productWorld first: automated cold chain port warehouse
GEEK+ AND 3PL Engero have deployed a fleet of Geek+ moving robots to create a smart, unmanned cold chain port warehouse in the port of Tianjin, China.
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productFully automated smart factory goes live
LED DISPLAY manufacturing giant Unilumin has launched a fully automated smart factory where the whole logistics process, from raw material receiving, quality inspection, warehousing, discharging, production, to finished product warehousing and distribution will be powered by automated robots.
productSiemens-led partnership launches AGVs
SIEMENS HAS partnered with with Parmley Graham and AR Controls to produce AGVs to meet growing demand across industries.
productSTILL launches AMR models
THE FORKLIFT manufacturer has released three versions of its ACH series.
newsRobots firm launches App to boost in-store fulfillment
GREYORANGE HAS released the gStore mobile app which is used to boost online fulfillment using in-store inventory.
productRobotics deliver fast order picking
YESTERDAY’S INTRALOGISTICS solutions are simply not sophisticated enough to match today’s demands. The smartest and latest technology will move companies from good to great if they utilise the features to their ultimate potential.
articleMobile robots are the right option for SMEs too
An order for an innovative robot system shows the time is right for SMEs to invest in flexible warehouse automation, says Harry Watts.
articleFive trends shaping eGrocery fulfilment in 2022
The top five trends based on our work with industry leaders who have successful MFCs and EFCs operating today.
product24/7 warehouse picking
VERTICAL STORAGE lift company Randex is launching ‘Compact 24/7’, a solution that integrates the company’s ‘Compact’ family of automated vertical storage systems with robotics technology to allow continuous, 24/7 warehouse picking with up to 50% fewer warehouse workers, says Randex.
productMagazino launches pilot project at ZF
THE GERMANY-based robotics company Magazino has won technology group ZF as a customer for a pilot project with the SOTO robot.
productSimpler and easier robot guidance
WITH THE launch of its LiDAR-LOC 2 solution, SICK has made it easy to teach mobile machines virtual paths in order to enhance, expand, or replace physical floor-based guidance systems that use taped lines or 2D-codes.
productWarehouse robotics market sees growth
A REPORT by Style Intelligence, a research firm focused on warehouse robotics, says ‘growth returned in 2021 having been stagnant at best in 2020, with many vendors reporting greater than 50% expansion’.
productJungheinrich integrates robotics company Arculus
THE SOFTWARE and robotics start-up was acquired by Jungheinrich at the end of last year and will be used by the German intralogistics leader to expand into the AMR sector.
productIntegration platform said to level the tech playing field
STAYLINKED HAS launched the Evolve integration platform for UK warehouse and logistics providers.
articlePosition your ops for the future
The Tomorrow’s Warehouse Event offered insights, predictions and advice on how to position your business to best benefit from future trends. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
articleBe brave and curious
We have some great advice on warehouse automation from tech-led logistics firm GXO. Its UK & Ireland managing director Gavin Williams outlines some key options to consider and updates on GXO’s advances in automation.
productMulti-tier cobots for Milton Keynes warehouse
GXO LOGISTICS is said to have achieved an industry first by deploying 6 River Systems (6RS) collaborative robots, or cobots, on multiple mezzanine floors in one of its distribution centres in Milton Keynes, England.
productDHL rolls out largest automated forklifts project
DHL SUPPLY Chain has introduced its largest single implementation of autonomous forklifts to date, with 15 embedded in its warehouse operations at Tyrefort in the West Midlands.
productDouble roll cage robots for grocers
IFOLLOW HAS launched autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) that can carry two roll cages at once in cold stores and ambient warehouses – said to be a productivity boos for grocery logistics.
productLogistics property group Goodman inks China deal with Geek+
AS PART of the co-operation, Goodman will be able to provide its warehousing customers with the highly flexible and scalable Geek+ Robot-as-a-Service package.
