productDense auto-storage solution also boosts pick speed for grocer
US grocery giant Kroger has orders an automated storage and picking system from Cimcorp.
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articleSuperior support offered
Interroll moved to new, larger and more modern premises, while remaining in the Kettering area in mid August.
articleHigh bay solution with a difference
Swisslog is expanding an organic food distribution centre for Alnatura in Germany providing high bay racking to 17.5m.
productBoots.com warehouse visit
KNAPP welcomed existing and prospective customers from across Europe to its ‘Move Ecom’ event recently. Over 30 companies representing a variety of blue-chip brands attended the two-day event, which included a visit to the warehouse of KNAPP client, Boots.com.
articleAutomation: plan to succeed
The decision to opt for any form of automated handling solution requires careful analysis and detailed planning. Dave Berridge, Secretary of the Automated Material Handling Systems Association (AMHSA), presents a 12-point plan to a successful project.
articleAutomation allows manufacturer to future proof warehouse
Sensor manufacturer Pepperl + Fuchs has built a European Distribution Centre (EDC) in Germany with Witron as designer and general contractor of this highly automated logistics centre.
articleErgonomic Pick Centre workstations developed
Automated warehouse solution provider TGW has launched new range of Pick Centre solutions to support picking performance, accuracy and short throughput times.
productSafety connection advances
The SICK Flexi Loop offers a simple connectivity solution for safety and plant design engineers to meet recent regulatory changes.
productSDI Group wins contract to maintain DCs for George at Asda
Automated material handling systems integrator, SDI Group, has secured a three year contract to maintain all three of George at Asda’s UK automated distribution centres.
articleDutch online retailer awards DC fit-out contract to Knapp
Online store wehkamp.nl has awarded Knapp with a contract to provide an automated handling system for a new distribution centre.
productHalf a million storage locations
KNAPP AG will provide the automated handling systems in a new distribution centre for the e-commerce specialist, wehkamp.nl, in the Netherlands.
articleSwisslog offers Christmas planning tips
We’re unlikely to see the end of the last minute mad dash along the high street for Christmas presents anytime soon, but with e-commerce sales becoming an increasingly vital part of the retail mix, there may be a little more elbow room this year for the more forgetful of shoppers.
productFollow-up order
Vitronic Machine Vision has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to automate the manual processing of flats and small parcels from a large parcel and post customer.
articleAutocruiser system promises sound ROI
The Autocruiser can play a major role in keeping costs down at the same time as increasing efficiency, particularly when used with the LogiMat vertical lift storage system, says SSI Schaefer business development & marketing manager Mike Alibone.
articleExact dispatch sequencing key for healthcare product supplier
German healthcare products supplier ProServ redesigned operations at its 4000 sq m warehouse installing the OSR Shuttle from KNAPP.
articleRetailers with strong Omni-channel strategies are Christmas winners
Online sales of non-food products in the UK grew 19.2% in December versus a year earlier, the highest growth in four years, according to the British Retail Consortium and KPMG.
articleRetail winners were online experts
Every year there are winners and losers in the flurry of retail activity around Christmas and the New Year – 2013 was no different.
articleSpar expands central warehouse
SPAR will expand its existing logistics centre in Wels by more than 107,639 sq ft. The Austrian food retailer will gear its logistics processes towards future market requirements. The contract for the design and construction phase of the extension has been awarded to the Witron.
product10,000 pallet storage locations created
Automated warehouse provider TGW is installing a materials handling solution for car battery manufacturer Banner in Linz, Austria. The new warehouse solution will create 10,000 new pallet storage locations for car batteries.
articleLogistics geared to rapidly growing eCommerce market
Distrelec, a company specialising in the distribution of technical and electronic components, is a business unit of the publicly traded Swiss company Datwyler Holding. Datwyler generates revenue of approx. 1.4 billion Swiss Francs with more than 7,000 employees.
