LogiMAT review: automatic response, Germany. News story in News

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Visitors were able to see a huge array of automated handling solutions from established players, new entrants and niche suppliers of hardware, software, control systems, sensing devices and fleet management programmers. The goods-to-person solutions are powered by “best-for-the-task positioning technology: 2D code systems, odometry, inertial navigation measurements through the IMU 6 axis, SLAM (Simultaneous localisation and mapping), and LiDAR (Light detection and ranging)”. Steffen Bersch, CEO of SSI Schaefer, whose company, subsidiaries and partners showcased a wide range of solutions, sees a need for more standardisation and modulisation to cope with increased demand for logistics technology at a time of constrained supply capacity. Finally, there is the business case to make, which requires solid financial projections based on usable real-world data.” Olga Štaka, marketing assistant with NAiSE, notes that with rising material flows, companies are increasingly purchasing forklifts and AGVs or AMRs from different manufacturers. “This mismatch creates a variety of accidents that lead to increased costs, injuries, and sometimes the destruction of intralogistics components,” she says, arguing that the NAiSE Traffic system can combine the disparate elements into a single management unit.

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