forklifts
Ausa acquisition complete – now part of JLG
JLG Industries, Inc has completed the acquisition of Ausacorp S.L. (Ausa), adding the market-leading brand’s compact all-terrain machines for the transportation and material handling to the company’s Access segment. Following the acquisition of Hinowa in 2023, the Ausa acquisition further supports the Oshkosh accelerated growth strategy and strengthens the JLG equipment portfolio. Established in 1956, […]
DHL supply chain deploys its first autonomous forklifts in North America
DHL Supply Chain, a leader in contract logistics in the Americas and part of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has deployed its first autonomous forklifts in the US warehouse. This installation of indoor robotic transport is part of the company’s Accelerated Digitalisation strategy and focuses on using autonomous forklifts for the most difficult and high value […]
BYD wins environment award with Cottage Farms
A UK fruit processing site operating a range of zero-emission BYD forklift trucks has won the Environment category of The Logistics Awards. Kent-based Cottage Farms, a fruit processor which supplies a household-name grocery chain with fresh apples and pears from local and overseas growers, won the prestigious accolade after demonstrating to the judging panel how […]
Kalmar delivers forklifts to Yizheng Port Co
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received an order for four forklifts from Yizheng Port Co Ltd, including two Kalmar Essential Forklifts with a lifting capacity of 16t and two Kalmar Heavy Forklifts with a lifting capacity of 25t. The order, which was concluded through Kalmar’s local dealer Suzhou Hefeng Industry Equipment Co Ltd, was booked […]
Swarm Intelligence comes to material handling
Swarm Intelligence (SI) and bio-inspired computing have attracted great interest in almost every area of science and engineering, including robotics, over the last two decades. Agilox Autonomous Mobile Robots are substantially saving costs by applying Artificial Swarm Intelligence. A manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), Agilox directs most of its effort into developing one of […]