Hitachi expands distribution network in Italy
Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) is expanding its distribution network in Italy to have a closer connection to customers. Effective as of 1 December, the new structure will enable the manufacturer to offer quicker and more efficient suppo...
SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS: FROM PELLET TO POWER
Although slower in some corners, the world is searching to find the best solution for sustainable energy production and shifting its focus away from fossil fuels. While a carbon-neutral or even negative profile is the ultimate aim, many power plants are a...
Loading and palletising cement bags simultaneously with the BEUMER autopac:
Fully automatic loading of bags on trucks The BEUMER autopac of the 2400 and 3000 construction series is a system which enables users to automatically load bagged bulk materials like cement on trucks and simultaneously palletise them – qui...
MODERN GREEN WASTE RECYCLING AT DISPOSAL SPECIALIST HAHN
For Wolfgang Hahn everything is about green. The entrepreneur from Pfatter near Regensburg has made a name for himself in the region with his company “Hahn Kompost”. Recycling is a way of life here: tons of wood, green waste and other recyclin...
CAN WE PLAN FOR THE UNKNOWN?
We may not be able to plan for the totally unexpected, but we can plan for the possible. Being better prepared makes good commercial sense regardless of your business. Contingency planning is cost efficient and ensures that the likelihood of downtime is r...
Rapid access to Port of Hamburg rail service schedules
Port of Hamburg Marketing’s online database offers updated overview of port’s container block-train services. Rail operators offer almost 2,000 weekly container block-train services to/from the Port of Hamburg. The hafen-hamburg.de website contains a ...
NEW BRUKS SIWERTELL SYSTEM EXPANDS ENVIVA’S TRUCK-RECEIVING FACILITIES AT ITS GREENWOOD, SOUTH CAROLINA PLANT
Bruks Siwertell has secured a truck-receiving system order from Enviva, a global energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy. This latest order adds to a range of Bruks Siwertell technology already operated by the company across a number of ...
Konecranes reimagines what is possible in lift truck management at yourKONECRANES.com
In 2012 Konecranes sold its first Smart Connected Lift Truck. Since then, the majority of Konecranes lift trucks have become smart-connected. Now at yourKONECRANES.com Customer portal, customers have a single point of entry for comprehensive information o...
3D sonar sensors enable unmanned sailing
UAntwerp and Port of Antwerp testing innovative technology for autonomous shipping Automated navigation is the future of inland shipping. It may sound futuristic, but innovative research carried out by UAntwerp and the Port of Antwerp is bringing us one s...
BRUKS SIWERTELL SECURES SUSTAINABLE CONVEYOR SYSTEM ORDER FOR NEW ZINC RECYCLING PLANT
Bruks Siwertell has been contracted by the joint venture company, Waelz Sustainable Products (WSP), to supply a series of conveyors for its new zinc recycling facility. WSP’s co-owners, Mexico-based Zinc Nacional and Indianapolis-based Heritage Environm...
EXTRAORDINARY TIMES REQUIRE RAPID, INNOVATIVE RESPONSES
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about some of the most significant societal changes and restrictions that modern populations have even seen, but within this, the wheels of economies are still turning, requiring business to respond and adapt. The univers...
Konecranes delivers largest-ever order of reach stackers to Germany
The BwFuhrparkService GmbH, the fleet service company especially for the German Bundeswehr (Federal Armed Forces), ordered 39 Konecranes reach stackers in March last year. Specially adapted for harsh conditions, they will be used to handle containers in m...
INVESTMENT FOR A GREEN FUTURE: TIMBER LOG LOGISTICS WITH SENNEBOGEN 835 E MATERIAL HANDLER AND TRAILER
Schwaiger Holzindustrie is located in the heart of Lower Bavaria with direct access to the A3, and has been supported by a SENNEBOGEN 835 E material handler and trailer since this year. From here, the company supplies customers from all over the world, fr...
Digital look over the shoulder
Thanks to digitalisation, it is no longer unusual to parametise and commission single components remotely. BEUMER Group thinks ahead and, for the first time, commissions a complete packaging line including palletiser – from a distance of over 4,000 kilo...
SWISS RECYCLING COMPANY REINHARD RECYCLING AG EXPANDS FLEET WITH THREE MORE SENNEBOGEN MACHINES
Dedication, reliability and a preference for multifunctional tools – all these things are often attributed to Swiss people. Presumably these are exactly the reasons why Fritz Blaser, Managing Director of the Swiss company Reinhard Recycling AG, has deci...
DP World Antwerp Gateway orders fleet of Automated Stacking Cranes from Konecranes
DP World Antwerp Gateway has ordered a fleet of 34 Automated Stacking Cranes (Konecranes Gottwald ARMGs) for its container terminal in Antwerp, Belgium. The cranes will be an expansion to the current fleet of 20 ARMGs currently in operation. The first bat...
Konecranes wins first deal with MEDLOG in Poland
In July, MEDLOG, the logistics arm of MSC Group’s cargo business, confirmed an order for four Konecranes container handlers for their facility in the city of Gdynia on the north Polish coast. Two units have been handed over to the MEDLOG Gdynia depot in...
70T TELESCOPIC CRAWLER CRANE IMPRESSES WITH ITS VERSATILITY FOR SHEET PILE INSTALLATION UNDER HIGH VOLTAGE LINE IN THE NETHERLANDS
Heibedrijf M. Kool BV from Wilnis in the Netherlands is a specialist in foundation work for more than 45 years. They have now been comissioned by their customer VOBI to install sheet piles for the construction of a new pumping station in the Westland regi...
