articlePacksize has released the X7 packaging machine
The system is designed to deliver right-sized automated packaging for eComm applications.
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articleeComm pack solutions knocks out 15 boxes per minute
CMC CartonWrap is an automatic carton packaging system capable of creating dynamic cardboard boxes from a continuous fanfold corrugated.
articleSomething inside so strong
HTS Industrial tackles the question of whether temporary warehouses are strong enough?
newsHarbour warehouse alleged to be source of stench and fly infestation
Residents living near Montrose harbour have complained of strong, unpleasant odours and a plague of flies.
productIGD predicts logistics companies will move into retail
IGD made the prediction as a result of its new report into digital technologies and the food and consumer goods industry, which it carried out in association with The Consumer Goods Forum.
productVertical picking patent
NextShift Robotics has been granted a patent pertaining to operating a robotic picking system in which the containers to be picked are positioned on the shelves and within picking stations.
newsBernard Molloy RIP
Key industry figure Bernard Molloy passed away peacefully last month, aged 70.
product3D warehouse 5G commerce – Tomorrow’s Warehouse predictions
We predict a mix of familiar headaches and new opportunities in the warehouse of the future. Lack of space is still a major concern, and unlikely to go away, while barely noticed new tech such as 5G may have a much bigger impact than anticipated.
productFund acquires John Lewis Enfield DC
Hines, the international real estate firm, has acquired the 85,000 sq ft urban logistics centre in Enfield, Greater London, on behalf of the Hines Pan-European Core Fund.
productLinkx Packaging Systems acquired
WestRock Company, a leading provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, has expanded its portfolio of automated packaging system offerings with the acquisition of Linkx Packaging Systems.
articleThe words recruit and retain shouldn’t be feared in logistics
Third party logistics companies across the UK say that recruiting and retaining staff is one of their biggest challenges. This is due to lack of available candidates – partly because of the national unemployment rate being at its lowest since the 1970s.
blogFatigue: Talk listen and act
Talking about driver fatigue is still very much a taboo subject but it starting to be taken more seriously by an increasing number of fleet operators. Unfortunately, this is a subject that sits on the periphery of managing road risk for a lot of fleet operators.
productFirst concrete pour of new Tilbury 2 ro-ro terminal
The concrete of the first slab of the Tilbury2 roll on /roll off terminal was poured this week.
productLocus Robotics and JDA ink fulfilment partnership
The robots firm sees the tie up with the tier one WMS player JDA accelerating the roll-out of its multi-bot fulfillment solution.
productFirm launches ‘game-changing’ refrigeration for last-mile
The compact refrigeration units are said to suit storing refrigerated products in small vehicles without the need for a roof mounted cooling unit.
productMcKinsey paints painful picture on warehousing costs
The painful truth about warehousing—across virtually all industries and geographic markets—is that most companies don’t really know what their true costs should be, says consultancy McKinsey.
articleReport calls for collaboration on mapping to promote self-driving
The national mapping agency Ordnance Survey and Government backed self-driving hub, Zenzic, lay out the importance of collaborative mapping in the development of self-driving vehicles.
newsReport: industrial property outperforms commercial real estate
According to the Industrial & Logistics Market 2019 report by Lambert Smith Hampton, 2018 was a record year for industrial and logistics investment volume with £8.4bn of assets changed hands, driving the sector to outperform the rest of the commercial real estate market.
productAnalyst: Ocado’s solutions business needs investment to scale
The internet retailer Ocado is continuing its evolution into a logistics technology provider, but Thomas Cullen of consultancy Transport Intelligence cautions its solutions business is still loss-making and needs investment.
articleRobotic sorting solution released
Chinese firm Geek+ Robotics has released what the MiniSort, which it says is the first ‘smart and flexible robotic sorting solution of its kind’.
