productAutomation and robotics market trends
The Tomorrow’s Warehouse event will explore key issues for logistics professionals at a time of unprecedented change at the CBS Arena in Coventry on November 30.
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articleCritical factor for business success
In the current era of e-commerce and globalisation, “logistics” has become a critical factor for business success.
articleVery Group: Warehouse automation helped us manage the pandemic
The Very Group chief operating officer Phil Hackney says a new highly automated facility that opened just as the pandemic hit helped the online retailer meet rapidly rising orders.
newsTomorrow’s Warehouse unveils seminar agenda
Tomorrow’s Warehouse is a free-to-attend event that takes place on November 30 at the CBS Arena in Coventry.
productBS Handling switches robotics partner to Wise
WISE ROBOTICS has announced a strategic alliance with conveyor, sortation and storage systems provider, BS Handling Systems. BS Handling has discontinued its previous partnership with warehouse robotics firm GreyOrange.
articleDHL’s Simon Woodward to present at Tomorrow’s Warehouse
The Tomorrow’s Warehouse event will explore key issues for logistics professionals at a time of unprecedented change at the CBS Arena in Coventry on November 30.
articlePreparing for your winter
Do you remember the Aesop’s Fable with the ants and the grasshopper? It’s a simple story with a fairly straightforward moral.
articleFiguring out automation
There are a lot of options and new terms when it comes to warehouse automation, but they aren’t as complicated as they may seem, says James Smith, who offers advice on specifying high throughput, high density picking systems.
newsJoin the discussion at Tomorrow’s Warehouse with Toyota Material Handling
AT THE forthcoming Tomorrow’s Warehouse conference (which takes place at Coventry’s CBS Arena on November 30th) team members from Toyota Material Handling UK will take part in two important discussion panel sessions that consider the rise of automation and robotics in logistics and the future role of forklift trucks across the supply chain.
productPopPick and RoboShuttle
GEEK+ HAS released a new picking station and a new version of its RoboShuttle.
productRobotic Shuttle Product Sortation (RSPS) Solution launches
BERKSHIRE GREY has launched the system to carry out a number of roles in support of filling eCommerce orders.
articleAsda awards automation maintenance contract
Asda Logistics Services has selected AMH Material Handling for site-based maintenance programmes at its George clothing warehouses.
productWhy invest in warehouse automation?
EFFICIENT INVENTORY logistics, fast delivery and low error rates are crucial factors if you want to be competitive in today’s market. When you have a good inventory management system, you’re well on your way.
articlePandemic warehouse renovation for food discounter
In a bid to further improve logistics efficiency, Switzerland’s largest food discounter Denner modernised its central warehouse in Mägenwil AG with automation technology from Swisslog.
articleOptimising the DC for online fulfilment
As the Covid-19 pandemic forces more and more brick-and-mortar retailers to dive deeper into e-commerce, many are finding their DCs unable to efficiently handle the switch from pallet or carton scanning to fulfilling single-item orders. But there are some simple tech upgrades that can help businesses of all sizes adapt their warehouse operations to capitalise on the spike in online shopping.
articleHyper-local or hype?
As retailers continue to work out how to get online orders to customers as quickly and cheaply as possible, hyper-local fulfilment is the buzzword. Mike Burke looks at the concept through the prism of grocery retail.
articleHard won lessons
The performance of logistics providers during the pandemic has thrown into sharp relief the wider economy’s dependence on a robust, agile, and reliable supply chain. Emma Verkaik learns from BCMPA members how the challenges of 2020 have been formative in their handling of growth in our post-Covid world.
articleZebra unveils end-to-end fulfillment solution
THE PACKAGE builds on the firms’ acquisition of Fetch Robotics and is designed to enable end users to streamline order, batch, case, pallet and each picking workflows and automate material transport.
newsCatch up on demand with HSS Live
HSS Live took place on October 6, and now all presentations are available on demand on the HSS Live website.
newsLocus Robotics opens European HQ to assemble AMRs
THE NEW facility in Amsterdam will support Locus’s existing EU and UK customer base, including assembly for the local market.
