productSafe ops from fast palletiser
Robots from ABB have helped systems integrator RM Group create a mobile packaging system.
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productConveyor Systems transfer technology to automotive industry
A leading car manufacturer awarded Conveyor Systems Ltd (CSL) a contract to design and supply a conveying system incorporating both twin and single trolley cars to transport cages of flat steel sheets weighing up to 4 tonnes to and from a hydraulic press to produce body panels.
productOrdered today & delivered today
As delivery times grow shorter, digital commerce is becoming ever more dynamic. To keep pace with these developments, businesses have to rethink and invest in new logistics concepts. The challenge today is to complete picking, packaging and shipping within a few short hours.
articleWitron modernises huge DC
With revenue of $98 billion US dollars and 375,000 employees, the food retailer The Kroger Co, headquartered in Cincinnati, is one of the largest retailers in the world.
newsLiverpool factory installs Interroll Dynamic Storage
Interroll stepped up from supplier to project manage the complete installation of a dynamic flow storage system at the Liverpool factory of Getrag Ford Transmissions, when the main contractor went into administration.
productCKF on the move
CKF Systems, the Gloucester-based engineering company specialising in robotic and automated solutions for manufacturing industry, has completed the purchase of new freehold premises on the Olympus Business Park in Quedgeley.
articleGarment picking races to 1,000 outfits an hour
The Dürkopp system also allows fashion brand ACS to track individual garments using RFID technology.
articleMaking sweet music
The Interroll Intelliveyor saves up to 50% energy and therefore costs, compared to a centralised driven system.
articlePutting safety first
Logistics operations are required to deliver ever increasing levels of storage density and retrieval speed. As demands on performance continue to rise, so must the ability to maintain a safe working environment.
articleFlexible approach
SDI Group senior sales manager Winnie Ahrens answers key questions on garment handling.
article12 channel roller conveyor unit
A 12 channel roller conveyor unit was designed and built by MiniTec for an automotive manufacturer that specialises in CVJ systems (constant-velocity joints), trans-axle solutions and eDrive Systems.
productKey to safety
The revised EN ISO 14119 defines Escape Release as the ‘possibility to release manually without aids the guard locking from inside the safeguarded area to leave the area’, explains Rob Lewis, MD at Fortress Interlocks.
articleExamining palletiser safety
Paul Laidler, business director for machinery safety at TÜV SÜD Product Service sets out common sense safety precautions for the use of palletisers and depalletisers.
articleSorters save energy
Crisplant says garment handling need not be energy intensive with its sorter ranges.
newsEuroSort wins injunction to protect patent
At a recent CeMAT event in Germany, start-up company Smatec introduced its new sorter.
productABB automates its warehouse with the help of Swisslog
Swisslog has received its latest order to create a state-of-the-art AutoStore facility in Switzerland.
productPortillo interviews Pacepacker and Fanuc MDs at PPMA show
At the recent 2014 PPMA show, Pacepacker’s managing director Dennis Allison and Chris Sumner MD of FANUC had the honour of meeting Michael Portillo.
productAGV system for dairy
New Zealand dairy producer Fonterra has ordered a new AGV system for its processing plant in Pahiatua from Egemin Automation, which encompasses four new AGVs with battery handling system and E’tricc software.
productASOS posts surprise upturn in results
Online retailer claims further gains are likely as the major automation projects rolled out by the company come on stream.
productFull control & traceability
Installation of a Cimcorp robotic material handling system has made full tracking and tracing of tyres possible at one of Russia’s largest tyre plants, belonging to Cordiant. The Dream Factory concept provides total material flow, from tyre building to tyre finishing and storage in the warehouse.
