articleWitron developing fresh food picking system
With OFP (Optimal Fresh Picking), Witron has applied for a patent that combines all applications of efficient fresh food logistics in one system.
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articleHigh storage density
Metal sawing and storage equipment manufacturer, KASTO, has introduced a new tower to provide a compact, standardised solution for automated storage and retrieval of pallets and flat material.
articleDematic opens state-of-the-art HQ
HSS editor Simon Duddy reports on the opening of the new facility and also hears Dematic talk about key trends in automated warehousing.
articleAutomate processes to keep up with fast delivery
Descartes has launched the pixi* eCommerce WMS in the UK, which does not require a high level of mechanical automation in the warehouse to have an impact.
productExploiting Industry 4.0
So, what exactly is it all about? Can I go out and buy Industry 4.0? Is it a tightly written specification of what Industrial organisation is supposed to look like?
articleSingle-piece picking challenge
The growth in single-piece picking is driving increasing interest in automation. Craig Rollason, MD of KNAPP UK, outlines the latest trends.
productLogistex appoints general manager of engineering support services
Darren Alden has taken on the role, having previously worked at Logistex, where he was responsible for their residential sites.
productDematic appoints Jan Vercammen as MD – Central Europe
Dematic, a leading global supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services to optimise the supply chain, today announced the appointment of Jan Vercammen as Dematic Managing Director for Central Europe effective immediately, replacing Barbara Wladarz.
articleSwisslog customers step into the future
Automation specialist, Swisslog, is inviting businesses looking to invest in robot-based and data-driven intralogistics solutions to take a virtual tour around their own future warehouse.
productNarrow Aisle announces senior appointment
Intralogistics solutions specialist, Narrow Aisle, has appointed Pete Lancaster to the position product manager – Flexi Systems.
productMoD targets huge savings with warehouse revamp
TGW completes automated warehousing solution for new £83 million Defence Fulfilment Centre.
articleAre UK warehouses ready for tomorrow’s technology today?
James Sharples, Managing Director of Swisslog UK, shares his thoughts on the challenges impacting warehouses, and how using tomorrow’s technology today could abolish these issues.
articleRobot joins picking line-up
Pharmaceutical wholesaler, Novaltia, recently added further automation – including a robotic picking system – to the warehouse solution supplied by KNAPP.
articleCrystal ball gazing
Take a look at the future and you find our what is important now – eCommerce, concerns about finite warehouse space, Brexit, automation and robots et al – the following Special Report give managers an insight into the challenges that are here now and on the horizon, with some ideas as to how you may plan for them.
productFirst phase of complex DC completes
Automated materials handling solutions specialist TGW Logistics has completed a major milestone in the development of a huge logistics centre being built for Swiss food company Coop on a 110,000 sq m site in Schafisheim – one of the largest construction sites in Switzerland.
productASRS serves multi-level racking
An automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) is enabling the Lear Corporation factory at Coventry to triple the output of car seats to over 300,000 sets a year in hundreds of different specifications and meet its customer’s just-in-time delivery schedules.
articleThe unanswered dichotomy of automation and humans
In any warehouse, there are many processes, including sorting, packing, picking, storage and retrieval, but to name a few. In the majority of warehouses, all of these processes are completed by people, employed to do so, However, with IoT (The Internet of Things) and ever increasing advances in technology every day, it seems that more and more warehouses are introducing, or already have introduced, robots and AI (Artificial Intelligence) to automate repetitive tasks.
articleSwisslog releases software platform to get the most out of automation
The software is called SynQ – Synchronised Intelligence, and is the next generation of its proven warehouse management software platform, WM 6.
articleDHL Supply Chain trialling robotic solutions
Robotics and automation should be a natural fit in supply chains, offering an appropriate solution to the efficiency challenge. But while we have seen some businesses automate their operations to improve efficiencies and reduce errors, there are still relatively few examples of robotics helping meet the challenges of modern logistics and distribution, says Mark Parsons, chief customer officer, DHL Supply Chain.
productStorage and sawing innovations
KASTO showed off key storage and sawing innovations recently at the prestigious EMO show in Germany.
