Honeywell to acquire US warehouse automation firm
The highly diverse manufacturer will splash out £1.13 billion ($1.5bn) on Intelligrated.
The highly diverse manufacturer will splash out £1.13 billion ($1.5bn) on Intelligrated.
BITO Storage Solutions is introducing its new EQ range of collapsible containers at IMHX 2016 as a space saving Euro-container option for transporting goods.
Grocery retailer SPAR in Austria is operating a semi-automated solution from KNAPP that enables goods to be picked directly from pallets to roll containers, dispensing with the need for decanting.
Jungheinrich UK will use IMHX to showcase and demonstrate the significant customer benefits delivered by its broad range of materials handling products and intralogistics solutions.
Conveyor Systems Limited (CSL) will exhibit a range of conveyors and innovative vertical transport systems at the PPMA Total Show 2016, including the Qimarox Prorunner Mk1 and versatile Ambaflex spiral elevator/ lowerator that can be easily integrated into a conveyor system to provide efficient handling solutions.
Retailers looking to respond to seasonal demands are turning to automation to achieve the flexibility and rapid scalability required.
Warehouse managers have hit the wall in terms of time, space and resource constraints as they brace for ever-expanding volume increases and runaway stakeholder expectations, says automated systems supplier Hatteland.
Return handling costs are a global issue. Even where labour is cheap, returns can mean double logistics costs (shipping and reverse logistics), no turnover and disappointed customers.
Vitronic, a leading provider of Auto-ID solutions, will present its powerful systems at IMHX.
Gebhardt-ECS is showing some of the latest developments in its automated warehouse technology at IMHX 2016, designed to provide the speed, flexibility and reliability to meet end-customer demand and supported by a newly optimised remote maintenance service.
Conveyor Systems Limited (CSL) exhibit at IMHX 2016, using this show as a platform for demonstrating the latest technology and products to this sector.
European online fashion e-tailer Zalando has appointed TGW Logistics to design, install, commission and maintain the materials handling solution at its new logistics centre in Germany, which will begin operations at the end of 2016.
Check out our Video of the Month featuring Swisslog’s remarkable automated handling and storage installation at the new Amesbury DC of discount retailer Home Bargains.
SSI Schaefer, the world’s leading provider of modular warehousing and logistics solutions, will be showcasing two new products as well as unveiling a completely new stand design at IMHX2016 in September.
The introduction of the National Living Wage this April and rising concerns over the future of the UK labour pool following Brexit have revealed an urgent need for higher levels of productivity within the DC. Matt Hatson, Business Solutions Sales Director, Dematic Northern Europe explains.
Amazon will open a new fulfilment centre in Tilbury, Essex in 2017, creating more than 1,500 new permanent jobs.
Can you afford not to consider automation? That’s the question posed by Logistex business development director Derek Kay.
SSI Schaefer, long a player in the automated handling market, sees software emerging as the key difference maker in installations. Jaap Vos, managing director, SSI Schaefer UK talks to Simon Duddy, editor of HSS magazine.
Fashion etailer benefits as suppliers work hard at combining their systems to provide a more comprehensive solution to logistical and market-specific challenges.
3PL Clipper Logistics used BS Handling Systems to boost fulfillment operations for its eCommerce fashion clients.