Brewery selects order picking system and keg gripper
Finnish brewery Olvi has ordered a new dolly picking system and modified solution for keg handling from Cimcorp for its HQ.
Looking at AS/RS in the round
The cost-efficiency of a high-performance AS/RS crane is not only demonstrated by its speed, payload or low power consumption, says Witron. Intelligent control is ultimately decisive.
Are you ready for Euro-Stage V?
Emission standards for diesel forklift trucks are about to get a lot stricter and, for the first time, LPG trucks are affected too. Paul Watson, UK commercial director at Doosan Industrial Vehicles UK asks what are the implications for buyers planning their future strategic fleet purchases?
TCM forklifts play crucial role at intense 3PL operation
Managers at George Walker Transport have been working with engineers at Sheffield-based CAM Forklift Trucks developing new techniques to improve the crucial role forklifts play in their intensive materials handling operation as part of a productivity and £500,000 cost reduction platform.
Getting intelligent about the Peak Season
The biggest sales opportunity of the entire year takes a lot of planning, but Black Friday and the entire peak season still have the capacity to surprise even the most seasoned retail and carrier companies, says Tom Forbes, VP Customer Delivery & International, MetaPack.
Boden scales up operation with multi-tier storage
The racking solution provided by Apex has a storage capacity for approximately 234,000 boxes and 4,900 linear metres of hanging garments.
Two-storey eCommerce distribution centre deploys Permaban Wave
A two-storey distribution centre in France, which will operate material handling equipment (MHE) on both levels, features the latest Permaban armoured joint – Permaban Wave.
Improved stock control
Contract food and packaging supplier Universal Flexible Packaging (UFP) introduced the Empirica warehouse management system from Chess to improve its stock handling processes.
OmniStore concept launched at TGW food retail summit
TGW recently presented a section of technologies it claims represent the future of intralogistics in food retailing. Highlights included the new OmniStore concept.
Smarter serialisation
Ian Haynes, director at pharma consultant Excellis Europe, says enabling collaboration between parallel importers is helping simplify the transition to serialisation post EU-FMD.
Upswing predicted in automated storage
UK manufacturing is ripe for upgrade to automated metal storage, says Ernst Wagner, MD of Kasto UK & Ireland, and will benefit from saving space, increased output and growth, and lower cost per pick with such a move.
Preventing port crane failure through rope monitoring
Greater awareness of condition monitoring of wire ropes using magnetic head technology is required to avoid the risk of catastrophic port crane failure, says LEEA.
Safety in the round
This year’s SEMA storage safety conference took a broad, holistic look at warehouse safety covering a number of hot button topics.
Ingredients to success
Warehouse manager Nicki Milner explains how ingredients supplier Muntons got to grips with space constraints, rationalised the forklift fleet, and deals with health & safety. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
Ensuring guidance
The Association of Loading and Elevating Equipment Manufacturers (ALEM) represents the interests of UK manufacturers and suppliers of loading bay equipment including dock levellers, scissor lifts, tail lifts and dock shelters. In this role, the Association is a member of the British Materials Handling Association which itself is the UK national member of FEM – the European Federation of Materials Handling and Storage Equipment.
Multi-year packages on heavy Hyundai forklifts
RAM Tubulars, a provider of multi-recycling services to the oil, gas and construction industries, has recently taken delivery of its first Hyundai forklift from Bear Handling – the 130D-9 model, is a 13,000kg load capacity diesel machine.
New powered pedestrian pallet truck
The Combi-PPT is a powered pallet truck with standard lift capacities of 3,000kg and 6,000kg, with higher capacity models from 7,000kg to 16,000kg available on request.
Choose the correct flooring system
Resin flooring systems provide an ideal flooring solution for handling & storage facilities.
Safe Storage is Mission Possible
Jaap Vos, President of SEMA, the Storage Equipment Manufacturers’ Association says that given the volume of safety and guidance available, there is no excuse for occupational ill health, injury or fatality.
Door maintenance issues
DHF’s general manager & secretary, Michael Skelding, talks about issues currently facing the industrial door sector and sets out the federation’s pro-active plans for the year ahead.
