productSSI Schaefer acquires Italian automation firm
Established in Biella in 1981, Incas offers customers industrial automation solutions for logistics and production as well as software solutions.
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articleASRS allows designer furnishings firm to consolidate five warehouses
ROMO, the manufacturer of designer fabrics, wallcovering, rugs etc turned to Ferretto Group for an ASRS solution.
product300 storage compartments in one box
Logistics managers are only too familiar with the delays caused by searching for poorly sorted items and the resulting picking errors as well as insufficient storage space.
productIoT-ready intralogistics
With the new Galileo IoT platform, Gebhardt-ECS offers operators of intralogistics systems the possibility of completely and consistently digitising and networking all system components from the mechanics, via the control system and the software, into the cloud.
productVertical storage
The SILO range is said to be suitable for saving space, time and cost, as well as enhancing safety.
articleTHE FUTURE – Did you anticipate robots or drones?
Does the ‘warehouse of the future’ imagined ten years ago look like the warehouse of today? Did you imagine goods-to-person being delivered by robots? Or hives with swarms, and drones? I’m guessing not…
articleChinese forklift supplier to buy French automation supplier
Groupe Legris Industries’ Savoye Division, a provider of intralogistics solutions incorporating both software and robotics, is set to be acquired by the Noblelift industrial investment fund, which was set up by Noblelift Intelligent Equipment Co (Noblelift) and two other investors.
productSimple solution
When new storage and order picking capacity has to be created with little complexity, Multi-Level Storage is the ideal solution, says Kardex Remstar.
productSwisslog’s AutoStore implementation to boost retailer’s efficiency
Multi-channel fashion retailer enlists Swisslog to implement AutoStore warehouse automation system to boost growth.
productCB Fashion partners with Equinox MHE
Dutch fashion 3PL CB Fashion is expanding its current processes at its Helmond base to ensure a platform for growth.
articleOcado maximises warehouse space and efficiency
The warehouse specialist has delivered an AutoStore system at the distribution centre of leading online supermarket, Ocado, for use in its Speciality Store general merchandise subsidiary, marking the second installation for this customer.
articleDrinks firm implements ASRS solution
B2A Technology has automated a 27,000 sq m warehouse for The Castel Group.
newsKNAPP UK takes on new directors
As part of planned management changes, three senior executives at KNAPP UK have been promoted to the company’s board.
articlePets at Home commits to £2.5m warehouse investment
The retailer of pet supplies signed a deal with Conveyor Networks to implement a £2.5m warehouse automation project at its eComm distribution centre in Northampton.
productHuge automated DC being built in Leeds
SSI Schaefer has signed a contract with global technology development distributor, Premier Farnell, to equip the company’s new Leeds DC with a state-of-the-art order fulfilment solution.
articlePipe processing firm implements automated storage
Koenig Metall has integrated an automation and storage solution by Remmert to meet the increasing customer requirements, and boosting productivity by 40%.
articleBMW deploys sortation system to process empty totes
BS Handling Systems has completed the installation for the leading car manufacturer’s MINI plant in Oxford.
articleA-frame picking gets A grade
Watford-based Sigma Pharmaceuticals has installed automated handling systems from KNAPP as part of its long-term growth strategy.
articleThe pillars of the Future-Ready Warehouse
E-commerce has already had a significant impact on warehouse operations. Now, global retail e-commerce sales are expected to reach $3.9 trillion dollars by 2020, up from $2.3 trillion in 2017.
articleIt’s in the bag
As retailers experience escalating volumes of ecommerce orders for ‘single’ or ‘few’ items, the challenges of a shrinking available labour pool is leading many to consider the benefits of fully automating the packing, bagging and labelling of dispatched goods. By Simon Houghton, Sales Manager, Product Solutions, Dematic Northern Europe
