articleRiverford Organic Farmers, Britain’s largest supplier of organic produce, has engaged Daifuku to introduce automated picking, packing and conveyor technology into its headquarters in Buckfastleigh, Devon.
articleBS Handling Systems has completed the installation for the leading car manufacturer’s MINI plant in Oxford.
productLorien Engineering Solutions has announced two key appointments to its UK-based management team.
articleWatford-based Sigma Pharmaceuticals has installed automated handling systems from KNAPP as part of its long-term growth strategy.
articleE-commerce has already had a significant impact on warehouse operations. Now, global retail e-commerce sales are expected to reach $3.9 trillion dollars by 2020, up from $2.3 trillion in 2017.
articleAs retailers experience escalating volumes of ecommerce orders for ‘single’ or ‘few’ items, the challenges of a shrinking available labour pool is leading many to consider the benefits of fully automating the packing, bagging and labelling of dispatched goods. By Simon Houghton, Sales Manager, Product Solutions, Dematic Northern Europe
articleWith Brexit looming, a recent study has found that whatever deal is struck with the EU, costs will rise and profitability will fall.
productA sweets manufacturer needed to update its facility to meet increasing demand.
productAvancon has released a component that allows users build a variety of switches, diverters, crossings, corners, x-double-crossings and even sorters for complex and large conveyor systems.
productRulmeca worked closely with a customer to deliver a special batch of stainless steel drum motors to drive positive drive belts.
articleHoneywell will acquire Germany-based Transnorm for approximately €425 million, with its material handling solutions complement the Honeywell Intelligrated warehouse automation business.
productXPO Logistics has announced plans to deploy 5,000 intelligent robots throughout its logistics sites in North America and Europe.
articleFMH Conveyors has launched the BestConnect quick-connect reconfigurable conveyor system.
articleBS Handling Systems has installed an 18.5 metre long pallet roller conveyor for the timber firm at its Melton facility.
articleDematic used a blend of automated picking solutions in the consolidated operation, achieving faster fulfillment in a reduced footprint.
productThe deal is said to make the newly created Joloda Conveyor Services one of the largest service providers in the sector.
productUPM Conveyors says: “This year, we returned to the annual PPMA show – the Packaging Machinery and Manufacturing Show at NEC – and are pleased to report it was the best exhibition we have ever had as a company, in our 45 year history.”
productThe automated warehouse has space to store 23 million pints of beer at its largest UK brewery in Magor, South Wales.
articleThe robot-based ACPaQ solution from Swisslog and KUKA automates one of the most important areas of the intralogistics operations of successful retailers: creating customised mixed pallets for individual stores from single-SKU pallets.
productIndustry 4.0 isn’t just a buzzword. Swisslog says in the near future, warehouses will be using real-time data and smart robots to monitor conditions and improve operations.
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