Rusmail has solved one of its most challenging handling problems to date using an inclined belt conveyor which needed to reach from ground level to a height of almost 6.5 metres for a food processing client.
Swisslog has kitted out a multi-purpose logistics centre for leading fashion brand Fossil, with an emphasis on speed and flexibility.
For something that’s been on UK shelves since the 1950s, frozen food has been through something of a renaissance recently, says Swisslog UK sales manager Andrew Blair.
Linde Material Handling has expanded its portfolio for very narrow aisle solutions with a range of modular medium-lift order pickers.
Flexi Narrow Aisle’s Warehouse Systems Division has launched the FlexiPiCK – a layer picking-based storage and order fulfillment solution that offers case pick rates of more than 1,000 outers per hour per operator.
With the economic recovery still fragile, the flexibility of temporary warehouse staff is attractive. But as Mentor Training MD Richard Shore of points out, short-term workers pose special safety risks that can’t be ignored.
Gary Bale, managing director of LB Foster Materials Handling talks to HSS editor Simon Duddy about conveying trends.
There are a number of installation orientations that can be considered when working with an igus energy chain cable carrier system. Justin Leonard of igus examines the options available to OEMs for vertical installations.
While the sector is looking up, the Manufacturing Technologies Association is asking for more, saying for British Engineering world class should come as standard.
Multi-level warehouses for storing and retrieving bar, tube, sheet and other material automatically will be on show at the stand of KASTO who will be exhibiting at MACH 2014.
Mike McCreesh VP supply chain Europe at Office Depot talks to HSS editor Simon Duddy about the place of space in his warehouse thinking.
Thorworld MD John Meale explains how SMEs with an active warehouse space but no loading bay can unload and despatch effectively.
Premium equipment such as high speed roller shutter doors are often thought of as an expensive luxury, but Sara LBS MD Christopher Knollys says this can be incorrect.
Linde Material Handling has expanded its portfolio for very narrow aisle solutions with a range of modular medium-lift order pickers.
Flexi Narrow Aisle’s Warehouse Systems Division has launched the FlexiPiCK – a layer picking-based storage and order fulfillment solution that offers case pick rates of more than 1,000 outers per hour per operator.
A vehicle salvage firm in Stalybridge has been fined over multiple safety failings after a car weighing more than half a tonne fell from a forklift truck, crushing a young mechanic underneath.
Storage drum manufacturer Fibrestar Drums used LoadStak Pro software from AutoLogic Systems to improve their pallet and vehicle fill.
Canute Group installed a Ruckus Wireless Wi-FI system at its Purfleet headquarters. Nexus Globalnet consulted on the project.
Nutritional supplements firm ASEA has selected the Snapfulfil WMS for a manufacturing and fulfillment centre in the United States.
The security and protection of shipments is of paramount importance to customers, and ranks as a top consideration alongside speedy delivery. Yet, guaranteeing the safety of a consignment is a considerable challenge for the logistics industry and one that is not solved easily.
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