Rhenus Contract Logistics introduces AutoStore
Rhenus Contract Logistics has started using an AutoStore system provided by the international automation solutions company, Swisslog.
Automated ambient DCs
An Australian food retailer is to build two ambient automated logistics centres with Witron.
Top notch seminars on show
John Munnelly, head of operations at John Lewis & Partners will present on Automation – a journey or a destination? at the next Warehouse Technology Group Live event in Manchester on June 5.
ASOS hits green delivery milestone
All-electric delivery company Gnewt by Menzies Distribution is set to deliver its 500,000th parcel in a ‘green’ delivery contract for fashion retailer ASOS.
Towing to improve safety
Toyota Material Handling UK explores options to consider when going forkless in your operation.
Is your transport business suffering from spreadsheet sprawl?
If you’re drowning in spreadsheets, simply consign them to the shredder. Roger Murphy, MD of TrackTrans offers an alternative approach with five very good reasons to embrace automation using the latest Transport Management Systems.
Yale robotics: delivering financial and operational sense
For many logistics applications, the introduction of robotics offers a worthy return on investment.
AR Racking installs a 32-metre-high warehouse
Leku-Ona Global Solutions S.L. has relied once again on AR Racking for its last expansion of its warehouse in Deba (northern Spain).
Intelligent storage system
Extensive automation from SSI Schaefer for automotive component supplier Brose leads to highly dynamic production and a forklift free factory.
Distress signals that mean you may need a WMS
ProSKU outlines 23 pointers that tell you why you need a WMS.
Engineering giant secures high capacity forklifts
TEXO has taken delivery of four new Hyundai forklift trucks – two 160D-9 ‘s, which are 16,000kg load capacity diesel machines, a 30D-9E and a 30D-9, which are 3000kg capacity diesel forklifts.
Tools for the Lithium-Ion Age
With developments in electric lift truck technology – such as the development of lithium-ion batteries – the trend towards battery power is set to accelerate, says John Maguire, managing director of Narrow Aisle.
Keeping your cool when the heat is on
Many industrial environments are chilled to significantly below the ambient climatic temperature and high speed shutter doors are the best way to maintain a clear division between inside and out. sara LBS says there is more to such installations than meets the eye.
Clean handling trucks for food industry
Doosan is targeting the food and drinks sector with a versatile new range of three-wheel electric counterbalance forklift trucks, the B15R-7 Series.
New warranty for rebuilt Flexis same as new trucks
Narrow Aisle has announced that remanufactured machines in its Flexi ECO AC range of ‘second life’ articulated reach trucks are now offered with the same factory warranty terms as new-build Flexi units.
New LPG truck meets latest regs
Mitsubishi LPG forklift range delivers exceptional fuel efficiency amid changing emission regulations.
Wincanton explores flexible automation to better meet strategic goals
3PLs have often been shy of automation due to the ever shifting sands of contract logistics. HSS editor asks Andrew Hoyle, head of automation at Wincanton, if that is changing?
Optimising storage space
With more and more businesses stockpiling amidst the ongoing economic uncertainty, UK warehouse space is nearing capacity, placing warehouse managers under increasing pressure to optimise storage space. Using plastic pallets and boxes that can be used time and again, and then recycled at the end of their working life can both alleviate storage issues and help businesses demonstrate a responsible attitude towards recycling, says Jim Hardisty, MD of Goplasticpallets.com.
The Automation Dream Team
As one of the best goods-to-person solutions available today, AutoStore, the cube-based system originally developed in Norway, has revolutionised e-commerce fulfillment and small item order picking.
Lawsons Timber creates space with multidirectional forklifts
The latest Combilift trucks to be deployed at the builder’s merchant are electric powered models.
