KION Group

Toy forklift bringing missing puzzle piece to puzzle

FORKLIFTS/AMRs

Better together

As lift trucks become key players in warehouse automation, forklift makers are teaming up with outside technology providers. Why are they choosing partnerships instead of going it alone?

January 21, 2021

Toby Gooley

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As lift trucks become key players in warehouse automation, forklift makers are teaming up with outside technology providers. Why are they choosing partnerships instead of going it alone?

Kion opens battery factory to drive its forklift brands

German facility shows firm’s bet on lithium ion technology in push for energy efficiency.

December 1, 2020

DC Velocity Staff

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German facility shows firm’s bet on lithium ion technology in push for energy efficiency.

Dematic plans to hire 1,000 people by end of 2020

Warehouse automation demand being accelerated by pandemic, systems integrator says.

September 3, 2020

DC Velocity Staff

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Warehouse automation demand being accelerated by pandemic, systems integrator says.

Podcasts

Logistics Matters podcast: The Logistics Managers' Index; lift truck, robotics firms collaborate; can DCs save commercial real estate? | Season 1 Episode 18

How supply chain professionals can use the monthly findings of the Logistics Managers' Index; new collaborations may spur development of more autonomous forklifts; warehouse space is a bright spot in the commercial real estate market.

August 7, 2020

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How supply chain professionals can use the monthly findings of the Logistics Managers' Index; new collaborations may spur development of more autonomous forklifts; warehouse space is a bright spot in the commercial real estate market.

Kion invests in automated lift trucks through deal with Chinese robotics startup

Lift truck vendor’s Linde, Still, and Dematic brands are already distributing Quicktron products.

August 5, 2020

DC Velocity Staff

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Lift truck vendor’s Linde, Still, and Dematic brands are already distributing Quicktron products.

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Executive in charge of Dematic unit leaves Kion Group

January 13, 2020

Ben Ames

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Parent company cites "differing views on corporate strategy" just 19 months after hiring Susanna Schneeberger for five-year term as chief digital officer.

material handling

Driverless forklifts are now a thing

January 6, 2020

Toby Gooley

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No longer a novelty, automated and semi-automated forklifts are making headway in warehouses where human workers are in short supply. Will they eventually become the norm?

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