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The C-MATIC and C-MATIC HP autonomous mobile robots are compact, highly efficient building blocks for automated material flow. Philipp Stephan, Product Manager Automation and Intralogistic Solutions, explains their strengths and what they should be used for.

Forklift expert confirms: Linde sets new records for performance, ergonomics and energy efficiency with its new Xi models.

Can an electric forklift truck do the job of an internal combustion truck? The new Linde Xi20 PH leaves no doubt about the answer to that question at Ostendorf. You can find all the details in the report.

An electric forklift that is virtually tailor-made for continuous use: the new Linde Xi20 P impresses at Klingele Paper & Packaging with its exceptional performance.

Long distances, narrow spaces, steep ramps—all combined in a busy environment with people and trucks working side by side. At the Ansbach headquarters of the German plastics specialist Oechsler AG, three Linde L-MATIC HDs ensure the consistently efficient flow of goods around the clock.

The products of a well-known gardening tool manufacturer are stored up to 13 metres high at the Seifert Logistics Group in the north of Ulm, Germany. Yet despite this considerable height, the reach trucks not only load and unload the shelves extremely quickly, but also extremely safely. This is mainly thanks to Linde’s Dynamic Mast Control (DMC) assistance system.

Our dispatch logistics are good, but how can we make them even better? This was the challenge facing ebm-papst, a leading producer of fan and motor products, at its site in Mulfingen, Germany. The answer: Fully automate one of its material flow processes using trusted expertise from Linde. The project has proven a huge success, so much so that transport volumes have exceeded expectations and further automation projects are being planned for the future.

For FIEGE, one of Europe’s leading contract logistics companies, automation has been part of working life for years. The company is now partnering with Linde Material Handling to tackle another innovatory project: automated wide aisle storage and retrieval by driverless reach trucks. A visit to the site of the pilot project in Worms, in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Italian company Madi Ventura has been a key player in the world of nuts and dried fruits for more than 80 years. Recently, they worked with Linde MH to overhaul and future-proof intralogistics at the main site near Milan—including by implementing flexible, scalable automation solutions.

‘More Possibilities’: for global market leader in innovative scaffolding systems Wilhelm Layher GmbH & Co KG, this customer promise is at the heart of everything they do. And the catchy slogan applies to intralogistics too, as demonstrated by the use of the X-series electric forklift trucks from Linde MH. At the company’s headquarters, they easily shoulder the same loads as their internal combustion colleagues – and may soon become a permanent fixture in the fleet.

Flying high: The Linde V modular ensures greater safety and speed when picking orders high up at Richter+Frenzel.

It started with E and continues with X: the company Westfälische Drahtindustrie (WDI) is pushing for a switch from internal combustion to electric forklift trucks at its central German plant in Hamm. The Linde X50 puts in a convincing performance during the four-week field test, even with heavy loads.

With the ultimate goal of electrifying their entire fleet in the future, the specialists at Liebherr have tested the E160 electric forklift truck in action over the course of several weeks.

First came one test machine, then another two were added, and the aim is that soon, the entire fleet of 8-tonners will be powered by environmentally friendly lithium-ion technology. At leading mineral water producers Gerolsteiner, the Linde E80 offers impressive proof that electric forklift trucks have no trouble matching up to their combustion-powered equivalents.

The most fascinating equations are known to be the ones with multiple unknown variables. One such variable was to be found in the ‘Automation’ chapter of the Requirements Specification from paper specialists Franz Veit. How can the transportation tasks be reliably handled in a production and warehousing environment whose face is constantly changing?

A heavy truck with an electric drive – will that work? This was the question asked by Asset VRS, a leading provider and manufacturer of vehicle restraint systems in the UK. But it didn’t take long for the Linde E160, with its Li-ION battery, to demonstrate its considerable advantages.

For decades now, Linde forklift trucks have been distinguished by their design, for which the honour goes to none other than Porsche Engineering. The most recent achievement of this progressive partnership: the new generation of Linde counterbalance forklift trucks X20 – X35 and H20 – H35.

If demand, and therefore the production volume, increases, this is actually a cause for celebration. But how can you manage the increased flow of goods without burdening employees with more and more repetitive transport assignments? At the plastics processor Poloplast, the answer is automation from Linde.

DB Schenker has full control of its forklift truck fleet thanks to Linde’s innovative fleet management system Linde connect.

Together with Dutch Linde network partner Motrac, large fishery company Parlevliet & Van der Plas has brought its intralogistics right up-to-date at several sites. The high quality of Linde’s trucks, as well as solutions to ensure comprehensive safety and comfort, were a key factor in the decision to work together.

Safety is of the utmost importance for Smurfit Kappa LithoPac, who are based in Nybro. The high level of safety that the company has achieved from day one is guaranteed by the Linde Safety Guard assistance system.

More flexible, cost-effective and robust: in the highly frequented general cargo warehouse in Heilbronn, the Fritz Group has switched its industrial trucks from lead-acid battery operation to modern Linde lithium-ion technology.

How do you make your intralogistics more economical, cleaner and more sustainable? For Emons Spedition GmbH Germany, the answer was crystal clear – by switching from LPG forklifts to lithium-ion units in the general cargo warehouse in Großbeeren.

When it comes to potential risks in intralogistic processes, an external perspective can be worth its weight in gold, and this proved to be the case at CTL Celltechnik Lodenau in the German region of Saxony. With the help of the Linde Safety Scan, CTL was able to significantly reduce the risk of accidents in its internal goods handling.

There’s tough, then there’s the paper industry: at the paper producer Smurfit Kappa Wrexen Paper & Board, the counterbalanced trucks run with a full load almost non-stop day and night, whether in oppressive heat or biting cold. An extreme deployment scenario, where the new Linde H50 diesel powerhouse was able to show what it can do even before its market launch.

The LINHARDT Group is a leading specialist in packaging and at its headquarters in the German town of Viechtach, it’s all action in the high rack warehouse. Thanks to Linde technology, efficiency and ergonomics are on the up now too.

Day in, day out, huge quantities of material are transported at Westfälische Drahtindustrie (WDI) in Hamm, Germany. With the E30 test truck from Linde, the company now has its very first electric forklift truck in operation to be equipped with a revolutionary steering system – and it is thoroughly impressed.

Two Linde L-MATIC pallet stackers make their rounds between the warehouse and dispatch at Austrian sanitary equipment specialist HOLTER. Meanwhile, the human colleagues get to focus entirely on their actual work: value-adding order picking.

Specialist journalist and renowned forklift expert Theo Egberts has thoroughly tested the H25 diesel and X25 electric forklift trucks from Linde Material Handling. Result: Both models achieve historic performance records, setting new standards in their payload classes.

The best of both worlds – for the best that nature has to offer. That’s the best way to describe the pilot run of the new Linde X35 at German soft drinks manufacturer, Ensinger Mineral-Heilquellen. The new electric forklift truck performance class impressed the managers of the long-established mineral water brand, not only in terms of sustainability, but also with its outstanding performance.

What are the three most important properties of a counterbalanced forklift truck? For the logistics experts at Eibach Oberflächentechnik GmbH (EOT) in Lüdenscheid, Germany, there is only one answer: performance, performance, performance. In a recent field test, the new Linde X35 gave a convincing demonstration of just how well an electric forklift can perform in the tough loading business.