articleIKEA DC will feature 45 metre high-bay
Jungheinrich has won the contract to provide the handling systems for IKEA Russia’s new distribution centre.
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articleAutomation relieves pressure
Dave Mayne, UK operations manager at integrated logistics provider Partner Logistics, looks at the challenges faced by the cold storage industry faces and how warehouse automation can help to overcome them.
articleEnergy-efficient RollerDrive provides higher sustainability
Leading natural fashion retailer Hessnatur is using energy-saving 24 volt drive technology from Interroll at its dispatch centre.
articleLeading warehouse modelling software updated
Cirrus Logistics has released the CLASS 14, the latest version of its warehouse modelling and simulation application.
articleThe heart of the solution
ASOS sees logistics as a competitive advantage that enables it to disrupt the market with automation at the heart of it.
articleNew build automated cold store for food firm
Egemin Automation has embarked upon a new major phase in the construction of the new deepfreeze warehouse of Agristo in Belgium, the installation of the automated stacker cranes.
articleAdapto and survive
3PL takes on automated picking system that allows it to process products in a wide variety of B2B and B2C scenarios.
newsKION brand Egemin Automation makes US acquisition
The warehouse automation specialist acquired Retrotech, a systems integrator of warehouse and distribution solutions, for around $US 40 million from Savoye.
articleWireless system transforms Ocado’s automated warehouse
Cambridge Consultants has collaborated on a wireless control system allowing the grocery retailer to co-ordinate the movements of hundreds of thousands of crates in real time and in parallel.
articleAvoiding growing pains
Automation provides the foundation for swift growth in the retail sector. Here, Swisslog talks us through two stand-out case studies, one in Germany and one in Australia.
productSpeed up logistics processes
Whether it is a request for new material to be delivered, assistance required or that work is running out, Andonspeed calls up the appropriate intervention to the packing station, reducing waiting times and making the operation more efficient.
productMatch automation with application
JBT has redesigned its range of Automatic Guided Vehicle systems (AGVs) into standard modules, which can be combined to suit different applications, with the aim of simplifying AGV solutions and the way customers make purchases.
productLogistex identified in inspirational list
The warehouse solutions firm was recognised in the third edition of London Stock Exchange’s 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain report.
articleToyota Material Handling unveils plans for CeMAT 2016
Think CeMAT, think Toyota. That is the theme promoted by Toyota Material Handling for this year’s event, reflecting a wide range of ideas and concepts that the company has developed for truck operators and logistics managers.
articleOnline retailer to automate fulfilment centre
TGW is to install the automated logistics systems at the new fulfilment centre of Dutch online retailer, bol.com.
articleCeMAT 2016 puts the spotlight on digitisation and automation
The lead theme for CeMAT 2016 is Smart Supply Chain Solutions. In other words, the foremost trade show for intralogistics and supply chain management – which runs from 31 May to 3 June in Hannover, Germany – will highlight the pivotal role of logistics in today’s increasingly digitised and integrated industrial value chains.
articleSmarter technology
Pallet conveyors are proving increasingly versatile and sophisticated, says Gebhardt-ECS.
productSalver service for spares
As part of a unique solution to handle component parts for a major manufacturer in the UK automotive industry, SSI Schaefer has supplied nineteen thousand plastic trays to Gebhardt European Conveyor Systems.
articleNestlé invests in AGVs at baby & infant food plant
The Nestlé factory in Biessenhofen (Bavaria) ranks as one of the most important production sites for baby and infant food in the world. To ensure the 24/7 operation of its production, the multinational food company has commissioned Egemin Automation to automate all material handling flows in the plant.
articleSensing the future of Industry 4.0
SICK has set a technology milestone in sensing capability for logistics, warehousing and goods handling with the new PowerProx, offering unprecedented versatility to detect any object on a high-speed production line with one range of sensors.
