productClarks’ automated warehouse hits 10 year milestone
KNAPP has rewarded its team of resident engineers for 10 years service at the automated warehouse of Clarks, the global shoe supplier.
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articleSwarm intelligence deployed
Open Shuttle driverless vehicles from KNAPP use swarm intelligence to optimise transport processes at the automated warehouse of an agricultural products supplier.
productBiomass system order
Saxlund International, a fully-owned subsidiary of Opcon AB, has received an order from Babcock & Wilcox Vølund, Denmark, for the delivery of a state-of-the-art biomass handling system to a green energy project in Margam – Port Talbot, South Wales.
productPick & place motions with intelligent software
Fully fledged robot functions for simple gantry systems and automatic stackers can be designed more easily with the new robotics module in the Lenze FAST application software.
articleAGV system makes the process possible
An automated solution from Egemin machines is helping a manufacturer produce up to 5,000 crown corks per minute in three daily shifts.
articleChain conveyor transports Land Rover axles
LB Foster Materials Handling has designed, manufactured and installed a triple strand chain conveyor into Dana UK Axle in Birmingham.
productModular Conveyor Platform for PPMA Show
Interroll will present its new modular conveyor platform for the first time in the UK at the PPMA 2015 show.
productIntegrated drive solutions
Interroll will show off its range of integrated drive solutions at the PPMA Show.
article62,000 sq ft pick module boosts furniture warehouse
With the retail showroom big enough to fit three Wal-Mart supercentres inside and eight million shoppers expected per year, getting the warehouse logistics right was essential for the huge Nebraska Furniture Mart facility in Texas.
articleHitachi develops two handed free-roaming warehouse robot
A prototype has been unveiled in Japan with the company saying the technology could be production-ready within five years.
articleRFID allows tracking of high speed objects
Harting is testing the ability of the company’s RFID systems to detect objects moving at high speeds.
articleStore friendly solution
Witron’s Box Order System (BOS) makes fresh food logistics and beverage logistics more flexible and cost-efficient.
productPreparing for peak season
Automated logistics solutions provider TGW is extending the logistics centre of Bestseller, the Danish multi-label fashion retailer and one of Europe’s largest clothing companies.
articleDesigning the future of e-fulfillment
There’s no denying that e-commerce has, and continues to have, a transformational impact on retail logistics. Swisslog has already helped a number of prestigious omnichannel businesses determine how best to move their intralogistics forward, via Click&Pick.
articleLogistex enhances QUIZ’s warehouse operation
Logistex have been tasked with installing a Warehouse Materials Handling Solution including their LWS Reflex warehouse management system for QUIZ’s warehouse operation based at Bellshill in Scotland.
articleDematic pouch sorters have Black Friday in the bag
Huge spikes in demand created by big single-day retailing events, such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday, are putting retail supply chains under enormous stress. Dematic has found a solution that counters ‘mega peaks’ with ‘super flexibility’.
articleAstec supply a further high speed carton conveyor system
Astec Conveyors, a leading specialist in the design and manufacture of integrated materials handling systems has supplied a further high speed carton conveyor system to a major UK cereal manufacturer.
productHARTING RFID helps to improve productivity
RFID can provide reliable tracking information to help ensure consistency in both warehouse storage and maintenance operations.
articleVente-privee selects KNAPP for warehouse automation
The global leader in online flash sales, vente-privee.com, has signed a contract with KNAPP that means the warehouse automation specialist will act as the company’s long-term logistics partner.
product40 years of Expertise
From an idea that started in a humble bedroom back in the 1970’s, and 40 years later UPM Conveyors, specialist in manufacturing and producing conveying equipment, now occupies a 10,000ft2 factory in the heart of Berkshire.
