Manufacturing Magazine August 2019 | Page 43

flow correctly – you won ’ t get the end result that you want . In the last 15 years , I believe there has been a greater customer emphasis on software like warehouse management systems and warehouse control systems .”
Looking to the future , Richmond highlights the clear goals Jungheinrich harbours as the firm looks to accelerate its automation endeavours long – term . “ Over the coming years , one of the key objectives for Jungheinrich is to continue adding to our range of automation products . We ’ re in the middle of switching from an integrator into a manufacturing integrator ,” concludes Richmond . “ Our strategy is to expand our own manufacturing product portfolio and this will mean the vast majority of products in the portfolio will be manufactured , delivered , installed and integrated by Jungheinrich .”
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