Linde material handling
| Linde Material Handling GmbH | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 2006 |
| Seat | Aschaffenburg , Germany |
| management | Andreas Krinninger (President) Christophe Lautray (CSO) |
| Number of employees | > 13,000 (2018) |
| sales | € 3.43 billion (2015) |
| Branch | Conveyor technology , mechanical engineering |
| Website | www.linde-mh.de |
The Linde Material Handling GmbH is the world's second largest manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse equipment. The portfolio also includes intralogistics solutions such as fleet management, automation and driver assistance systems as well as services related to vehicles. Linde MH is represented in more than 100 countries with production and assembly plants as well as a global sales and service network.
The company was spun off from Linde AG in 2006 and is part of the KION Group . Headquarters and largest production site are in Aschaffenburg .
history
In 1904 Hugo Güldner , Carl von Linde and Georg von Krauss founded Güldner-Motoren-Gesellschaft GmbH in Munich , which moved to Aschaffenburg in 1907. In 1929 Linde's Eismaschinen Aktiengesellschaft bought all of the company's shares and gradually restructured the company. The most important products at that time were engines and farm tractors .
In the 1950s, the company fell into the red, but with the invention of the continuously variable hydrostatic transmission made a technological leap that made long-term success possible. The new drive technology was initially installed in the “Güldner Hydrocar” transport vehicle. In 1960 the first forklift truck with hydrostatic drive ("Hubtrac") followed.
In 1969 the company completely stopped the tractor production and from then on concentrated exclusively on the production and further development of forklifts and floor conveyors . As early as 1971, Linde presented an electric forklift truck at the Hanover Fair .
From the 1970s onwards, Linde took over several companies from the industry, such as the American industrial truck manufacturer Baker Material Handling Corporation in 1977, the French forklift manufacturer Fenwick in 1984 and the British forklift manufacturer Lansing Bagnall in 1989, the inventor of the reach truck. Since 1993 Linde has also been represented in China with the Linde-Xiamen forklift company.
On August 1, 2006, Linde Material Handling, up until then a division of Linde AG , was spun off as an independent GmbH in the newly founded KION Group . On January 1, 2013, the hydraulics division was spun off from Linde Material Handling into the legally independent company Linde Hydraulics .
In 2010 Linde added fuel cell devices to its range. The first vehicles with lithium-ion batteries followed in 2014 . The drive technology of Linde electric forklifts has been offered under the Linde eMotion label for applications such as electrically powered commercial vehicles or electric cars since 2011. In 2015, Linde presented the first automated vehicles in collaboration with Balyo and the connect: fleet management system.
In 2017, Linde bought the Dortmund start-up Comnovo, which deals with assistance systems for industrial vehicles.
Locations
Linde Material Handling is based in Aschaffenburg and maintains a global sales and service network with representatives in over 100 countries. In Germany, Linde MH produces in its plants in Aschaffenburg-Nilkheim, Kahl / Main and Weilbach . Other production sites include the Fenwick-Linde plants in Châtellerault (France), KION North America in Summerville (South Carolina, USA), Linde-Xiamen in Xiamen (China) and Linde Pohony in Ceský Krumlov (Czech Republic).
Product portfolio
Linde builds electric forklifts with a load capacity of up to 8 tons as well as internal combustion engine forklifts in the load range from 1.2 to 8 tons with hydrostatic drive. The company also offers heavy-duty forklifts with a maximum load capacity of 10 to 18 tons.
With its product portfolio, Linde also covers the entire spectrum of warehouse technology . The company produces reach trucks , high-bay stackers, combined high-bay and order picking trucks , low and high lift trucks , tugs, order pickers and logistics trains .
In France, Linde products are sold under the Fenwick brand.
Together with the French robotics specialist Balyo, Linde offers automated versions of various series.
Customer service
Linde has an international service network and employs 8,500 service technicians worldwide. The service includes advice, financing, variable service contracts, fleet management, used and rental forklifts as well as training for drivers, logistics managers or safety officers. Training courses are offered via the Linde Academy, for example to train driving instructors for industrial trucks. Linde partly operates its own service and sales organizations, and partly the forklifts and warehouse technology equipment are sold through exclusive dealers.
ForkliftCup
Linde Material Handling has been organizing the StaplerCup , an annual international competition for forklift drivers , since 2005 . The aim of the StaplerCups is to focus more on the topic of safety in the working environment of forklift drivers. In 2008, Linde employees also founded the non-profit association StaplerCup hilft e. V., which supports children, youth and the elderly. During the StaplerCup, the association carries out various fundraising campaigns, such as the PromiCup or the charity raffle.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Linde Material Handling, Company ( Memento of February 14, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Linde Material Handling website. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ↑ Linde Material Handling, Locations ( Memento of the original from January 10, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Linde Material Handling website. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ↑ Linde Material Handling, 50 Years of Hydrostatics ( Memento of the original dated February 14, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Linde Material Handling website. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ^ The Linde Group - Corporate History Website The Linde Group. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ↑ Handelszeitung : Kion Group: Linde sells forklift division , November 22, 2006
- ↑ Focus : Roundup. Chinese company joins forklift manufacturer Kion , August 31, 2012
- ↑ Linde eMotion website Linde eMotion. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ↑ Linde Material Handling - “Driven by Balyo” press release ( Memento of the original from January 10, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Linde Material Handling website. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ↑ Linde Material Handling - press release "Fleet management with connect:" ( Memento of the original from January 10, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Linde Material Handling website. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ↑ Linde Material Handling takes over start-up Comnovo. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Linde Material Handling takes over start-up Comnovo. November 2, 2019, accessed August 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated February 14, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 12, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Linde Material Handling - Company ( Memento of the original dated February 14, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Linde Material Handling website. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.linde-world.de/mh-products/start.view?dealer=3
- ^ Linde World website Linde World. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ↑ Linde Material Handling - Services ( Memento of the original dated February 13, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Linde Material Handling website. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ↑ https://www.linde-mh-akademie.de/de/
- ↑ About StaplerCup ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Website StaplerCup hilft e. V. ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
