PRESS RELEASE

Issued 25 February 2015 – for immediate release

KNAPPpromotes YLOG shuttles in UK market

With an impressive first year under its belt and new premises now open, YLOG Industry Solutions GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of KNAPP AG, is looking to the UK for potential customers for its revolutionary extension of shuttle storage technology.

Established in December 2013, YLOG Industry Solutions GmbH achieved project sales worth 5 million Euros in its first year of trading and began 2015 with a very positive order book. With the company having recently moved into brand-new, 1500m² premises in Dobl, Austria – just 20km from KNAPP's headquarters in Graz – YLOG Industry Solutions is keen to expand the reach of its solutions into new markets, including the UK.

Unique movement
The YLOG-Shuttle system is unique in its concept of enabling shuttles to move both crosswise and lengthwise in a store by rotating. Explains Craig Rollason, Managing Director of KNAPP UK Ltd, "Withswivellingwheelsand an innovative power supply system, YLOG shuttles can move in either direction within the racking by rotating. This allows them to reach every location in the store and also - through the addition of spurs - to serve workstations directly. This capability makes the YLOG solution especially suitable for production or assembly applications."

The YLOG shuttles move between levels via specially designed lifts, so a single shuttle can automate an entire rack system. Modular design allows more shuttles, racks or lifts to be added to suit higher throughputs. Existing customers include the automotive supplier, MSG Mechatronic Systems, located in Wies, Austria – which recently ordered an extension to its YLOG-Shuttle system – andNOCH GmbH & Co. KG, the model railway accessories specialist, based in Wangen, Germany.

With the racking easily fitted to the structure of an existing building, the system is easy to install and expand. The free-moving YLOG shuttles are available in three standard sizes and the system's cost/performance ratio and excellent energy efficiency give a clear advantage over conventional stacker cranes or vertical carousels.
 

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High-resolution versions of the images below are available on request to:heidi@bridgeland-copyright.co.uk

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From left to right: Wolfgang Skrabitz (Managing Director, YLOG Industry Solutions), Gerald Hofer (CEO, KNAPP AG), Anton Weber (Government Commissioner, Dobl-Zwaring), Hofrat Dr Herbert Knapp (Supervisory Board Chairman, KNAPP AG) and Bernhard Rottenbücher (Managing Director, YLOG Industry Solutions and Member of General Management, KNAPP AG) officially open the new premises in Dobl

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YLOG Industry Solutions' new headquarters in Dobl, Austria

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Withswivellingwheelsand an innovative power supply system, YLOG shuttles are unique

About YLOG Industry Solutions

YLOG Industry Solutions GmbH, a subsidiary of KNAPP AG, offers solutions that are ideal for mid-sized companies operating in distribution and production. Headquartered in Dobl, Austria, the company was founded in 2013. YLOG Industry Solutions manufactures and markets the unique YLOG-Shuttle system, a scalable and energy-efficient shuttle storage solution with freely moving shuttles.

About KNAPP
KNAPP AG operates internationally in the field of warehouse automation and warehouse logistics software. The company, headquartered in Austria, has 2,500 employees worldwide. The high export quota of 98% reflects the international character of the business: KNAPP has 20 subsidiaries and 13 representative offices around the globe. In the fiscal year 2013/2014, the company achieved a turnover of over 383 million euros, the highest since its founding.
 

Company contact:
Mr Craig Rollason, Managing Director

KNAPP UK Ltd

Tel:  01844 202149

Media contact:
Heidi Scott, Partner
Bridgeland Copyright
Tel: 01622 832598
E-mail:heidi@bridgeland-copyright.co.uk