Month: July 2019

Kellner & Kunz, an Austrian specialist for tools, fastening technology and C-parts is preparing its central logistics in Wels, Upper Austria, for the future – with the help of TGW know-how. The European hub of Kellner & Kunz is located in the immediate vicinity of TGW: Both companies have a long-standing business relationship. In establishing the basis for future growth, Kellner & Kunz has decided to expand the existing warehouse by adding state-of-the-art automation. Construction work in Wels has already begun, and by April 2020 a high-performance solution through combining an automated mini-load warehouse with the shuttle system will be in place.

Kellner & Kunz AG was founded in 1922 and is now a leading supplier of tools, fastening technology, and C-parts. The company supplies craftsmen, manufacturing companies, and the automotive sector. In 2018, the company, which is part of the international RECA-Group, showed a turnover of more than EUR 273 million and a workforce of about 1,300 employees. Customers in Austria and Europe are supplied from the Wels headquarters with over 120,000 products. Speed and short throughput times are crucial for this.

Customised logistics concept

The growth of recent years has increasingly pushed intralogistics to its capacity limits. Therefore, Kellner & Kunz decided to extensively expand the existing plant with a powerful and at the same time flexible combination of a miniload warehouse and a shuttle system. This solution allows for high throughput and fast throughput times – thereby laying the foundation for efficient delivery. TGW technology ensures optimum performance through smooth interoperability.

“The order is a great vote of confidence for TGW, and a further step in our long-standing partnership,” confirms Johann Steinkellner, CEO Central Europe at TGW. “Kellner & Kunz will benefit from significantly increased performance thanks to the custom-made system and is thus ideally positioned for the future. We are particularly pleased that the new system will be working in the immediate vicinity of TGW.”

The automated miniload system is equipped with 15 Mustang Evolution storage and retrieval machines in an anti-pendulum version. The solution is supplemented by a shuttle system with four aisles, 62 Stingray shuttles, and 17,000 storage locations. The functional areas are connected to energy-efficient KingDrive® conveyor technology, and TGW Commander handles control of all processes. The scope of supply also includes six high-performance TGW PickCenter.

Full service contract for 10 years

Kellner & Kunz will also rely on TGW’s expertise for Lifetime Services support – within the framework of a 10-year service contract. The package includes hotline, maintenance, on-site technicians as well as spare parts management.

Hiab, part of Cargotec, has signed a record-breaking agreement to supply MOFFETT M8 55.4 NX truck mounted forklifts with one of the largest home improvement chains in the USA. The deal includes five year ProCare Essential service contracts and HiConnect equipment for each unit. Total order value is over EUR 60 million. In the second quarter, EUR 31 million was booked in the order entry with EUR 29 million booked for the third quarter.

This is Hiab’s largest ever commercial deal and ProCare contract agreement, as well as the biggest single order for the Truck Mounted Forklift Business Line. Deliveries are expected to start in the third quarter 2019 and continue until May 2020. When complete, the customer will have updated a significant portion of their fleet with new connected equipment. This will enable them to collect data from a substantial part of the fleet to improve productivity, safety and get service alerts based on actual usage.

“I’m really proud that Hiab US has secured the biggest commercial order in Hiab’s history, and humbled by the confidence that has been shown in the team, our truck mounted forklifts and service excellence. We look forward to continuing to provide our long standing customer with world class products and services, so they can deliver on their promises,” says Barry McGrane, Vice President North America, Hiab.

“This is a true milestone for MOFFETT. Hiab US has landed a fantastic agreement in cooperation with the MOFFETT assembly site Dundalk. I would like to thank everybody involved from sales, to planning, and to the assembly line,” says Alexander Gelis, Director Sales and Product Business Truck Mounted Forklifts, Hiab.

MOFFETT M8 NX can transfer heavy loads quickly and safely, even across challenging terrain. While the M8 NX is incredibly powerful, it is still compact enough to be carried on almost any truck or trailer. All MOFFETTs are compliant with Tier 4 emission standards in North America & Canada and European Stage V regulations.

With Serema S.A., Clark Europe GmbH has found a new sales partner for Spain. The experienced materials handling specialist based in Rubí, Barcelona is taking over the sale and service of Clark materials handling equipment in the Barcelona region.

On the occasion of signing the contract, Rolf Eiten, President & CEO of Clark Europe GmbH, said: “We are delighted to have found in Serema a partner with many years of experience in the materials handling business who can competently support our customers in the Barcelona region. With this strategic partnership, we can further expand our presence in Europe and explicitly in the Spanish market.” With Serema, Clark now has a total of 10 dealers in Spain.

Montse Padrós, CEO of Serema S.A., commented on the partnership with Clark: “We are delighted to be part of the Clark family now. Clark has not only made a name for itself with more than 100 years of know-how in the field of materials handling equipment, but today also stands for a wide range of counterbalance and warehouse trucks as well as a high degree of professionalism. Clark’s striving for high product quality and durability is perfectly in line with our principles of working closely with our customers, providing them with professional and efficient advice and always offering them a high quality technical service.”

Competent partner with high quality standards

Serema S.A. was founded in 1986 and has its headquarters in the Catalan city of Rubí in northeastern Spain, about 32 km from Barcelona. The company premises include an office building with offices for employees and a training room, a modern workshop, a warehouse for the rental fleet of around 200 trucks and a spare parts warehouse with around 6,000 parts. With a total of 17 highly qualified and committed employees – including seven service technicians – the company is a reliable and competent partner for its customers. Its core business includes the sale, rental and servicing of new and used industrial trucks. Serema is an ATEX specialist and has an ATEX-certified technical team that specializes in carrying out professional repairs on explosion-protected trucks. As a Clark dealer with more than 30 years of experience in the market, Serema will offer its customers not only complete materials handling solutions, including the delivery of test trucks, but also sound advice and a comprehensive range of services relating to Clark materials handling vehicles.