cost of Ownership“ analysis.

The resulting data enabled the cost of the project over the system’s lifetime to be estimated before the project started.

Heterogeneous spectrum of packagesThe highly automated sorting system is designed to handle packages, tyres and stacks of tyres. The handling and sorting systems distribute deliveries from intake bays to up to 88 output bays. Telescopic handlers are used to unload the trucks as they arrive. The intake systems automati-cally determine the weight and volume of

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The sorter’s shoes slide over the supports and move the products smoothly and diagonally to the sorter outfeeds. The system is available for both one- and two-sided sorting. The manufacturer has built systems with capacities of up to 10,000 units (bins, trays, cartons and bags) per hour. With its patented “Plug and Play“ mounting, a shoe can be swapped out without the use of special tools in under 60 seconds.

The second handling level serves the in-takes of the van loading bays. The handling system consists of a integrated, reversible belt conveyor in this area, which con-nected the individual van bays to each other. The operators take the packages off the conveyor and load them onto the vans.

The small goods handling system is semi-automatic: small goods are automati-cally recognised at the intake side and sent to a separate handling area. They are then packed into transport sacks and returned to the handling system. The small goods

packing area is connected to lines which distribute the sacks to both handling level, i.e. the sacks can be sent to any destination after processing.

Conclusion

The Föhren sorting hub went on-line in December 2011. Along with increased automation, the handling system’s intelligent control means that DPD has experienced significant improvements in flexible positioning of delivery vehicles and long distance traffic. Their expectations in terms of handling time, performance and reliability have been fully satisfied by Vanderlande Industries. Already during planning, the project partners made allowance for future expansion of the hub.

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the packages while unloading them as well as scanning the barcode labels (Image 1). The intake system can handle up to 8,000 packages an hour.

The telescopic handler passes the packages via pre-sorting machines to two handling levels. The load is sent to a variety of destinations, from small trucks such as Sprinters, to swap bodies. The handling systems are divided accordingly between the levels in relation to layout and sequence.

The automatic assignment of sorting destinations to the packages is done by communications between the DPD controller and the Vanderlande Industries system controller.

Packages intended for swap bodies are send to the 15 telescopic rollerways immediately after unloading and acceptance. The 80 m long sliding shoe sorter by Posisorter (Image  2), which handles all packages including tyres and packs of tyres, distributes the packages to the large volume loaders.

image 2: the sorter’s sliding shoes convey the packages smoothly to their destinations

image 1: View of a station for weighing, measuring and scanning the barcode of passing packages

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Wrapping bricks efficiently in film

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August Lücking GmbH & Co. KG, with head offices in Paderborn, is one of Germany's

leading manufacturers of construction materials. In order to pack bricks efficiently, the

company has replaced its outdated shrink wrapping system with a multi-format

Stretch Hood M wrapping machine. This system can change up to three different film

formats automatically. This saves time and also provides increased loading safety with

the stretch film technology.

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Hood M system – since M stands for Multi!“ says Christian Matzen, Direct of Sales, Packaging Systems at Beumer.

This high performance system stands out for the fact that it can automatically change up to three different formats. Calculations showed that the brickworks would be able to save from 20 to 30 percent of its per pallet packing costs, due to the time savings over the old system. After a visit to the Beumer's technical department, it was clear to Becker and his staff that they had found the right solution: "Since we mostly use just three formats, we decided on the Stretch Hood M solution.“

The packing system was handed over on Beumer's premises. "But installation was a challenge!", recalls Matzen. "Because of the restricted space available, we had to divide the system in two. This was the only way to get it into the hall.“

The new system replaced the old one and integrated with the existing handling systems without difficulty. This was very important for the user, since no work had to be done on the handling equipment.

Improved loading safety with the under-stretchOnce the bricks exit the tunnel kiln, they are stacked on pallets by grippers. A chain con-veyor then moves them to the packing system. On the way to the packing system, the pallet loads are automatically centred. At their destination, an ultrasound sensor measures the height of the load. The

system's controller then calculates the amount of film required for the stretch hood. The film has the shape of a tube with side folds. A floor-level roller block supplies the machine with the film. The film is fed into the machine from above, passes the welding bars, is opened to the right extent and then handed over to the reefing units. These have a very large radius. For individually driven rollers reef the film onto the reefing units. The two welding bars close over the reefing units, on which the side fold is still folded. The tube of film is welded, thus forming the upper side of the hood. As soon as the top weld has been cooled sufficiently to bear loading, the reefing units open diagonally across to the corners of the pallet load and then down to the foot of the pallet. The completely sealed, watertight upper hood is now stretched over the top of the load (Image 1).

The driven rollers, previously used to reef the film, now move into position to deliver the film. They check the film as they are doing so. The hood is drawn down over the entire load to below the pallet, where the film is released by the rollers and reefing units, to create the under-stretch (Image 2). "The under-stretch secures the load to the pallet vertically – this is not possible with shrink wrap hood solutions," says Matzen.

Due to its flexibility, the film can be drawn over the entire pallet load and then pulled together for the under-stretch. This provides a better coupling. Becker: "This system also provides higher loading safety. Unstable loads can tip over and damage the bricks.“

material flow

01 the new packing system provides an efficient pallet wrapping solution. the stretch hood wraps 80 pallets an hour

every year, August Lücking GmbH makes 200,000 m³ of masonry bricks,

300,000 m² of pre-fabricated ceiling and 50,000 m² of prefabricated wall. Its portfolio includes steps, balconies and pre-fabrica-ted parts for special applications. The brick factory was set up in 1899 on farmland in Paderborn. Today, it employs 140 people at its Warburg-Bonenburg plant.

"So far, we have packed our bricks with a system which drew a shrink wrap film over the product pallet," says Hubertus Becker, Managing Director of the brickworks. "The masonry bricks are made in a variety of for-mats. Our "Ziegel pur" and "Ziegel plus" product lines require different film formats. And we need yet another film format for small packs. They are sized to save on film. Before, we always had to change the film rolls to handle the different wrapping tasks. A roll change on our outdated shrink wrap hood takes around 20 minutes. Even if we only change the roll twice in a shift, we've already lost a lot of time.“

Stretch instead of shrink

In order to increase the efficiency of the pallet wrapping process, the brickworks needed a new wrapping system. Above all, the new system had to be capable of fast roll changes. Their search for the right partner soon led them to intralogistics specialists Beumer from Beckum, Germany. "In our very first discussions it was immediately clear that the best solution was a high performance Stretch

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Stretch hood features

Along with increased loading safety and more flexible operation, the stretch hood solution uses more than 30% less film than a shrink hood. The user also benefits from up to 90 percent energy savings. Furthermore, the packing process uses only a little heat to weld the film, and no supplementary sprinkler or cooling system is required.

The packing solution protects the bricks from external agents on five sides. And stocks of bricks held outdoors are even protected against the weather.

"Our collaboration with Beumer was a good experience right from the start," says Becker. "For instance, we really appreciate their 24h service. This is especially important for a company like ours, with production running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.“

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in Teesport, one of the largest freight ports in the UK, goods handling goes on days and

night. The port, on the North-East coast of England, is the gateway to the UK for Tesco's non-food goods imports. These goods are an increasingly large part of the supermarket chain's stock. For intermediate storage, the company set an 85,000 m² hub close to Middlesbrough in 2010. The hub saves Tesco transport, costs and – last but not least – up to 700 tons of CO

2 emissions per year. The

central warehouse, which has around 120,000 pallet locations, has consolidated Tesco's competitivity.

The hub is composed of a fully automated high shelf warehouse with 43 retrieval machines as well as a manually operated warehouse, which is also used for order filling. The intralogistics solutions were provided by Dematic. The almost 2 km long overhead rail conveyor was built by Eisenmann, Böblingen, Germany. The task of the conveyor is to distribute goods from deliveries to stocking, as well as moving client pallets in the outgoing goods area.

750 pallets an hour

The user demanded that the system be highly reliable and capable of high through-put in continuous service. The overhead rail conveyor handles around 750 pallets an hour and is in service 16 hours a day, seven days a week. 95 vehicles handle the europallets, which may weigh as much as 1,250 kg.

Since in this solution the number of drives is effectively limited to the number of vehicles, service costs are correspondingly reduced. When they need to be serviced, the individual vehicles are moved off the main rail and into the service bay.

The Tesco overhead rail is a standard solution from Eisenmann, adapted to the user's demand for high throughput. "Intralogistics requirements have become ever more deman-ding and complex. Users demand ever more high performance logistics centres, with round the clock availability," says Ralf Weiland, Senior Vice President of Conveyor Systems for Eisen-mann Anlagenbau GmbH & Co. KG,

describing recent trends in the industry. "In order to satisfy such demands, ever more high performance, available and low maintenance material flow systems are required.“

Eisenmann's standard overhead rail conveyor solutions include a custom control concept which rages from individual vehicle control to SPS and system display. Depen-ding on the user's requirements, the system builder also builds the material flow compu-ter or WMS using their own standard soft-ware. Eisenmann use their in-house test centre to optimise and further develop their material flow solutions.

"The overhead rail conveyor is an impor-tant component of our distribution centre. The system has operated reliably in the two years since it was commissioned," says Simon Jones, Program Manager for Net-work Development, Tesco Distribution Limited. "Our service contract with Dema-tic and Eisenmann has been the key to this.“

www.eisenmann.com

Image: Eisenmann

The distribution centre of Tesco, the UK's largest supermarket chain, is primarily used to store

non-food goods and pick/deliver them. The core of the distribution centre is a fully automated

high shelf warehouse and a manual warehouse, which is also used for picking. The overhead rail

conveyor in the Middlesbrough facility connects the incoming goods, warehouse and outgoing

goods areas. The rail conveyor is required to handle 750 pallets per hour.

Reliable continuous operationElectric overhead rail conveyor connects incoming goods, warehouse and outgoing goods

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Dr. Arno Probst is an auditor, tax consultant, and partner and member of the board of

BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungs-gesellschaft

Our expert

In the age of globalisation, even medium sized European companies are active

at a global level. More intensive trade relations, increasing international factor

mobility and greater competition for favourable conditions and locations are

driving the search for good business opportunities, even for medium sized

companies. In preparation, a wide range of information must be researched

and processed, if one is to precisely determine the potential of a location for

the production or sale of one's products.

This is where the BDO International Business Compass ( BDO Compass) comes into play. The Compass, developed by auditors BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungs-gesellschaft and the Hamburg Institute for the Global Economy (WeltWirtschafts-Institut), contains a wide range of data analyses and, with its comparison and analysis functions for data from markets and production locations, gives an over-view of the economic, political/legal and socio-cultural conditions of a given country or region. The analysis is based on data from 174 countries in 17 regions on all continents. The BDO Compass is updated and expanded annually.

Many OECD member states among the top 10The results are much as one might expect: many OECD member states are in the top 10, including Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the UK, Denmark, the USA and Ireland. Singapore, Hong Kong and Qatar are the remaining members of the

best ten locations. While Singapore and Hong Kong have the greatest market potential, Qatar stands out for its very high income. In Latin America, the best locations are Chile, Uruguay, Brazil and Mexico. In Asia, Saudi Arabia, Oman and other countries of the Arabian Peninsula, along with Thailand and Malaysia are the top rankers. Japan has a low score, since its performance is compromised by its high public debt. In general, Latin American countries are better performers than the Asian states.

Enormous potential in Latin America The BDO Compass divides its partial indicators into factors which are critical for determining the potential of a market or production location. OECD countries are not considered. In the scores for the Europe, Africa, Latin America, Asia and Oceania regions, Latin America has a surprisingly high score, ranking even higher than Asia. Within Latin America,

Brazil has the greatest potential as a market, followed by Argentina and Peru. Colombia is exactly at the mid-point. As production locations, it is Costa Rica, El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago that have the greatest potential.

Highly promising locations in Asia, Africa and EuropeIn Asia, China and the much smaller Taiwan and Hong Kong all have above-average potential as markets. Due to their high market potential, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan are good locations for manufacturing.

Conclusion

The results give a first indication of which countries may be of interest. In each continent, there are often great differences between countries as potential markets and production locations.

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The eternal search for favourable business opportunitiesThe international market and production facilities on the test stand

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A word about Brazil

Brazil is popularly associated with sports celebrities like Pelé, the great

football player of the last century, and Ayrton Senna, three-times F1 world champion. And the land is also known for the Rio de Janeiro carnival.But it has much more to offer than just the carnival and some famous sports stars. Brazil is without a doubt one of the major emerging industrial nations. And the current economic recession doesn‘t change this fact. Investors are as interested as always in the country, and its growth industries like oil and gas, construction, renewable energy, environmental technology, food and the automotive industry are still making progress, although a little slower than before. Leading business institutes have forecast a 4 percent growth in GDP for Brazil over the course of this year, taking everything into account. This growth also means increasing demand for modern intralogistics systems and plant, to satisfy the needs of customers and create efficient sequences and processes. These problems can be solved using modern intralogistics equipment, systems and plant. Visitors to Cemat South America in São Paulo (19 – 22 March 2013) will be able to see for them-selves the functionality, efficiency, ratio potential and profitability of such systems for themselves.

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