We’re here to learn
The Safer Logistics Zone at The Health & Safety Event provides a fantastic opportunity to get practical advice that you can take back to your warehouse or logistics operation and put to good use.
Hydrostatic model launches
Cesab Material Handling has launched its new hydrostatic forklift truck, the M300H.
Slab stabilised for Hovis at Avonmouth plant
Geobear was contacted by the Hovis bread production plant in Avonmouth, as a collapsed drain beneath the floor slab in the warehouse had allowed water to leak into the soil causing washout and voiding beneath the floor slab.
Wholesale automation for Sanacorp
German pharmacy co-operative, Sanacorp, has embraced automation from KNAPP across its distribution network.
Hygienic lifting
The HSE advises that injuries from lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying and putting down an object is currently responsible for 66% of RIDDOR’S (reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations) from the pharmaceutical industry.
Voice seen as natural interface for logistics
Voiteq sees the company’s acquisition by The Körber Group as confirmation of the place of voice among advanced logistics technologies, as Matt Gregory, sales director of Voiteq UK tells HSS editor Simon Duddy.
‘Black Friday places a huge logistical challenge on retailers’
Consultancy BearingPoint predicts the additional 17 million orders generated by Black Friday will drive an additional 210,000 van deliveries over the period.
HSE issues Black Friday safety guidance to prevent upsurge in MSDs
Black Friday is a great day for business but don’t let it come at the expense of your workers’ health, cautions Michael Paton, policy lead for musculoskeletal disorders at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Paranoid about androids?
The ability for robots and people to work in closer proximity holds the promise of ever-more flexible production in automated manufacture. But, while identifying more cooperative human robot applications may be easy, integrating simple safety solutions is more challenging.
Bespoke structures becoming integral to manufacturing
Temporary buildings are helping to meet the needs of the highly demanding automotive industry, explains Dan Barker, sales manager at Spaciotempo.
Increased efficiency with automated multi-level shuttles
Wholesaler installs Gebhardt ‘StoreBiter’ multi-level-shuttles in its shuttle warehouse and one ‘Cheetah eco’ stacker crane in its container warehouse.
Pay-as-you-go innovation
Great Bear chooses 58 truck fleet from Crown to boost warehouse efficiency at 24/7 DC operation. To boost flexibility for the leading 3PL Crown offered a pay-as-you-go model for some of the fleet.
Builders merchant chooses Baumann sideloaders
Ridgeons Timber and Builders Merchants has improved efficiency by upgrading its fleet with Baumann sideloaders. The move comes after independent builders merchants Huws Gray completed an acquisition of the business in 2018.
Engineering Success
Caunton Engineering is one of the UK’s leading fully automated structural steelwork contractors and a world leader in Just-In-Time manufacture. Designing, fabricating, painting and erecting structural steelwork for the construction industry, the Nottinghamshire business employs over 250 people and has annual turnover in excess of £64m.
Get a load of the talent
The Talent in Logistics event is dedicated to promoting logistics recruitment and supporting staff retention. The event is moving to Milton Keynes for 2019 and the team will unveil a white paper on student perceptions of logistics in the coming months.
Deal with downtime
Downtime costs can spiral, says Phil Clark, industrial service manager at Hörmann UK. Cut them out at source by making sure your loading bays are fully operational at all times.
Sports retailer aims for 100% accuracy with new WMS
A leading sports equipment retailer is on target for one hundred percent accuracy following the implementation of a new warehouse management system (WMS) from Snapfulfil.
Manage batteries to avoid downtime
Maximising efficiency is essential for busy logistics operations and understanding how forklift batteries are performing is key to avoid potentially costly downtime says Hoppecke.
Spare parts sorting suited for kitting
Developed primarily to meet the needs of the changing automotive industry, Daifuku has launched SPDR (pronounced Spider) as a temporary storage and sortation systems for spare parts.
Building planes faster
Hubtex highlights how it is helping Boeing to build planes faster. HSS editor Simon Duddy also hears how the specialist manufacturer anticipates automated models will claim half of the electric sideloader market in ten years.
