Month: January 2020

Clark Material Handling Brazil has moved into its new company headquarters at the Campinas Technology Centre. This strategic step was necessary to be prepared for further growth in the Brazilian market and on the other hand to create capacities for the establishment of a production facility in Brazil.

Campinas is located about 100 km north of São Paulo and is an important industrial and commercial centre with a wide range of economic activities. In addition, the third largest metropolis in the state of São Paulo is also known as the Brazilian Silicon Valley, as it is home to numerous well-known technology companies. There are research and development centres, such as the Centre for Research and Development and the Embrapa (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária), universities and also the pharmaceutical and petrochemical industry are represented in the region.

The new Clark location covers a total area of more than 25,000 m², of which 4,500 m² are built environment. In addition to the administration, there is a workshop area, a modern spare parts centre with more than 13,000 spare parts. With the investment in its own property, Clark wants to underpin its long-term commitment to the Brazilian market. “We now not only have sufficient space for a new production plant, but also sufficient capacity for further expansion in the future. This means that nothing stands in the way of further growth,” explains Carlos Ferreira, CEO of Clark Material Handling Brazil. “In addition, with our own production facility we can react even better to the requirements of our customers and offer them better service, optimized spare parts logistics and a faster market launch of new products”.

For the Clark Manager, the expansion of the Clark product range for Brazil has top priority. He would like to meet the constantly increasing demand for Clark materials handling vehicles in Brazil. “We would like to offer our customers a wide range of Clark materials handling solutions and services that guarantee an efficient and sustainable use at low operating costs, so that our customers can concentrate on their core competencies and assert themselves in tough competition,” says Carlos Ferreira. Comprehensive spare parts supply is ensured by the new spare parts center in Campinas, which supplies the Clark sales bases in Brazil.

With a complete range of electric and combustion engine counterbalance trucks, reach trucks and warehousing equipment, CLARK Material Handling Brazil has been active in the Brazilian market since 1958. The area-wide sales network in Brazil comprises a total of 14 dealers with 37 sales points. The range of customer services is wide and includes customized material handling solutions.

Elio Bartoli, EMEA President & Global OEM at Trelleborg Wheel Systems has announced changes in its Europe, Middle East and Africa regional senior team, effective January 1st, 2020.

Andrea Manenti is appointed Global Original Equipment Senior Director.

Starting his career in the agricultural tyres industry in 1993, Manenti joined Trelleborg Wheel Systems in 2009, gaining extensive international experience as Managing Director in UK and Asia. In 2013, he moved back to the UK where until 2018, in addition to his local managing director role, he continued to work as Country Manager for China.

Anton Stoynev is appointed Business Development Director.

Anton Stoynev joined Trelleborg Wheel Systems in 2011 as Regional Managing Director for Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and South-East Europe. Over the last eight years, Stoynev has been in charge of the successful development of the material handling segment for Trelleborg Wheel Systems in EMEA. In his new role, he will be responsible for the business development of the agricultural, material handling and construction segments of Trelleborg Wheel Systems across the EMEA Region.

Gaetano De Astis is appointed Managing Director Eastern Europe.

Before joining Trelleborg, De Astis gained extensive experience in sales and general management within CNH Industrial, where he served from 2014 as Managing Director Spain & Portugal for IVECO Trucks.

Ludovic Revel, Managing Director France, adds BeNeLux to his current geographical area of responsibility becoming Managing Director France & BeNeLux.

Revel has worked at Trelleborg for the past 22 years covering a number of international roles of increasing responsibilities in France, Italy, BeNeLux, South Africa, Brazil and Asia.

Richard Lyons has been appointed Managing Director UK and Ireland.

Lyons joined Trelleborg Wheel Systems in 2016 as Regional Managing Director East, South East Europe & Russia. He has spent more than 30 years in the automotive industry and gained a wealth of knowledge and experience operating globally on assignments with Iveco, Goodyear and Giti.

DB Schenker has introduced the regular operation of an autonomous forklift truck, following successful completion of a pilot project. The transport system of the Austrian supplier AGILOX transports empty containers over a distance of around 150m at the Eching site near Munich. This is done completely without the intervention of a warehouse associate. Previously, this operation was carried out with conventional forklift trucks.

Xavier Garijo, Member of the Board for Contract Logistics at Schenker AG: “Autonomous forklift trucks promise innovation, precision and efficiency for the benefit of our customers. DB Schenker is always open to alternative solutions in warehouse logistics. However, our most important asset is always our highly qualified employees: without them, we would not be one of the world’s leading logistics service providers today. For this reason, we want to relieve them by automating some logistics processes – especially since there is currently a shortage of skilled workers in logistics at the labour market.”

The AGILOX is equipped with a height-adjustable fork that can be used to lift and lower containers. It is therefore not necessary for the warehouse staff to place the containers manually on the AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle). The AGILOX is also capable of recording a surrounding map for navigation within the site in a very short time. This means that the use of the AGV can begin just a few days after delivery.

Franz Humer, CEO and co-founder of AGILOX: “The robots can take over simple tasks in the warehouse, meaning employees can concentrate on more complex tasks, especially at peak times. We look forward to many more successful projects with DB Schenker throughout Europe.”

 

 

QR Code inventors DENSO WAVE EUROPE are launching a new Device Management System (DMS), thus enabling efficient coordination of DENSO WAVE handheld terminals from just one computer.

The Device Management System (DMS) from DENSO WAVE EUROPE is a modern software tool to support the efficient use of handheld terminals within a company. Dirk Gelbrich, General Manager Technical Department at DENSO WAVE EUROPE, explains: “With our new DMS, administrators who are responsible for the handhelds used in their company can always see the status of each device at a glance. That is a great advantage as it saves a lot of time and therefore costs.”

The DMS has been developed by DENSO for their BHT handheld terminals and ensures that all devices, which are used in a company can be linked together on just one computer. The devices can be managed in real time by the DMS as their individual information is always kept up to date in the system. “This way, the device management is controlled and guaranteed centrally,” says Gelbrich all the while emphasizing the great advantages of this modern DMS.

If an update is required for a single or even multiple devices, it can be planned ahead, so downtimes can be kept to a minimum. This gives the administrator the opportunity to better control and optimize all the processes.

When troubleshooting a faulty device, the new DMS from DENSO WAVE EUROPE can offer a great advantage as well: Administrators can send commands to the handheld concerned while another employee simultaneously tests the device. In this way, errors are fixed faster and more efficiently.

Thanks to its integrated theft protection, administrators can even use the DMS to lock a stolen device or reset it to the factory settings.

The DMS consists of an app for installation on the mobile handhelds and an administration app to be installed on a computer. After the installation is complete, both the operating system and all applications on the mobile devices can be updated and managed – simply via the system on the computer.

“In the past, what was tediously done for every single handheld in the company, can now be processed and completed in one step, saving time and money,” says Gelbrich.