productSmall parts picking one of three key product areas
At IMHX 2019, BITO Storage Systems will be displaying its ability to provide a comprehensive set of products and solutions.
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productCimcorp partners with Conveyor Networks in UK
The manufacturer and integrator of turnkey robotic order fulfillment and tire-handling solutions has signed an agreement with Conveyor Networks for the company to represent Cimcorp in the UK market.
productCrossbelt sorter boosts parcel throughput
Courier Skynet Worldwide Express deployed a vertical crossbelt sorter to achieve sorting rates of 4,000 parcels per hour at its Hounslow hub.
productAutoStore on Demand live in six months
Swisslog’s AutoStore on Demand is speeding up the deployment of warehouse automation implementations.
productFashion group to double eComm capacity
Varner, one of northern Europe’s largest fashion groups, has chosen Swisslog as its partner to expand its European warehouse in Vänersborg, Sweden. The automated warehouse was built in cooperation with Swisslog and was put into operation in 2016. Three years later, the warehouse will be expanded with additional automation.
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.
articleIMHX 2019: Swisslog points the way to robot and data-based warehouse automation
Intralogistics is evolving, and the future of warehousing requires flexible automation and smart data. At IMHX 2019, leading warehouse automation and software provider, Swisslog, is set to present innovations based on self-optimising, modular, software-driven and robotic technology.
articleIntelligent control of major conveying system
Integrator Beumer Group installed its flexible and modular warehouse control system at the new European Logistics Centre of the Polish automotive parts supplier Inter Cars.
productOrder volume tops one billion euros for Knapp
Intralogistics automation provider, Knapp, has announced its results for the business year 2018-2019, which show order volume exceeded the one billion euros mark for the first time in the company’s history, while net turnover rose by 34.5% to 954 million euros.
articleJohn Lewis installing robot-based handling
Retailer John Lewis is working with automation partner Knapp on a robot-base handling solution which will be installed this summer in its Magna Park campus.
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’.
articleSSI Schaefer sponsors Logistics Solutions Theatre at IMHX
SSI Schaefer is delighted to announce it will be sponsoring the Logistics Solutions Theatre at this year’s IMHX exhibition.
articleRobophobia in society
Amid the science-fiction-fueled fear that robots are taking over, we look at the positive impact that robotics bring to society, as well as the warehouse. Is this a normal part of innovation, or does robophobia threaten the evolution of technology?
productIt’s a sweet solution for Belgium Chocolate
Chocolate World, based in Belgium, manufactures chocolate moulds for customers in more than 110 countries.
articleNext-gen light array sensors for high speed sorting and handling
SICK has unveiled its next-generation family of smart photoelectric 2D light array sensors, the RAY10 and RAY26 to detect even the most difficult-to-see objects moving on high-speed conveyors in materials handling & logistics.
productProblem solved: elevate packed items in multiple packs
The SpiralVeyor X-configuration is designed to elevate packed items in multiple packs.
productOptimise warehouse process with intelligent systems
Werma will showcase a card-less Kanban stock monitoring and replenishment system StockSAVER at IMHX.
articleOn-demand automation provider gets funding boost
Fetch Robotics announced a Series C round of funding of $46 million. Fetch Robotics has raised $94 million to date.
newsSEC Storage commercial director elected CMILT
SEC Storage is delighted to announce that its Systems Division Commercial Director, Harry Watts, has been officially elected as a Chartered Member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport.
productEisenmann goes into insolvency
The German lifting manufacturer filed a petition for the opening of insolvency at Stuttgart District Court with the aim of accelerating the restructuring and strategic reorientation of the Eisenmann Group, which began in March 2019.
