{"id":54118,"date":"2023-09-01T13:44:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T13:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abfstaging21314.live-website.com\/material-flow-control-in-final-operation\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:28:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:28:40","slug":"material-flow-control-in-final-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abf.at\/en\/material-flow-control-in-final-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"Material flow control in final operation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"54118\" class=\"elementor elementor-54118 elementor-45378\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a803ed8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a803ed8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0336963 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0336963\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f517988 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f517988\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1010c3c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1010c3c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad69b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ad69b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Georgsmarienh\u00fctte GmbH is one of the leading European suppliers of quality and engineering steel. The company&#8217;s products are used to manufacture crankshafts, connecting rods, camshafts, drive shafts, transmission parts, chassis parts and much more. Georgsmarienh\u00fctte GmbH is part of the GMH Gruppe, a group of over 20 companies that work together in partnership and have a global presence with their products. From the raw material to the end product, different metallic materials are used.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10de18d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"10de18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3916c08 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3916c08\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e199b99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e199b99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Initial situation in final operation<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c0b36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69c0b36\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0e8bab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d0e8bab\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e97c4ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e97c4ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The final operation of Georgsmarienh\u00fctte GmbH covers an area of approx. 130,000 m\u00b2 and consists of a wide variety of production facilities such as heat treatment furnaces, straightening and testing lines, reworking units and dispatch stations, interspersed with storage areas. The stocks of steel bar material fluctuate between 50,000 tons and 70,000 tons. According to the principle of &#8220;chaotic&#8221; warehousing, it is not possible in many places to separate semi-finished materials for further processing and material ready for dispatch by converting stocks, and these therefore merge seamlessly into one another. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c3f36a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c3f36a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_langutlager.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-54121\" alt=\"gmh_langutlager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_langutlager.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_langutlager-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_langutlager-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_langutlager-1536x864.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-563ab7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"563ab7a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf0cdf0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf0cdf0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a1cdf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13a1cdf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f55ec4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f55ec4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA very large proportion of the employees in final operations work in this environment with 20 overhead cranes, sideloaders, narrow-gauge railroads and in truck and rail shipping, transporting the material through the process chain to the customer. There were always situations in which the individual transport requirements were in competition with each other and therefore the risk of being forced to stand still due to waiting times. Warehouse utilization was only decided on the basis of the current situation and did not take into account the production and dispatch planning spanning days and weeks, which led to unnecessary transports due to interim storage in this sometimes tense warehouse environment.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d25bb26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d25bb26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f70007 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f70007\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45c9db1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45c9db1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Decision to introduce a material flow control system in final operation<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be8beb2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be8beb2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a0a8f2 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a0a8f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBased on this experience, the idea was born to implement an active material flow control system in final operation that has interfaces to existing production control and shipping logistics systems in order to manage and control the physical warehouse with all its restrictions due to product characteristics and customer requirements. The requirements for this were drawn up in a 122-page specification sheet for the tender and supplier selection, which already gives an impression of the complexity. \n\n&#8220;After intensive evaluation and reference visits, we ultimately opted for the company ABF from Linz, which was able to convince us with its product <span><i><b style=\"font-weight: bold !important\">OneBase<\/b><\/i><sup><span style=\"font-style: normal !important\">\u00ae<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-style: normal !important\">MFT<\/span><\/span>. However, it should not go unmentioned that our requirements in combination with the product portfolio and operational environment had never before been implemented by any provider to this extent,&#8221; recalls Andreas Rahe, Project Manager at Georgsmarienh\u00fctte GmbH. \n\nAfter ABF was commissioned, a 3-month specification phase followed to compare requirements and technical feasibility at a detailed level. Right at the start of the project, the team was faced with the major challenge of the Covid-19 pandemic and later in the implementation phase with supply bottlenecks, particularly for electronic components, due to the war in Ukraine. Even though the originally ambitious implementation period of 18 months was extended somewhat due to the circumstances, the defined project goal was achieved both technically and financially.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-566dc36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"566dc36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb828f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb828f6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0171cfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0171cfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project implementation with  <span><i><b style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\">OneBase<\/b><\/i><sup><span style =\"font-style: normal !important;\">\u00ae<\/span><\/sup><span style=\" font-style: normal !important;\">MFT<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4750e7f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4750e7f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-526ed02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"526ed02\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd9907 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fd9907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the first step, the entire final operation, including its external areas, was measured and each of the more than 4,000 storage locations and material transfer points were precisely transferred to this coordinate system. This data was then used by the material flow tracking intralogistics module (MFT) of the ABF solution <span><i><b style=\"font-weight: bold !important\">OneBase<\/b><\/i><sup><span style=\"font-style: normal !important\">\u00ae<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-style: normal !important\">WORLD<\/span><\/span> to create a 3D model of the warehouse environment, in which the company&#8217;s cranes and forklifts were recorded in real time. For this purpose, the means of transport were equipped with positioning technology (RTLS) and other sensors for determining weight and position, which were provided and integrated by ABF. The data is transmitted from the means of transport to <span><i><b style=\"font-weight: bold !important\">OneBase<\/b><\/i><sup><span style=\"font-style: normal !important\">\u00ae<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-style: normal !important\">MFT<\/span><\/span> via complete WLAN coverage of the warehouse area.   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c4d99e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c4d99e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYWJmLmF0XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9nbWhfc2NyZWVuc2hvdF8wMS5qcGVnIiwidHlwZSI6ImltYWdlIiwidGl0bGUiOiJnbWhfc2NyZWVuc2hvdF8wMSJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_screenshot_01.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-54122\" alt=\"gmh_screenshot_01\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_screenshot_01.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_screenshot_01-1024x555.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_screenshot_01-768x416.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_screenshot_01-1536x832.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c32f7ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c32f7ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This information is linked there with the material information from the feedback from the production systems and master data from the SAP ERP system, leading to the creation of the warehouse visualization in the 3D model in real time. With the help of sensors on cranes and forklifts, all material movements are now tracked seamlessly from the material&#8217;s origin to loading onto rail wagons and trucks. The mobile warehouse application provided by ABF also helps with the handling of transports with dachshund wagons between the warehouse bays.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fafc66 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7fafc66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_handheld.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-54123\" alt=\"gmh_handheld\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_handheld.webp 1024w, https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_handheld-768x510.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75da019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"75da019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39be166 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39be166\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b60728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b60728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scope of the new intralogistics system<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad05053 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad05053\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-524dd5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"524dd5e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bdf05e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bdf05e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWith the knowledge of the exact position of the material during its creation and operation, the new intralogistics system looks at the subsequent production step in production planning and decides on the subsequent material flow through automatically generated transport orders. The system should preferably transport the material that is required at short notice and whose requirements can be individually adapted to the immediate vicinity of the plant. Material with a longer planned storage time should in turn be stored in a remote interim storage facility. When making this decision, the MFT has to check and weigh up a wide range of criteria for the material at the storage locations. The transports from the interim storage facility to the target plant are then triggered automatically via the production control system in order to secure the worklist at the target unit.    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db81f50 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db81f50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYWJmLmF0XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9nbWhfc2NyZWVuc2hvdF8wMi5qcGVnIiwidHlwZSI6ImltYWdlIiwidGl0bGUiOiJnbWhfc2NyZWVuc2hvdF8wMiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_screenshot_02.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-54124\" alt=\"gmh_screenshot_02\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce88b83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce88b83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA transport order can consist of several transport orders using different means of transport and always relates to individual pieces of material. This ensures the flexibility to prioritize the transport systems according to the situation.   <span><i><b style=\"font-weight: bold !important\">OneBase<\/b><\/i><sup><span style=\"font-style: normal !important\">\u00ae<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-style: normal !important\">MFT<\/span><\/span>  controls all transport movements in 14 halls of the final operation with appropriately prioritized transport orders.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-030d1a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"030d1a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3f82e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3f82e1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe7cf87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe7cf87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From transportation on demand to independent decision-making<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1246b65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1246b65\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-951c72f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"951c72f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8664340 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8664340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Usability was always the focus during implementation. For example, existing operational data collection processes were used as triggers to initiate processes in the MFT so that they could run virtually invisibly in the background for employees. The crane and forklift drivers now have a new role to play: in the past, they were tasked with carrying out transports on call. With the new MFT and the user interfaces provided on the vehicle terminals in the vehicle cabs, they now take the decisions themselves.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a302ab6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a302ab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_terminal_kran.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-54125\" alt=\"gmh_terminal_crane\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db5431f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db5431f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From now on, this new role must be consolidated and lived. The 3D visualization of the means of transport operator is linked to the mobile application of the ground staff, which provides support when attaching the material. The optimized transport orders are thus processed in system synchronization between the two employees. 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In future, the Georgsmarienh\u00fctte team will continuously incorporate the experience and findings from the data analyses into the  control system for material flow control. In this way, warehouse logistics in the final operation will be constantly optimized within its physical possibilities.  \n<br><br>Project manager at Georgsmarienh\u00fctte GmbH Andreas Rahe is very satisfied with the success of the project: &#8220;I would like to thank everyone who supported this project and in particular ABF for the reliable support provided by Helmut Danner and his team, who kept a cool head even in the most difficult moments with their experience and calmness.&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b99d1b0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b99d1b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_mannschaft.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-54127\" alt=\"gmh_team\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_mannschaft.webp 1024w, https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_mannschaft-768x510.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9917491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9917491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ABF is also very happy about the success of this extensive project and is looking forward to laying the foundation for the ongoing digitalization of its customer&#8217;s intralogistics. 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