articleOmniStore concept launched at TGW food retail summit
TGW recently presented a section of technologies it claims represent the future of intralogistics in food retailing. Highlights included the new OmniStore concept.
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productSelf-learning systems
AI has opened up new possibilities for logistics, says SSI Schaefer.
articleRecord breaking
The PPMA Show 2018, which took place at the NEC Birmingham between 25-27 September, delivered the biggest show in its 30-year history.
productAutomated loading
Joloda says automatic loading systems can bring advantages to truck and container loading and unloading.
productHandle with care
Loading and unloading goods from a truck is not as simple as it seems, says Joloda.
productLMS Bulkscan extended
SICK has extended its LMS Bulkscan laser scanner offering, so that more users can benefit from non-contact, continuous measurement of volume and mass throughput of bulk materials on conveyor belts.
productBlackvember – IMRG forecast for Black Friday 2018
Andy Mulcahy, strategy and insight director, IMRG has dubbed the Black Friday ‘season’ Blackvember to take into account a sustained period of discounting and marketing around the day. The supply chain needs to take into account the likely pattern of online sales to avoid being swamped.
articleWholesale automation for Sanacorp
German pharmacy co-operative, Sanacorp, has embraced automation from KNAPP across its distribution network.
productDematic ‘upgrades’ team to share base with sister firm Linde
The Engineering Team that supports Dematic’s Modernisation and Upgrades (MU) business has moved from Northampton to larger offices within the Kion Group at Linde’s Wellingborough depot.
productConveyor solutions for chilled and deep-freeze environments
Food processing as well as conveying, sorting and storing packaged food and beverage are crucial processes in the food industry and Interroll offers a wide range of solutions in the field even for deep freeze logistics.
productVertical conveying
A new Spiral Lift unit has been adapted and added to the Interroll Modular Conveyor Platform (MCP). This can be used for the efficient and reliable vertical movement of an extremely wide range of goods and applications.
productData control
SICK has launched the Telematic Data Collector (TDC) gateway system, which collects data from multiple sensors in automated environments and delivers it to engineers for real-time monitoring, analysis and alarms.
productSwisslog cements number one slot
Swisslog has now sold more than 130 AutoStore projects worldwide, making the company the number one AutoStore integrator.
article‘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.
articleHSE 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).
productDefining the Smart Warehouse
If you work in logistics, the chances are you have come across the term “Smart Warehouse”. But what does it mean, and how does it provide a powerful competitive edge?
articleParanoid 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.
productPartnering on 6 axes human-collaborative robot
Yaskawa UK’s Motoman Robotics division has partnered with Reeco Automation as a solution provider for its new Motoman HC10 collaborative Robot, a 6 axes human-collaborative robot (cobot).
productTGW’s Rovolution wins Robotics Award
Automated handling solutions specialist TGW has won the ‘Business’ category in the 2018 Austrian Robotics Awards with its ‘Rovolution’ robot technology. The judging panel was impressed by TGW’s intelligent, self-learning and flexible system for fully-automated single-piece picking.
articleIncreased 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.
