newsDematic appoints Hatson as Business Solutions Sales Director
Dematic, the automated intralogistics solutions company, has appointed Matt Hatson as Business Solutions Sales Director for the UK, Ireland, Northern Europe and Scandinavia.
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productMaintenance team on site
Carlsberg has extended its SSI Resident Maintenance Service Agreement with SSI Schaefer for an additional three years. The agreement paves the way for a new type of contract in connection with large, complex systems and describes intelligent and differentiated maintenance.
productASRS for cold storage
Frozen logistics service provider, Yearsley Logistics, has selected Power Automation Systems (PAS) to provide the PowerStor system solution for its new Heywood Facility.
articleAsda invests in space efficient automated storage
Swisslog’s AutoStore boosts space efficiency at Asda’s Lutterworth IDC providing an advanced storage and picking solution featuring 140 robots.
articleGeorge at Asda further automates e-fulfilment
SDI Group has been awarded a further contract to extend its existing warehouse solution for George at Asda to accommodate additional storage capacity and a new e-commerce operation within the company’s distribution centre at Lymedale.
news‘Elephant in the room’ as billions spent on omnichannel
A report from LCP Consulting has found UK’s non-food retail sector set to invest almost £5 billion in omnichannel retailing – an integrated retail experience across stores, mobile devices and internet etc – within the next five years.
articlePorsche revamps small parts storage with BITO
A total of 168,000 bins and trays supplied by BITO are used for automated small parts storage at the Porsche central spare parts warehouse in Germany.
articleAutomated pick and pack
Increased use of automation has allowed Unipart to shrink the footprint of the picking and packing operation within one of its warehouses.
articleKasto unveils storage innovation
Metal storage specialist Kasto unveiled its latest automated product for long stock such as bar and tube at its recent FutureDays event in Germany.
productAsda AutoStore open
The UK’s largest AutoStore installation has officially opened at the Asda Integrated Distribution Centre (IDC), Lutterworth.
productPAS and Swisslog team up
Meeting customer needs is top priority for Power Automation Systems’ Customer First initiative.
articleTGW to automate distribution centre for Swiss Coop Group
With an annual revenue of 27.8 billion Swiss Francs, the Coop Group is one of the leading grocery retail groups in Switzerland. The retailer recently awarded automated warehouse solution provider TGW with an extensive materials handling project at its new national distribution centre.
newsOmni-channel revolution a tipping point for automation
Consulting firm predicts automated technology will help bricks and mortar retailers to carry out fulfillment through a number of channels without compromising service.
productNo Limit goes live
Polish third party logistics operator No Limit goes live with a new automated sortation system from SDI Group at its multi-client distribution centre near Warsaw.
productHigh speed AS/RS
European Conveyor Systems has added high-speed mini-load storage and retrieval machines with exceptional energy-efficiency and positioning accuracy to its range of materials handling equipment.
productArticle assortment across a wide temperature range
The EDEKA corporate group Nordbayern-Sachsen-Thueringen has selected a logistics and order picking system from general contractor WITRON.
articleFashion retailer uses fast sortation technology
Fashion brand, The Sting, has used fast sortation technology to effect rapid store replenishment, giving the retailer a significant competitive edge.
articlePallet buffer offers speed and reduces reliance on MHE
RediTechniX has released a ‘plug and go’ pallet buffer and sequencer module for its RediLogX automated pallet storage and retrieval system.
articleAutomated grocery picking
Warehouse automation supplier, KNAPP, has developed an innovative solution for the automatic handling of containers in the grocery sector.
articleJD Williams to integrate vision technology to boost picking
For JD Williams, the leading UK fashion and home goods retailer, warehouse automation is mission-critical and must remain as versatile, efficient and trouble-free as possible. To ensure goods are located and picked reliably, SICK UK has trialled vision camera technology which will be integrated into warehouse systems to achieve increased reliability and precision.
