newsRoyal Mail and UK Mail point the way to increased automation
Royal Mail has revealed it has issued a tender for parcels automation equipment to ‘help inform our business case’.
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articleWitron to build new fresh logistics centre
The installation will showcase leading-edge, cost-efficient logistics for perishable products.
articleAsda upgrades kit at garment NDC
Dürkopp Fördertechnik provided the equipment for the facility at Brackmills, Northampton – which already distributes some 155,000 items daily.
articleFour AGVs launch
Egemin Automation has renewed its E’gv product line to lift heavier loads higher.
articleMaximising the value locked in returns
Multichannel fashion retailers are cottoning on to the value of automated buffers in converting returns into quick sales. SDI Group Europe sales manager Winnie Ahrens tells HSS how it works.
productBulk bag filling solution
Manufacturer of conveying and weighing systems, Spiroflow, has boosted productivity at a household name baby food manufacturer by installing a bulk bag (FIBC) filler and vacuum conveyor system to significantly reduce the need for manual handling.
articleAt the cutting edge
Witron has introduced dynamic and modular solutions designed to tackle fast-evolving challenges in eCommerce and fresh food logistics.
articleChinese logistics firm in automated system first
Egemin Automation will automate the logistics process of Chinese firm KXTX in Wuhan with an E’tow installation.
newsDematic in talks with SDI Group over possible acquisition
The board of Dematic has been in discussions with the shareholders of FSU Investments and the board of SDI Group regarding a possible acquisition of FSU.
productOptimum availability
Automated warehouse solutions provider TGW has installed a materials handling solution for shoe manufacturer LLOYD in Germany.
articleResponse to rapid growth
Pharmaceutical supplier Fagron responded to rapid growth by automating both an existing distribution centre but a new one.
articleAutomated handling delivers future-proof retail solutions
If the media coverage of Black Friday, the Christmas shopping period and the New Year sales tells us anything, it’s that the consumer’s desire for a bargain remains undiminished. James Sharples, MD of Swisslog UK, looks at why changes in demand have led to changes in the development of automated intralogistics.
newsGebhardt-ECS appoints Stephen Baker to sales director
Automated intralogistics equipment supplier Gebhardt-ECS has appointed Stephen Baker, one of the UK’s most experienced specialists in the automated materials handling industry, as sales director.
newsRMT Robotics rebrands to Cimcorp in North America
RMT embraces the Cimcorp brand in order to drive innovation in R&D and product development, and offer a comprehensive portfolio of material handling and automation solutions.
productPalletisers & vertical transport systems
Offering high capacity and flexibility at low operating costs with a high degree of durability Qimarox will showcase its innovative product lifts, pallet lifts and palletisers at Logimat, 10th to 12th February, Stuttgart, Germany.
productPlug-in safety light curtains
Expanding SICK’s safety product range, the SICK deTec2 Core type 2 light curtain is said to bring enhanced standards in performance efficiency, installation ease and reliability for PL c and SIL 1 applications for warehousing and logistics.
productTailored production lines
While automating a production line will reduce labour, and increase productivity to achieve better margins, A.P. Machinery points out that most lines will still need some element of labour.
productTabbing & framing cell
The Jaguar XF Sportbrake is produced on the same assembly line as the award winning Jaguar XF saloon, at the company’s Castle Bromwich plant. To accommodate the XF Sportbrake, Jaguar Land Rover selected Comau to build a dedicated tabbing and framing cell in E Block.
newsHires due to ‘growing enthusiasm for automation’
Jungheinrich UK has added three senior personnel to its Systems & Projects Division team.
productSovex to exhibit compact Bendy Boom at LogiMAT 2015
International vehicle loader and conveyor manufacturer Sovex is planning to exhibit a compact version of its award winning Bendy Boom at LogiMAT on 10th February in Stuttgart.
