Capital Equipment News November 2016

TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS NEWS IN BRIEF

Messe Frankfurt launches ‘Hypermotion’ The global mobility system is facing a radical process of change. Driven by digitalisation and decarbonisation, the boundaries between logistics, mobility, infrastructure and transport are falling. New, networked, integrated and inter- modal systems are being created. To reflect these changes and to discuss their impact on the economy and society, Messe Frankfurt is planning a new trade fair with accompanying congresses on the subjects of digitalisation, ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) and intermodal systems, which will be held in cooperation with leading German transport and mobility associations in Frankfurt from 20 to 22, November 2017. Kögel’s Mega Trailer with individual equipment Kögel used the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2016 to showcase its Mega Trailer, which is perfect for classic, standard tasks and high-volume transport. The internal height of 3 m makes it an ideal trailer for the automotive sector. Loading and unloading stacked pallet cages is simple, thanks to the standard mechanical/hydraulic lifting roof. This increases the side and rear through-loading height to more than 3 m. The standard Kögel integral roof tarpaulin also guarantees improved handling with an open roof. Thanks to the roof straps being integrated in the roof tarpaulin, sagging straps are a thing of the past. This eliminates the straps snagging on the load. It is also equipped with the new optional storage feature for the transport of truck-mounted forklifts at the rear of the trailer, as well as a receptacle for securing chains and a storage slot for a counterweight on the front wall. Nooteboom stand at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2016 was its latest Manoovr MPL semi low-loader with excavator trough. This makes the semi low-loader even more versatile, especially for the transport of excavators or demolition machinery as the boom arm can be positioned in the trough. The excavator trough is available as standard on all semi low-loaders of the Manoovr generation that have up to six axles. Other vehicles from the Manoovr generation can be equipped with an excavator trough on request. The width of the excavator trough depends on the width of the vehicle. b Nooteboom launches Manoovr MPL The centre of attention at the

New ED for MBSA’s Regional Centre Southern Africa

Netherlands and then progressed to the position of managing director: Mercedes- Benz Trucks. During this period he was able to grow the market share of Trucks in the Netherlands from 10% in 2010 to the current sustainable 17%. This success was based on a structured conquest programme, Total Cost of Ownership approach and a further professionalisation of the Dutch Truck dealer network. Furthermore, he integrated Fuso Trucks sales within the Mercedes-Benz Trucks organisation. Hafkamp will replace Kobus van Zyl, the current executive director for DT&B, who is also the vice-chairman of the Heavy Commercial Vehicle Division and Bus Forum for the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa. Van Zyl is pursuing a new career opportunity and assignment within the larger global Daimler organisation. Van Zyl has been appointed as general manager for National Automotive Industries in Saudi Arabia, a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz Trucks and E.A. Juffali & Brothers. His appointment is effective October 1, 2016 and to ensure a smooth transition, he will be available for a handover period. The Juffali Group is the Mercedes-Benz appointed general distributor in Saudi Arabia and Van Zyl will be responsible for Mercedes- Benz Trucks, Vans, Buses and Special Trucks as well as Western Star and Freightliner Trucks. b

Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) has announced that Jasper Hafkamp will be its new executive director for the Regional Centre Southern Africa (RCSA), effective December 1, 2016. He will be responsi- ble for Daimler Trucks & Buses (DT&B) in southern Africa. Hafkamp joined Mercedes-Benz Nederland BV in 1995 after completing his studies in Business Engineering at the College of Tech- nology and Management and Organisation at the University of Groningen. He started within the commercial vehicle department where he held various positions within Marketing and Product Management for Mercedes-Benz Vans and Trucks. In 2008, Hafkamp became responsible for Mercedes-Benz Truck Sales in The Jasper Hafkamp takes over as the executive director of MBSA’s Regional Centre Southern Africa in December.

Leuze electronic offers high-end solutions with application know- how in all areas of intralogistics.

reliably even in changing environmental conditions or materials as well as with various object detection angles. This is particularly useful with objects that are not exactly aligned or that are being rapidly transported. As a result, detection errors are avoided and complicated readjustment is eliminated. Also with respect to the electrical con- nections and the number of I/Os, the Leuze

ODS 10 and HT 10 sensors can be adapted to individual application requirements, offering optimum flexibility. Both device models also provide an IO-Link interface ready for Indus- try 4.0. In this way, diagnostic data can be transferred in real time and alert the user timeously to any impending failure, for exam- ple excessive soiling of goods being handled or misalignment. b

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